Vocabulary
the nickname for the day the stock market crashed
Black Tuesday
New Deal program that hired unemployed men to work on natural conservation projects.
Civilian Conservation Corps
How many major laws were passed?
15
What caused the Dust Bowl?
major drought and high winds.
Made the 15 laws in 100 days
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
pay only part of the cost of the stock when they make the purchase
on margin
gave federal money to states and local agencies
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
What were the three main goals of FDR?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
What years did the dust bowl take place?
1930's.
Proposed to work with Roosevelt but was denied
Herbert Hoover
unable to pay debt
bankrupt
put the jobless to work making clothes and building hospitals, schools, parks, playgrounds, and airports.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
What were the thirty radio speeches called while Roosevelt was in office?
Fireside Chats
What were some actions people took to prevent themselves from the dust?
Wore masks, covered cracks in windows, drank home remedies (honey).
Was FDR's "eyes and ears."
Eleanor Roosevelt
projects built by the government for public use
public works
government agency set up during the Great Depression to enforce new codes designed to stabilize industry.
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Explain the three R's of FDR's goals.
Relief for the jobless, Recovery of the economy, and Reform to prevent another depression.
Where did the one huge dust storm travel from?
Oklahoma to Albany, New York.
among one of the most outspoken critics of FDR, senator of Louisiana
Huey Long
places where the hungry could get a free meal
soup kitchens
the government payed farmers not to grow certain crops
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
What did Roosevelt tell the people to do with their money?
Put it back in the banks.
What was the MAIN and specific cause of the Dust Bowl?
Years of overgrazing by cattle and plowing by farmers destroyed the grasses that held the soil in place.
First female cabinet member
Frances Perkins