New Deal ABCs
SSA
Social Security Administration
Too much supply and not enough demand
Overproduction
The natural disaster that farmers on the Great Plains experienced during the depression
The Dust Bowl
The term used to describe FDR's calming radio addresses to the nation during the depression and World War II
Fireside Chats
FDR's attempted solution to the problem of his New Deal programs being declared unconstitutional
Court Packing Scheme
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Borrowing money to purchase stock
Speculation
The term used to describe the day the stock market crashed
Black Tuesday
The three R's that Roosevelt used to categorize his New Deal programs
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Conservative critics of FDR's New Deal programs created this organization accusing FDR of creating a popular dictatorship
Liberty League
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
When banks invest their depositors money in unsound investmenmts
Shaky Banking
The name used to describe the shantytowns created by the jobless and homeless during the depression
Hoovervilles
FDR's wife who served as his eyes and ears by traveling throughout the country during his presidency
Eleanor Roosevelt
The federal law that replaced the National Industrial Recovery Act and greatly increased union protections and membership
Wagner Act
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Restricted international trade by placing taxes on imports
Tariffs
Hoover's philosophy as it pertains to his response to the depression
Laissez-Faire or Hands-Off
The name given to FDR's closest, mostly college-educated and qualified, advisers on his cabinet
The Brain Trust
He proposed giving citizens over 65 a pension of $200 per month
Dr. Francis Townsend
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Act
When depositors rush to their financial institution to withdraw funds as quickly as possible
Run on Banks
The law that sent more than half a million Mexican-Americans to Mexico during the depression
Mexican Repatriation Act
The first woman, nominated by FDR, ever elected to a presidential cabinet position
Frances Perkins
He proposed giving each American family an income of $5,000 per year by taxing the rich
Huey Long