NEW DEAL
Many of FDR’s New Deal programs were given this nickname because of all the acronyms
Alphabet Soup
Hoover was the last president of the 1920s who was part of this political party
Republican
The CCC Provided work and education for Americans between the ages of 16 and 25. Was it relief, recovery, or reform?
The highs of the Great Depression include this invention that FDR used to talk to the public.
Radio
Black Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1929, was the date that this happened.
Stock Market Crash
This New Deal program was intended to help young, single men aid in conservation
Civilian Conservation Corps
This was created to provide work to people who needed jobs and to help control flooding on the Colorado River
Hoover Dam
The SSA attempted to adjust how the unemployed and elderly were cared for. Was it relief, recovery, or reform?
Reform
This environmental catastrophe struck and caused drought during the early 1930s.
Dust Bowl
Americans were used to having more consumer goods. They bought these new goods using what?
Credit / installment plans
This New Deal program was created to help combat issues with unemployment and retirement
The Social Security Administration
Rough Rider Teddy’s cousin who beat Hoover in the 1932 election
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
The AAA paid farmers for not planting crops in order to reduce surpluses, increase demand for seven major farm commodities, and raise prices. Was it relief, recovery, or reform?
Recovery
Up to 25% of Americans suffered from this during the Great Depression.
Unemployment
The Great Depression affected the United States but it also affected this continent.
Europe
This New Deal program worked with water and electricity AND helped create the atomic bomb
the Tennessee Valley Authority
Hoover thought these groups should pay to assist those who needed welfare
charities/donations/big businesses
The TVA was created in 1933 to provide jobs and electricity to the Tennessee River Valley which was hurting and needed to be improved. Was it relief, recovery, or reform?
Relief
Immigrants from this country were often deported because of issues with unemployment in the US
Mexico
After the stock market crashed, these institutions also collapsed.
Banks
This New Deal program for farmers was declared unconstitutional
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Herbert Hoover’s belief that Americans were independent and self-reliant and didn’t need government assistance
Rugged Individualism
The FDIC intended to fix and regulate banks during and following the Great Depression. Was it relief, recovery, or reform?
Reform
This type of farmer was especially hurt during the Great Depression in places like California.
Migrant Farmer
This term refers to gambling using the stock market.
Speculation