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President During the New Deal: Had Polio as a child and was the only President to ever serve in a wheelchair due to his Paralysis
What is Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
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buying stock by borrowing money, a cause of the stock market crash
What is buying on margin
100
Established in 1935 to help the elderly, poor, and disabled. It provided pension and is still in existence today
What is Social Security Act
100
this new deal program paid young men to work on environmental improvement projects like replanting forests and working on parks
What is Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
100
Roosevelt used these radio addresses to explain his programs to the public
What are Fireside Chats
200
The president that even though he tried took the full blame for the Great Depression
Who is Herbert Hoover
200
The set of programs used to combat the Great Depression whose result was an increased expansion of the Federal Government having responsibility for the Nation's Welfare
What is the New Deal
200
This agency insured bank deposits to help people regain confindence in the US baking system
What is FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
200
the government created this agency that paid farmers to plant less land and raise fewer animals
What is Agricultural Adjustment Agency (AAA)
200
this was the greatest natural disaster of the 20th century; it made a wall of Dust
What is the Dust Bowl
300
the first lady during the New Deal years
Who is Elanor Roosevelt
300
These shanty towns were cleverely nicknamed because of the President they blamed for their predicament
What is Hoovervilles
300
This Project was created to supply electricity to farmers and demostrated that even the poorest regions of the United States could recover from the Depression
What is Rural Electrification Administration
300
This organizatoin created over Eight Million jobs and built public buildings and roads (infastructur)
What is PWA public works administration
300
This is the day the stock market crashed, and the Great Depression began
What is Black Tuesday
400
One of the most influential economists in history said "that pump priming the economy was the best way to fix it"
Who John Maynard Keynes
400
this was what FDR was accused of doing when he tried to replace 6 supreme court justices
What is Court Packing
400

this is a new deal program that built dams and provided electricity to one of the poorest parts of this country 

What is Tennessee Valley Authority

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The Federal program gave money to the states to help them provide food and assistance to the needy
What is Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)
400

Group of influential African Americans to advise Roosevelt on racial issues

What is Black Cabinet 

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People who left the Great Plains, specifically Oklahoma because of the Dust Bowl

Who are Okies

500
the first color movie that was made during the 1930's that told American's to follow the yellow brick road.
What is the Wizard of OZ
500
this new deal program was made to help business in the U.S. recover by controlling prices and wages. It was later made unconstitutional
What is National Recovery Act (NRA)
500
this organization was established the right to join unions and to be allowed to collectively bargain
What is the wagner act
500
This was tariff passed by Herbert Hoover that attempted to restrict foriegn trade to reduce competition
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff