The Great Depression
These long lines of people waiting for food became a symbol of the Depression.
What are breadlines?
This First Lady was a strong advocate for women’s rights during the Depression.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
This president believed in “rugged individualism” and limited government aid.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
This agency employed young men in conservation projects.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps
Critics from this political side argued the New Deal didn’t go far enough in supporting people.
What is the political left?
Makeshift communities of homeless people were named after this U.S. president.
What are Hoovervilles?
These communities of unemployed men traveling for work were common.
What are transient camps or hobos?
This President launched the New Deal in 1933
Who is FDR?
This agency built dams and provided electricity in Tennessee.
What is the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)?
This act created a pension system and unemployment insurance.
What is the Social Security Act?
This environmental disaster devastated farmers in the Great Plains.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This group saw a 24% increase in employment between 1930 and 1940.
Who are women?
FDR’s first major action as president was to declare this.
What is a bank holiday?
This agency paid farmers to reduce crop production.
What is the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration)?
This 1938 act established a minimum wage and restricted child labor.
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act?
This group burned corn for fuel because it was cheaper than coal.
Who are farmers?
This group organized the “Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work” campaign.
Who are African Americans?
This group of WWI veterans was violently dispersed in Washington, D.C. in 1932.
What is the Bonus Army?
This agency insured bank deposits to restore public confidence.
What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)?
FDR’s attempt to add more justices to the Supreme Court was known as this.
What is the court-packing plan?
In 1933, this was the peak unemployment rate in the U.S.
What is 24.9%?
What is charity support / social security?
This 1930 tariff act worsened the Depression by reducing international trade.
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act?
This agency employed artists, writers, and musicians during the Depression.
What is the WPA (Works Progress Administration)?
This act guaranteed workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively.
What is the Wagner Act?