vocabulary
a collection of huts and shacks, as at the edge of a city, housing the unemployed during the 1930s
hooverville
what is another name for the 1920's in America?
roaring 20's
what dam was built to help create jobs in the early 1930s?
hoover dam
this organization insures your money in the bank up to 5,000 dollars.
BONUS: how much are you insured for in the modern day?
BONUS: 250,000
this law established the first minimum wage ($0.40/hour) and established a maximum workweek of 40 hours
fair labor and standards act
a package of domestic relief programs meant to help americans during the great depression
new deal
name two new industries or things that gained popularity in the 1920's.
film, radio, dancing, jazz music, automobiles, ect.
who became president in 1932?
BONUS: what was his first 100 days in office called?
FDR
BONUS: "the 100 days"
this program hired 250,000 young men (ages 18-25) to plant trees, create park trails, and build up national parks and forests
civilian conservation corps
this program paid farmers who agreed to leave land unplanted, or planted crops that put nitrogen back into the soil.
soil conservation act
believing that government should intervene as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs
laissez faire
what year did the stock market collapse?
BONUS: What did they call the collapse?
1929
BONUS: black tuesday
what president had a very "hands-off" approach to government?
herbert hoover
this federal organization regulates companies that sell stocks and bonds, and outlawed investing on credit
securities and exchange commission
banks were forced to close until the united states government checked their financials and made sure they were stable
emergency banking relief act
an old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile
jalopy
who was president during the crash and how many terms did he serve?
herbert hoover // one term (4 years)
what event caused farmers to lose their farms, crops, livelihood, and much more?
BONUS: what was the book about a migrant family fleeing from this event called and who was the author?
the dust bowl
BONUS: the grapes of wrath // john steinbeck
this program paid farmers to reduce their output of corn, cotton, dairy products, hogs, rice, tobacco, and wheat
agricultural adjustment agency/act
a term used to refer to a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma/somone trying to escape the dust bowl
okie
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colorado, texas, oklahoma, new mexico, and kansas
this organization created unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and a retirement program for the elderly (65 and older)
social security act