New Deal Programs
Program supplying manual labor jobs for the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands & forests
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
This president proposed a "New Deal" to combat the effects of the Great Depression in the U.S.
Franklin Roosevelt
Combination of drought and high winds that forced many Americans to leave the midwest.
The Dust Bowl
March of World War 1 veterans in Washington DC protesting the delay of their benefits.
Bonus Army March
Series of radio programs by President Roosevelt to calm Americans during the Great Depression
Fireside Chats
Program that built dams on rivers to control flooding and generate electricity for many southern states.
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
This candidate lost to Franklin Roosevelt in the 1932 U.S. Presidential Election.
Herbert Hoover
The month and year that the stock market crashed
What it was called when Americans stormed banks to withdraw their money
Bank runs
Plan by Roosevelt to add justices to the Supreme Court (this did not end up happening).
Court-packing
This set limits for crop/livestock production and raised prices on crops
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)
First lady of the president who won the 1932 U.S. presidential election. She traveled around the country speaking to farmers and struggling Americans.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Makeshift housing for impoverished Americans made from wood and sheet metal
Hoovervilles
Name a political party or candidate that ran in the 1932 election NOT named Hoover (Republican) or Roosevelt (Democrat).
1935 act that set up a payment program which payed elderly Americans after their retirement
Social Security Act
Large scale construction agency that created government jobs to build dams, bridges, hospitals, and schools.
PWA (Public Works Administration)
Commissioner for the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Roosevelt Administration; chiefly responsible for the "Indian New Deal"
John Collier
During the Great Depression, what was the unemployment rate for all Americans, and what was the unemployment rate for Black Americans?
25% and 50% (respectively)
An organized group of workers negotiating wages, hours, and other working factors with the employer(s)
Labor Union(s)
What percentage of Americans owned stocks during the Stock Market Crash?
10%
Ensured that Americans have their bank depsoits ensured up to $5000.
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Southern American folk singer who sang "This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land."
Woodie Guthrie
These are the two types of jobs that Black people were employed in the most.
Rural/Agricultural/Farming & Domestic/Housekeeping
1936 strike in Michigan where workers refused to leave the factories and were protesting for better wages and recognition of their union
The Flint sit-down strike
This 1938 legislation created a national minimum wage of $0.25 per hour and a maximum work week of 44 hours.
The Fair Labor Standards Act