Vocabulary
A system were stocks are sold
What is Stock Market
A law that established the Social Security program in the United States in 1935
What is the Social Security Act
The 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933
What is President Herbert Hoover
prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors
What is the American Red Cross
A period of severe dust storms and drought in the 1930s that devastated the American and Canadian prairies
What is the Dust bowl
When the country had no money
What is Depression
A program that provided jobs for young men to work on conservation projects
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps
The 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945
What is Franklin D. Roosevelt
programs provide food, shelter, clothing, and financial assistance
What is the Salvation Army
Shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression
What is Hoovervilles
A piece that is apart of a company
What is Stock
A short-term job creation program
What is the Civil Works Administration
An American documentary photographer and photojournalist
What is Dorothea Lange
A prominent organization that promoted Christianity, sports, and good citizenship
What is the YMCA
A tariff that raised import duties to protect U.S. businesses and farmers
What is the Smoot Hawley Tariff
When the stock market crashed on the first day
What is Black Thursday
A New Deal law passed in 1933 to help farmers
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act
President Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1941 - 1951
What is Chester C. Davis
Run by charities, churches, and private organizations
What is Soup kitchens
The group of World War I veterans
The Bonus Army
When the stock market crashed on the first day of great depression
What is Black Tuesday
A New Deal agency that helped businesses recover
What is the National Recovery Administration
An American physician and political activist
What is Francis Townsend
Run by charities like the Red Cross, these lines provided bread, soup, and hot beverages
What is Bread lines and food lines
When many customers withdraw their money from a bank at the same time
What is Bank Runs