The New Deal
The dust bowl
Bonus
100
What was the meaning behind the New Deal?
A group of government programs and policies established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s; the New Deal was designed to improve conditions for persons suffering in the Great Depression.
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How long did the dust bowl last?
The Dust Bowl lasted about a decade.
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What was the great depression?
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.
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What was the New Deal
It was where in the spring of 1935, Roosevelt launched a second, more aggressive series of federal programs, sometimes called the Second New Deal. In April, he created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to provide jobs for unemployed people.
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Where did the Dust Bowl hit?
Technically, the driest region of the Plains – southeastern Colorado, south west Kansas and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas.
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What was the new deal
It was where in the spring of 1935, Roosevelt launched a second, more aggressive series of federal programs, sometimes called the Second New Deal. In April, he created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to provide jobs for unemployed people.
300
What was the purpose of the new deal?
The New Deal's most immediate goals were short-range relief and immediate recovery.
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How did the Dust Bowl come about?
Poor agricultural practices and years of sustained drought caused the Dust Bowl. ... Severe drought hits the mid western and southern plains. As the crops die, the 'black blizzards" begin.
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what was the dust bowl
The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American
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what new deal programs helped unemployment
(CCC) and (WPA)
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who was president during the dust bowl
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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who was Herbert Hoover
He was an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression.
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Who was president during the New Deal
Roosevelt
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What was the dust bowl
The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American
500
Who was FDR
He was often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.