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the four day period that allowed the government to inspect banks to see if they were healthy enough to reopen.
What is the banking holiday.
Oct. 29, 1929
What is the day the stock market crashed.
This agency gave young adults employment to work on various conservation projects.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps.
The Dust Bowl affected this group of people the most.
Who are farmers.
This group of people thought the New Deal went too far.
Who are the conservatives.
High winds and drought hit the country's farm belt.
What is the Dust Bowl.
This insures money that is deposited into banks.
What is the FDIC. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
This group was created by business leaders in protest of the New Deal.
What is the American Liberty League.
The person who was blamed for the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover.
This agency brought electricity to the Tennessee Valley.
What is the TVA. (Tennessee Valley Authority)
this person documented the Great Depression through photography. (hint: Migrant Mother)
Who is Dorothea Lange.
The person who said "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."
Who is FDR.
WWI army veterans that went to Washington to get a promised bonus.
What is the Bonus Army.
This agency paid farmers NOT to farm some of their land.
What is the AAA. (Agricultural Adjustment Administration)
FDR said this person was one of the most dangerous men in America.
Who is Huey Long.
A Catholic priest from Detroit, MI who had his own radio show where he blasted bankers, capitalism, and Jews.
Who is Charles Coughlin.
All of FDR's programs to deal with the Great Depression.
What is The New Deal!
Americans did not earn enough money to buy goods and services.
What is poor purchasing power.
This helped establish a minimum wage, set working hour limits, and allowed for unions to bargain collectively. Later, it was declared unconstitutional.
What is the NRA. (National Recovery Act)
This was FDR's campaign song.
What is "Happy Days Are Here Again."