Vocabulary
Define Pension
a sum paid regularly to a person, usually after retirement
President from 1929-1933. Belived the goverment wasn't going to help.
Herbert Hoover
government-funded projects to build public resources such as roads and dams. These projects would create jobs
public works projects
Shantytowns housing people during the depression are called
Hoovervilles
This allowed the treasury to close down banks and inspect that they were sound
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Government practice of spending more than it takes in from taxes
Deficit Spending
Who was the first Female cabinet member
Francis Perkins
Relief program that gave jobs to unemployed single men (ages 18-25). They planted trees, built bridges and developed new parks.
Civilian Conservation Corps
considered the worst economic event in world history with skittish investors trading a record 12.9 million shares. Oct. 29, 1929, Also known as Black Tuesday
The Stock Market Crash
This helped to establish fair prices on many products
National Industrial Recovery Act
Define Bank Holiday
closed all banks until gov. examiners could investigate their financial condition
she was an important advisor on foreign policy because her husband had polio
Eleanor Roosevelt
Recovery program that set out to remake the Tennessee River Valley. They built dams, deepened river channels, planted forests, and even set up schools and health centers.
Tennessee Valley Authority
WWI army veterans that went to Washington to get a promised bonus but were kick out with force
The Bonus Army
The Dust Bowl affected this group of people the most.
farmers
Informal talks given by FDR over the radio; sat by White House fireplace; gained the confidence of the people
Fireside Chat
The democratic president of 1933. He created a number of programs to help the economy and people like Dynamite Garland.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Reform program that insured bank accounts in banks approved by the government. If an insured bank failed, the government would make sure depositors received their money.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s
The Dust Bowl
this person documented the Great Depression through photography. (hint: Migrant Mother)
Dorothea Lange
Define Black Tuesday
October 29, 1929; date of the worst stock-market crash in American history and beginning of the Great Depression.
A career politician who had served four terms as governor of New York. He relished the limelight, was witty and outgoing, and came from a poor family. He was the Democratic nomination for President in the election of 1928.
Alfred E. Smith
attempted to regulate agricultural production through farm subsidies; ruled unconstitutional in 1936; disbanded after World War II.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Americans did not earn enough money to buy goods and services.
poor purchasing power
This was FDR's campaign song.
"Happy Days Are Here Again."