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Great Depression / New Deal

Mr. Freeman

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3.this New Deal program created a government-owned public utility and brough cheap electricity to the Tennessee Valley region
5.critic of F.D.R.; an elderly doctor who advocated for for the federal government to pay $200 per month to unemployed people over 60
6.migrants from the Dust Bowl that made their way West were given this nickname
7.this New Deal program set up minimum wage and maximum hours worked per week
8.refers to the day the Stock Market crashed in 1929
9.Conservative critics of F.D.R.'s New Deal thought the programs were putting the U.S. on the path to ______
12.refers to F.D.R.'s proposed legislation to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court
13.during the Great Depression, a name given to shanty towns for the homeless made up of whatever was available
14.this New Deal program employed young men, most aged 17-29, to work outdoors on various projects across the country
16.economic policy usually supported by Republicans; "government hands off" approach
19.this New Deal program oversees brokerage firms and the New York Stock Exchange
22.Hoover's belief that government should not be involved in direct relief and that Americans would perservere through their own efforts
23.made up of WWI veterans who wanted their promised bonuses for 1945 paid early
24.this New Deal program eliminated crop surpluses by paying subsidies to farmers to stop growing staple crops
25.critic of F.D.R.; advocated for nationalization of the banking system and for a "living wage"
26.critic of F.D.R.; advocated for a "share the wealth" program
27.Allowed Native Americans to re-establish their tribal organizations on Federal Reservations
28.this reached 25% in 1931, the year before the next presidential election
29.cause of the Great Depression - too much surplus crops led to fall in prices
30.created by Hoover to provide government loans to businesses, banks, and state/local governments to keep economic institutions afloat
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1.this New Deal program put people's faith back in banks by insuring bank deposits
2.this New Deal program provided public works projects and employed artists, actors, writers, and musicians
4."buy now, pay later"
10.this New Deal program provided pensions and aid for the elderly and disabled and is still around today
11.wrote the novel "The Grapes of Wrath", about the migration from the Dust Bowl to CA
15.first major project under the TVA - forced the relocation of almost 3,000 families
17.32nd President of the United States; led the U.S. through the Great Depression and WWII
18.refers to a period in which drought, bad farming practices, and unusually high temperatures combined to create miserable conditions for farmers in the Plains
20.only paying for a fraction of the cost of a stock up front and borrowing to pay the rest
21.this led to a tariff up to 60% on imported goods but backfired when European countries responded with tariffs of their own

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