Social Studies 25.3

Critics who thought the New Deal went to far believed the president was given too much power.

Who was an African American educator that was appointed to Roosevelts Administration?

T/F Businesses were hurt by stock market crash cause they lost savings and cut back or closed.

T/F Social Security is a New Deal program that provided aid to the elder and disabled.

Why were grass and trees planted in the dust bowl?

T/F The New Deal did greatly expand the role of federal government.

T/F The Supreme Court declared a series of the New deal programs unconstitutional.

Americans regained faith in bank after FDR signed Emergency Banking Relief Act because _______.

Which group suffered the most during the Dust Bowl?

Where did the 2.5 million people from the Dust Bowl flee to?

Woody Guthrie's lively upbeat songs offered escapes from loss and struggles of the Depression.

T/F The depression finally ended when the US entered into WWI.

Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath, the story of a family of farmers forced to move?

T/F First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was a strong supporter of equal rights.

What were two radio shows that Americans listened to in order to escape reality?