Great Depression and the New Deal Programs

Built hydroelectric dams to control flooding and provide electricity for rural communities.

Who was impacted by the Great Depression?

One way the F. Reserve mismanaged interest rates was that it ___ them after the market crashed.

The Wagner Act legalized closed shops, meaning unions could

This program worked--and still works!--to regulate the stock market.

Hoover thought relief should be provided by

This program provided low-cost mortgage refinancing to homeowners facing foreclosure.

What was one of the factors that led to the Dust Bowl?

Regulated the price of crops by paying farmers subsidies to limit production or destroy crops.

This program offered young, unmarried work preserving and restoring natural areas.

IN 1937, FDR proposed a bill that would let him

Worked with industries to establish codes outlining fair business and labor practices.

This program insured bank deposits up to a certain amount. (Originally $2,500)

If I only had

Why didn't FDR help pass anti-lynching legislation?

The Fair Labor Standards Act not only established a minimum wage, it also

The main purpose of this program was to raise industrial prices.

When prices in the stock market rose dramatically in the 1920s, it was known as a

As part of the NIRA, it carried out major public works projects like the Triborough Bridge.

Which famous board game emerged during the Great Depression?

This program provided financial relief for overburdened state and local relief agencies.

The New Deal: Relief, Recovery,

One reason the stock market crashed was because people bought stock on margin, meaning

Rugged individualism

Improved housing standards + conditions, insured mortgages, and stabilized the mortgage market.

According to Keynesianism, the government should

What was the international response to the Hawley-Smoot tariff?

In addition to providing public works jobs, the Works Progress Administration employed

This program employed 4 mil. people in building and improving roads and public facilities.

In the presidential election of 1936, FDR won every state excluding two which include