Chapter 25 The Depression and the New Deal

The laws and reforms known as the New Deal came out of a period called

Who was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "eyes and ears"?

An environmental disaster hit the area of the Southern Great Plains that came to be known as

What is a payment for older, retired people?

The creation of the AAA mainly helped people who lived in which type of area?

What was a result of overproduction by American factories in the 1920s?

Who was the first woman appointed to the president's cabinet?

What act provided monthly pensions for retired people?

During the depression, what was known as a Hooverville?

Which New Deal program was designed to help business regulate itself?

In which election did Roosevelt have the largest margin of victory?

What political philosophy puts the nation above the individual and calls for a dictatorship?

About how many Americans migrated from the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

Many "Okies" became migrant farm workers in what state?

Which of the following is an example of buying stock on margin?

In the 1930s the United States went into a severe economic state called the

In 1932 what percent of American workers were unemployed?

What did the National Labor Relations Act guarantee to workers?

Daytime radio shows sponsored by laundry detergents earned the nickname

By 1929 what percentage of American families lived in poverty or on the edge of it?

The "Bonus Army" that marched to Washington, DC, in 1932 was made up mostly of

When he ran for president in 1932, what office did Franklin Roosevelt hold?

What government agency was created to insure bank deposits?

What American city was the site of one of the largest sit-down strikes in labor history?

The National Labor Relations Act was also called the

President Herbert Hoover believed the Depression was only temporary and that prosperity was

What were FDR's "fireside chats"?

Who was the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and introduced the Indian New Deal?

What word means: failure to meet loan payments ?

What was the ruling of the Supreme Court in United States v. Butler ?

Whose "Share Our Wealth Plan" called for giving a home and $2500 to every American?

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

Which program of the Second New Deal created jobs for artists?

What New Deal program built dams to provide cheap electricity in some Southern states?

Which 1932 presidential candidate is this?

What word means: aid for the needy; welfare ?

President Roosevelt had a number of African American advisers known as

Socialists and communists viewed the Depression as the

What New Deal project helped farmers?

What unpopular action did Roosevelt use to keep the New Deal from being undone?

What are projects such as schools or highways built with public funds for public use?

To help him guide the nation to recovery, Franklin D. Roosevelt was advised by

Which one is a famous line from FDR's inauguration speech?