Ch 25 Great Depression

Period following FDR's inauguration when most new deal programs were passed

The up and down patten of an economy

Shantytowns full of tin and cardboard shacks

She influenced her husband and helped create a new role for the first lady

Program that put 4 million people to work building roads and airports

This Allowed workers to join labor unions and take part in collective bargaining

African American educator who became an advisor of FDR

This program eliminated unfair competition among companies

FDR's programs that were set up to battle Depression

Employed 8.5 million to build roads, bridges, parks, and airports

Folk singer who sang about the struggle of the Depression

He was president when the stock market crashed

The day the stock market crashed

Program that employed people to plant trees and improve national parks

Program implemented by Hoover that loaned $1.2 billon to banks and farm mortgage companies

Radio address in which FDR spoke directly to the American people

Passed by Roosevelt in order to stabilize the banking system

When workers stay in the factory so they cannot be replaced by new workers

The severe economic downturn that began in 1929

Nickname for region affected by massive dust storm durning the 1930's

Organization that felt the New Deal gave the President too much power

Senator who felt the New Deal was not doing enough to help Americans

Gave part time jobs to teens who stayed in school

This protects the savings bank costumers

The first woman to serve in the Cabinet

He defeated Hoover in the election of 1932

WW1 veterans who demanded early payment of a military bonus

This helped farmers refinance their mortgages and avoided foreclosure

Provided financial security for the elderly, the disabled, children, and the unemployed

Organized workers into unions based on industry, not skill level

Group of African Americans who advised FDR

Program that built dams and supplied hydroelectric power to the south

This Program helped stabilize agricultural price

Purchasing stocks on credit, or with borrowed money