American New Deal

employed 8.5 million blue- and white- collar workers

Wrote The Grapes of Wrath, novel about  "Okie" family and subsequent immigration to California

book written by Margret Mitchell about the Old South

provided unemployment insurance; pensions for the elderly; money for children if father died

founded the American Indian Defense Association

paid farmers to reduce their output of certain commodities

provided electricity to rural areas, increased agricultural efficiency and standard of living.

this region became the Dust Bowl in the mid-1930s

insured bank loans for building and repairing homes.

She championed the cause of racial justice and worked to fight poverty as First Lady.

encouraged pride by providing work for artists in writing, theater, music, and visual arts.

Started schools in the South for the education of African Americans

sought to increase business; limited hours, provided jobs, raised wages, and stabilized prices

artist who claimed best ideas "came while milking a cow." Most famous painting American Gothic

strikes in which the workers took over the factories and refused to move until demands were met

advised the Department of the Interior on racial matters

this agency regulated and oversaw the securities market

people in this program planted trees and created park trails.

transformed economic and social life in a large region of the nation

provided high school and college age people with part-time jobs

his theories were the basis for many of the New Deal recovery programs

Protected bank deposits up to $2,500

organized by labor leaders to unite skilled and unskilled workers in a variety of industries

Probably the single most listened to program on the radio during the Great Depression

director of the Division of Negro Affairs in the National Youth Administration. 

critic of the New Deal who proposed the Share-Our-Wealth program

a depression-era photographer known for her photograph Migrant Mother

fought illiteracy and malaria; built dams and recreations areas

First Lady and an activist for human rights.

radio talks given by Franklin D Roosevelt to encourage people during the depression

artist known for painting haunting desert landscapes

made the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, showing corruption in government

guaranteed labor's right to organize and to bargain collectively, excluded agricultural workers