McNeely Unit 3: 2 & 3 Great Depression and New Deal

During the Great Depression, when a bank collapsed

The Dust Bowl had alot of farmers , who left and became migrant workers after the drought.

This act provided payments to the elderly, unemployed and orphans with “payroll contributions”

During the 1920s, which economic trend did not cause the Great Depression?

This agency was set up to decreased farm production

What was the purpose of the New Deal programs

What is the Dust Bowl?

Roosevelt's "court-packing plan" was a serious mistake because

•Roosevelt established this program to regulated the stock market and prevented fraud.

Employed young men (18-25) to work on conservation of forest, parks and reservoirs

Presidential Election 1932 Democrats nominate the Governor of New York

Senator Huey Long, Dr. Francis Townsend, and Father Charles Coughlin are best known as

What did the social security act do?

IN 1929, the top 1/2 to 1% of all AMerican households earned 30% of the nation's income, which is

FDR said “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a ___ for the American people”

The stock market crash weakened the nations banks because

Nickname Roosevelt called his advisors

Stock prices first began to decline late 1929 because

To fight the Depression, Roosevelt believed the first thing to do was

The period between March 9 and June 16, 1933, when Congress passed 15 major acts was called

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

One function of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was to?

Largest public works program. Employed workers for public construction, artists and musicians

The purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was to...

The purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was to...

What was the purpose of the public works administration?

The three "Rs" of the New Deal are

What Did The Social Security Act Do?

Toweard the end of his presidency, how did President Hoover attempt to address the issue of rising unemployment?

What did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) do?

During the early years of the Great Depression, when a bank collapsed,

It awarded contracts to construction companies go build: hospitals, roads, schools, highways,

What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like in the photograph?

Public Works Administration

To fight the Depression, the FIRST thing Roosevelt set out to do was to

ND Program provided permanent jobs while creating electricity & flood control to a poor region.

What did Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and Dr. Townsend have in common?

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration tried to help farmers by

What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

FDR radio broadcast used to reach the American public to explain his plans for the country

It provided Government Insurance to customers (up to a certain amount) for $ deposited in banks

Presidential Election 1932 Republicans nominated President

One of his first acts as president FDR was to declare a_____ ________

Senator Huey Long wanted the government to

FDR appointed several African Americans to positions in his administration. The press nicknamed