Weigel: Great Depression and New Deal

Which New Deal program brought electricity to rural America?

Who believed that "rugged individualism" would solve the Great Depression?

What did Franklin Roosevelt do to prevent bank runs?

"The Grapes of Wrath" was a fictional book about

What affected the Great Plains region?

Decine in world trade, bank failures, _____....all led to the Great Depression.

What did the art, literature, and music depict during the Great Depression?

Who took pictures of Americans that showed the Great Depression and Dust Bowl?

The O in FOCUS

The stock market affected the _____ population; while the Dust Bowl affected ____ population.

What was Roosevelt's programs called provide relief, recovery, and reform?

Bank failures, accounts wiped out, stock market crash...all describe

What was the purpose of the Works Progress Admnistration (WPA)?

<p>What was Roosevelt's goal to increase the justices called?</p>

What was created to regulate the stock market?

The U in FOCUS

What was the Supreme Court's reaction the National Industrial Recovery Act?

The F in FOCUS refers to

<p>Why did WWI veterans march to Congress...</p>

What gave unions the right to collective bargaining?

What did the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation do?

The Agricultural Adjustment Act

When the Great Depression began in 1929, the Republican Party believed that

How did New Deal legislation impact the role of state and federal government?

Which statement is accurate about American culture during the Great Depression?

Put these in order: New Deal (1), Great Depression (2), WWI (3), Roaring 20s (4)

What is the name of the government backed retirement plan called?

What happened to the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?

Roosevelt's New Deal led to

What was the purpose of "Fireside chats?"

Roosevelt's court-packing plan would give the ______ branch of gov't too much power.

What year did the stock market crash?

Social Security provides what safety net for millions of Americans?