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Depression and FDR

Depression and FDR. New York. Maine. Maryland. Virginia. 100. 100. 100. 10 0. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. 1.1. What is the Bonus Army?. 20,000 unemployed WWI vets and their families camped in Washington. 1.2.

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Depression and FDR

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  1. Depression and FDR

  2. New York Maine Maryland Virginia 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. 1.1 What is the Bonus Army? 20,000 unemployed WWI vets and their families camped in Washington

  4. 1.2 What is a Hooverville ? Shanty town built with scrap materials or cardboard

  5. 1.3 What is the Social Security Act ? Provided old age insurance, assistance for elderly,ill and handicapped

  6. 1.4 What is the Tennessee Valley Authority ? Provided jobs, cheap electricity and flood control to poor rural areas through dam construction

  7. 2.1 What is the name for FDR’s plan? New Deal

  8. 2.2 What is the Dust Bowl ? Severe storms that blew away topsoil and made farming impossible during 1930s

  9. What is the Social Security Act ? Provided old age insurance, assistance for elderly,ill and handicapped 2.3

  10. 2.4 What is the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration )? Paid farmers not to grow certain crops

  11. 3.1 What were the 3 parts of FDR’s depression plan ? Relief, Recovery, Reform

  12. 3.2 What is the WPA (Workers Progress Administration)? Workers in this program built roads, airports,bridges & gave jobs to artists, writers, musicians

  13. 3.3 What is the Court Packing Plan? Roosevelt’s plan to add 6 additional judges to Supreme Court to support his programs

  14. 3.4 What is the SEA (Securities & Exchange Act)? Law passed to prevent fraud with stock exchanges & investment advisors

  15. 4.1 Who is Dorothea Lange ? Female photographer who documented depression families and conditions

  16. 4.2 What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp) ? Insured accounts in banks approved by the government

  17. 4.3 What is President Hoover’s plan for depression ? Trickle down economics Business benefits would reach workers & consumers

  18. What is causes of The Great Depression ? Unequal distribution of wealth Weak banking structure Weak International Economy Stock market crash 4.4

  19. 5.1 What is Wagner Act (Natl Labor Relation Act)? Legalized union practices like collective bargaining and outlawed blacklisting& spying on union activities

  20. 5.2 What is the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)? Provided jobs to young men to plant trees, build bridges & parks

  21. 5.3 What is The Great Crash ? People buying stocks on margin Contributed to this event on Black Tuesday?

  22. 5.4 What is weaknesses in the overall economy? Slowdown in automobile sales, High unemployment rates In some industries and weak agricultural sector contributed to this

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