Ch. 25-3 Flashcard

Front

the area in the Southern Great Plains of severe drought

Back

Dust Bowl

Front

a person who moves from place to place to find work harvesting fruits and vegetables

Back

migrant worker

Front

During the Depression, more than ______ of the African Americans in the South were unemployed

Back

50% (half)

Front

Who was the photographer who took this photograph of a Migrant Mother?

Back

Dorothea Lange

Front

This New Deal program insured savings accounts in banks

Back

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Front

The Great Depression was not caused by the stock market crash alone.

Back

True

Front

This New Deal program built dams to provide cheap electrical power to rural areas in the South

Back

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Front

Who was FDR's "eyes and ears"?

Back

his wife, Eleanor

Front

The practice of paying only a fraction of the stock price while borrowing the rest is called

Back

buying on margin

Front

This New Deal program provided jobs for young men

Back

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)