Employed young men to preserve natural resources and areas with goal of conservation for future generations One of FDR’s New Deal programs designed to put the country back to work

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Established parity; the policy of Congress to balance supply and demand for farm commodities giving farmers purchasing power Controlled the supply of seven “basic crops” – corn, wheat, cotton, rice, peanuts, tobacco and milk

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a government program designed to help people during the depression

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

a government program that helped women get the vote

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

It created programs to put people back to work.

It gave all people the right to vote.

It let all new immigrants become American citizens.

It let people travel around the country freely.

The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?

Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west.

Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water.

The government built large dams in the West for irrigation.

The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment.

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

Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.

Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.

Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.

Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of

excessive stock market speculation

limited income of senior citizens

The TVA is significant because it hired people to

build dams and generators that provided electricity

deliver food to the poverty-stricken Dust Bowl residents

work on farms to help stabilize agriculture

publish important facts about businesses

Which event eventually ended the Great Depression?

The publication of Gone With the Wind

The Depression had deep root in the economy of the 1920s, including overproduction, high tariffs, missteps by the Federal Reserve, and

The uneven distribution of income.

Deficit spending by the government.

Excessive reliance on export sales.

The general attitude of the public leading up to the Black Tuesday was that

No one believed that the warning signs would result in a crash in the stock market.

A sense of economic unity was needed to keep investors optimistic.

The events leading to the stock market crash were completely unknown.

The stock market crash was predicted in advance but nothing was done to prevent it.

This photo illustrates the bank failures that occurred in the early 1930's because

Customers withdrew their money from the banks all at once.

The government refused to intervene in the banks’ dealings.

Too many people opened accounts without making deposits.

They overextended credit to people who could not repay the debt.

Stock market crash weakened the nation’s banks because

Banks had invested their deposits in the stock market.

Investors no longer had money to deposit banks.

Banks depended on their stock for operating funds.

Investors could no longer afford to take out loans from banks.

Farmers on the Great Plains began to lose their crops during the Depression because ______ and eventually abandon their farms. Many fled west to California and became know as "Okies" (many coming from Oklahoma).

A terrible drought dried the soil. The strong winds of the Great Plains then swept the dust eastwards creating the "Dust Bowl"

Frequent rains eroded the soil.

A fungus depleted the soil of nutrients.

As creditors foreclosed on nearly one million farms between 1930 and 1934, some farmers destroyed their crops in a desperate attempt to

Raise prices be reducing supply.

Retaliate against their creditors.

Call public attention to their plight.

Find ways to feed their families.

On May 1, 1930, President Herbert Hoover addressed the annual dinner of the United States Chamber of Commerce. While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst and with continued unity of effort we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty in the future of a people of the resources, intelligence, and character often people of the United States – That is Prosperity. Based on these Beliefs, what actions did President Hoover take in response to the Great Depression?

He offered limited federal assistance directed primarily to businesses and banks.

He ordered emergency federal relief payments to the unemployed.

He gave all Americans $100,000 a year.

He introduced a large number of public works projects to increase employment.

President Herbert Hoover did not want the government to create as many new jobs as the millions of unemployed people needed because that would require

Increased government regulation.

In 1932 President Hoover asked Congress to set up the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in order to allow the government to

Provide relief to the unemployed.

President Herbert Hoover hoped that increasing government funding for public works projects would

Spur the construction industry.

Provide jobs lost from demobilization

Thousands of World War I veterans came to Washington, D.C., in 1932 to lobby Congress to

Pass legislation giving veterans their promised bonuses earlier to help them during the recession.

Give bonus payments to all families.

Provide public work jobs for unemployed veterans.

Provide military jobs for family members of veterans.

Based on the chart, which statement describes the economic condition of American farm workers during the 1920's?

Overproduction reduced crop prices kept farm workers' from enjoying the general prosperity of the times.

The entry of more women into the workforce meant fewer women were available for farm work.

Subsidies and other government programs allowed farm worker's incomes to match those in other industries.

Higher prices for farm products resulted in a higher standard of living for all farm workers.

The diagram provides details about the Great Depression. Which phrase completes the diagram?

Introduction of New Technologies

The graph shows the unemployment rate in the U.S. between 1930 and 1945. Based on the graph, what conclusion can be made about government policies in the 1930's?

Despite Roosevelt's New Deal policies, the unemployment rate remained high throughout the 1930's.

President Hoover's policies were more effective than the New Deal in dealing with the Depression.

By 1938, the New Deal had successfully brought unemployment back down to pre-Depression levels.

New Deal policies failed to improve the economy because of the interference of the Supreme Court.

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New Deal Agency that provided jobs for the development of the American infrastructure

Largest New Deal program; employed millions

New Deal Agency that investigated modern farming practices

Created a network of dams and power plants to supply electricity

New Deal program that provided retirement benefits and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers

One of the longest running programs of the New Deal

Act regulating trade with foreign countries to encourage U.S. industries during the Depression

Implemented protectionist trade policies; Raised tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods

Form of civil-disobedience; used by unions to occupy companies they were on strike against

Strategy used in 1936-37 against General Motors to drawn attention to their demands; GM was forced to negotiate

FDR’s programs for national recovery from the Great Depression

Reforms – remedies to problems: FDIC, SEC, Social Security Act

Relief – short-terms actions to assist people: CCC, WPA, PWA

Recovery – restore incentives to

New Deal Law designed to promote recovery and reform in industry

Encouraged collective bargaining for unions

Set up maximum work hours and minimum wages Outlawed child labor

1935 – foundational statute of the U.S. labor law

Guarantees basic rights for employees to organize into trade unions, bargain collectively for better terms and working conditions and strike if necessary

Estimate of total value of all the final products and services produced in a given time period in a country

New Deal program created in 1933 to maintain public confidence and create stability in the financial system

Insures deposits in U.S. banks in the event of bank failures

Promotes and holds financial institutions responsible for sound banking practices

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CH. 11 ~ Great Depression & New Deal SS.912.A.5.11 & 5.12}

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New Deal Agency that provided jobs for the development of the American infrastructureLargest New Deal program; employed millions

New Deal Agency that investigated modern farming practicesCreated a network of dams and power plants to supply electricity

New Deal program that provided retirement benefits and unemployment insurance for American taxpayersOne of the longest running programs of the New Deal

Act regulating trade with foreign countries to encourage U.S. industries during the Depression Implemented protectionist trade policies; Raised tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods

Form of civil-disobedience; used by unions to occupy companies they were on strike againstStrategy used in 1936-37 against General Motors to drawn attention to their demands; GM was forced to negotiate

FDR’s programs for national recovery from the Great DepressionReforms – remedies to problems: FDIC, SEC, Social Security ActRelief – short-terms actions to assist people: CCC, WPA, PWARecovery – restore incentives to

New Deal Law designed to promote recovery and reform in industryEncouraged collective bargaining for unionsSet up maximum work hours and minimum wages Outlawed child labor

1935 – foundational statute of the U.S. labor lawGuarantees basic rights for employees to organize into trade unions, bargain collectively for better terms and working conditions and strike if necessary

Estimate of total value of all the final products and services produced in a given time period in a country

New Deal program created in 1933 to maintain public confidence and create stability in the financial systemInsures deposits in U.S. banks in the event of bank failuresPromotes and holds financial institutions responsible for sound banking practices

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New Deal Agency that provided jobs for the development of the American infrastructure

Largest New Deal program; employed millions

New Deal Agency that investigated modern farming practices

Created a network of dams and power plants to supply electricity

New Deal program that provided retirement benefits and unemployment insurance for American taxpayers

One of the longest running programs of the New Deal

Act regulating trade with foreign countries to encourage U.S. industries during the Depression

Implemented protectionist trade policies; Raised tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods

Form of civil-disobedience; used by unions to occupy companies they were on strike against

Strategy used in 1936-37 against General Motors to drawn attention to their demands; GM was forced to negotiate

FDR’s programs for national recovery from the Great Depression

Reforms – remedies to problems: FDIC, SEC, Social Security Act

Relief – short-terms actions to assist people: CCC, WPA, PWA

Recovery – restore incentives to

New Deal Law designed to promote recovery and reform in industry

Encouraged collective bargaining for unions

Set up maximum work hours and minimum wages Outlawed child labor

1935 – foundational statute of the U.S. labor law

Guarantees basic rights for employees to organize into trade unions, bargain collectively for better terms and working conditions and strike if necessary

New Deal program created in 1933 to maintain public confidence and create stability in the financial system

Insures deposits in U.S. banks in the event of bank failures

Promotes and holds financial institutions responsible for sound banking practices