Great Depression (US)

Which of the following programs was created to help farmers during the Dust Bowl?

• TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)

• FCA (Farmers Credit Administration)

• AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

• CCC (Civilian Convservation Corps

"Okies" were people who moved out East in hopes of finding better farms

• True

• False

Massive dust storms that swept through the Great Plains caused by severe droughts in the early 1930s and years of poor farming practices - this describes what?

The first African-American female federal agency head

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Rosa Parks

• Katherine Johnson

• Eleanor Roosevelt

The group of African Americans who were appointed positions within FDR's administration were known as:

• Brain Trust

• Black Cabinet

• Intelligence Leaders

Famous author who described life in the Great Depression in many of his novels

• Woody Guthrie

• Tim Allen

• John Steinbeck

• Vladimir Lenin

Woody Guthrie was an Oklahoma-born folk singer who crossed country singing with songs about struggle and loss

• True

• False

President Roosevelt's very productive first three months in office are known as what?

As part of FDR's New Deal, what two plans does he have for the country?

• Minimize government intervention

• Restore confidence in America

• Relief, Recover, Reform

• Follow in Hoover's footsteps

How does FDR "restore confidence in America"?

• Fireside chats

• Build the Hoover Dam

• Pass bills limiting the government's power

• Call for a bank holiday