Democratic President during the Great Depression who favored ideas such as direct government involvement and welfare programs to fix the problems of the depression.

A Roman Catholic Priest who disagreed with Hoover and supported FDR but increasingly became to question whether the New Deal was doing enough for the American people. He spread his ideas through a radio show.

Senator from Louisiana who proposed placing high taxes on wealthy Americans so their wealth would be redistributed to the poor.

Famous photojournalist who worked for the Federal Art Project, documenting the life of migrant workers and farmers in the US during the depression.

First Lady (wife of the president) who made this position a more active one. Known as the "eyes and ears" of the president.

farmers who worked the land owned by bigger land owners, not owned by themselves.

people who left the Dust Bowl and moved to California looking for work. Often from the state of Oklahoma.

makeshift shantytowns of tents and shacks build on public land or vacant lots.

a group of 20,000 WW1 veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. demanding an early payment of a bonus they had been promised by Congress

a period lasting form 1929-1941 in which the U.S. economy faltered and unemployment soared

October 29, 1929, a day when stock prices bottomed out and wiped out whole fortunes in hours

a government attempt to boost sales of American goods by placing a high tax on foreign goods

charities or public agencies who set up handouts for food, especially for the unemployed

sending immigrants back to their country of origin; during the depression many Mexican Americans were targeted by these policies

nickname for the region of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, and Coloradoa where severe drought and overfarming on the Great Plains created huge dust storms

policy where state and local governments provide more jobs and relief measures

the idea that if government helps the wealthy these benefits will fall down to the lower classes as well

relief effort part of the New Deal where young men planted trees, built trails, dug irrigation ditches, and fought fires

relief effort part of the New Deal where jobs were created to build bridges, dams, power plants, and government buildings

relief effort part of the New Deal where industry codes were set for workers and minimum wares and minimum prices for good were set

relief effort part of the New Deal where workers built dams in the Tennessee River Valley to control floods and generate electric power

a program created under Congress to provide loans for businesses. Not a very successful tactic as businesses that received loans didn't always use them to hire more workers.

15 bills passed in the first 100 days of FDR's presidency which focused on 3 ideas: relief, recovery, and reform

one of Hoover's successful strategies to create jobs through the construction of a dam along the Colorado River

legislation passed under FDR which promoted to goals of general welfare and protecting citizens' rights

government program that fueled artists, employing them to make murals on public buildings across the nation or to take pictures of American's plights during the depression

act which created a pension system (payment) for retirees as well as unemployment insurance for workers who lost their jobs and aid for the disabled.

act which gave workers the right to collective bargaining

created in 1935 to create new jobs doing public works mostly for unskilled men doing hard labor but also for displaced artists.

a controversial plan by FDR to expand the Supreme Court to as many as 15 judges, who would most likely then align with his ideals

unofficial advisors invited to offer suggestions to president Roosevelt on the concerns of African Americans during the Great Depression

popular movie during the Great Depression which offered viewers a chance to escape their hardships while also showing them that their dreams could come true

a program to help American Indians by providing funding for the construction of new schools and hospitals.