President who was blamed for the Great Depression. Promoted Rugged Individualism. Hoovervilles; criticism for response to Bonus Army

President of the United States during the Depression and WWII. He instituted the New Deal. Served from 1933 to 1945, he was the only president in U.S. history to be elected to four terms

President FDR's failed 1937 attempt to increase the number of US Supreme Court Justices - faced criticism for creating an over powerful executive

Radio broadcasts made by FDR to reassure the public, restore confidence, and inform the public

Depression shantytowns, named after the president whom many blamed for their financial distress

Dust bowls caused by drought, high winds, overproduction of crops, loss of prairie grasses

Half a million Mexican-American workers were forcibly sent "back" to Mexico to reduce competition for jobs

Agency established under Hoover in 1932 to provide emergency relief to large businesses, insurance companies, and banks.

A series of reforms enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 with the goal of ending the Great Depression.

Political leader and critic of the New Deal who preached his "Share Our Wealth" program

Buying stocks on margin and taking big risks in the stock market - led to the stock market crash of 1929

Cash payments or food provided by the government to the poor

Gave farmers money to reduce crop size to reduce production and bring up the prices of crops; declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court

Guaranteed retirement payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65; set up federal-state system of unemployment insurance and care for dependent mothers and children, the handicapped, and public health

An agency created in 1933 to insure individuals' bank accounts, protecting people's deposits against losses due to bank failures

Monitors the stock market and enforces laws regulating the sale of stocks and bonds