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1930's
Chapter 26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was FDR's plan called that was a series of ways to help the nation recover from the Great Depression? | New Deal |
| During the Great Depression what was Roosevelt's speeches called that he gave over the radio to keep the nation informed? | "Fireside Chats" |
| What program was created in the New Deal for boys between the ages of 18 and 25, to create reforestation and conservation jobs? | Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
| What program was created in the New Deal to create codes to control wages, production, and prices? | National Recovery Administration (NRA) |
| What program was created in the New Deal to regulate farm rices by restricting crop production and paying farmers? | Agriculture Adjustment Act (AAA) |
| What agency was created in the New Deal that promoted reforestation, flood control, and soil conservation by building dams and power plants in the Tennessee River Valley? | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) |
| What agency was created in the New Deal that employed 8.5 million people by going into towns and building what each town needed such as roads and high schools? | Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
| What was created that gave workers the right to unionize without intervention and stop employers form practicing unfair labor practices? | Wagner Act |
| What was funded by taxes from wages and payrolls that provided insurance for the elderly, unemployed, and survivors of the Great Depression? | Social Security Act |
| What was an act passed that did not allow the sell of American goods to the countries who were involved in war? | Neutrality Acts |
| What meant "lightning war" in German and was the tactic used by Nazi Germany in World War II? | Blitzkrieg |
| What was the code name for the research and development of the atomic bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? | Manhattan Project |
| When Roosevelt came to office and initiated many acts to help with the Great Depression, what was it called? | The Hundred Days |
| What was created in the New Deal that gave people insurance on the money they had in banks due to so many losing their savings when the banks collapsed? | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) |
| What was it called when, due to over-farming, dirt in the Midwest region was blown as far as New York and destroyed crops and the health of people in the Midwest? | Dustbowl |
| What is the day that the New York stock market crashed known as? | Black Tuesday |
| What was created in the New Deal that set minimum wage and weekly hours, and also allowed for overtime pay after the weekly hours were met? | Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) |
| Many people were greatly affected by the Great Depression and the stock market crash of 1929 because of what reason? | Buying on Margin |
| What are the programs created in the New Deal often refereed to as due to number of them and because so many have acronyms? | Alphabet Soup |
| Who was a major helper to FDR during his presidency and became his legs, touring the country delivering speeches, reading letters from citizens, and by listing to the people? | First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt |
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