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1930s
Question | Answer |
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New Deal | FDR's plan of economic relief, recovery, and reform (contrasted Hoover's rugged individualism) |
fireside chats | radio speeches explaining the New Deal |
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps | gave jobs to unemployed young men working on conservation projects |
FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | insured bank deposits to restore faith in banks |
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority | built hydroelectric dams to improve the economy of the Tennessee Valley (FDR) |
Social Security | government gives financial aid to retirees, the unemployed, and dependent children |
Huey Long | critic of FDR = he did not think FDR's New Deal did enough to alleviate the issues of the poor. Long's "Share Our Wealth" program would establish a net asset tax that would redistribute $ to curb poverty and homelessness during Great Depression |