| A | B |
|---|
| Calvin Coolidge | 30th US President; 1923-1929 |
| Black Tuesday | Oct. 29, 1929--marks the begining of the Great Depression |
| Dust Bowl | Farming Disaster spanning from TX to ND |
| Herbert Hoover | 31st US President; allocated funds for the Boulder Dam |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Elected 4 times to US Presidency, Thew New Deal was his big deal |
| Deficit spending | Spending more than you have. FDR had to do this during the Depression |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | Regulates the Stock market in order to protect individuals |
| FDIC | Insurance that protects bank investors from bank faliure |
| Civilian Conservation Corps | Established by the New Deal, put young men to work builkding roads, parks, and helping in erosionprotection projects. Similar to the WPA |
| Works Progress Administration | Part of the New Deal. A "Make Work" program. Provided jobs in areas such as teaching, construction, the arts, and garment making. Similar to the CCC. |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | Established in 1933 to construct dams abd power plants in the Tennessee Valley region |
| Social Security | Part of the New Deal Safety net. Provides benefits for the elderly, diabled, dependents, and the unemployed |
| Fireside Chats | Rooevelt radio broadcasts--talk about New Deal issues in plain, common language |
| Roosevelt's first 100 days | Roosevelt established the bulk of the initial New Deal programs very quickly |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | First LAdy; very active in government and politics, especially in issues related to the poor and underprivileged |
| Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act | Established in 1930. Established high tariff. Was designed to protect American business, but had the opposite effect. Was a failure. |
