| A | B |
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| Herbert Hoover | I was President of the United States when the stock market crashed. |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | I used government to help ordinary Americans survive the Great Depression. |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | I played an important role in the League of Women Voters, the Women's Trade Union League, the Women's City Club, and others. |
| Francis Perkins | I am the first female Secretary of Labor. |
| Mary Bethune | I am the first African-American woman to lead a government agency. |
| General Douglas Mac Arthur | I was asked by the President of the United States to break up the Bonus Army. |
| Hobos | I am one of many men wandering the country looking for work. |
| Farmers | I am one of many whose homes and land lost value during the Great Depression. |
| Stockholders | I am one of many people who lost money on Black Tuesday. |
| Business Owners | I am one of many entrepreneurs who lost money when Americans began to buy fewer products. |
| Agricultural Adjustment Act | Aided farmers, regulated crop production, and resettled them on more suitable land. |
| Civilian Conservation Corps | Provided jobs for single males building roads, dams, etc. |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | Supported workers' rights, allowed for unions, and prevented unfair labor practices. |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corps. | Protects Americans' bank account. |
| National Labor Relations Board | Established a minimum hourly wage and a maximum number of hours in the work week. |
| Rural Electrification Administration | Provided affordable electricity for isolated areas. |
| Social Security Act | Provided a pay check for retired workers and individuals with disabilities. |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | Developed the resources in and around Knoxville and Memphis. |
| Works Progress Administration | A Second New Deal Program that created millions of jobs for the unemployed. |
| National Youth Administration | Employed troubled American youngsters. |
| Speculation | Buying and selling stock in the hope of making a quick profit. |
| Buying on Margin | Paying a small part of a stock's price and borrowing the rest. |
| Deficit Spending | Overspending, OR using borrowed money to fund government programs. |
| Great Depression | The worst economic disaster in American History. |
| Public Works Projects | Government sponsored and funded projects to build public resources like roads and dams. |
| The New Deal | FDR's government programs and agencies to fight the Great Depression. |
| The Second New Deal | A new round of reforms, programs and agencies to fight the Great Depression. |
| Bonus Army | A group of WWI veterans and their families who were protesting Hoover's veto of the bonus payment. |
| Dust Bowl | Storms that plagued the Great Plains during the Great Depression. |
| Taxes | A fee the government charged on land, income, and goods. |
| Tariffs | A specific tax placed on an item being shipped into a country. |
| Underconsumption | The act of buying or consuming less. |
| Overproduction | America's industries were producing more than the population could buy. |
| Bank Holiday | FDR's decision to stop people from withdrawing money. |
| Fire-Side Chat | FDR's radio broadcasts where he explained his policies and updated Americans on the progress of recovery. |
