| A | B |
|---|
| Herbert Hoover | President at the begining of the Great Depression |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Elected president in 1932, offered the American people a "New Deal" |
| Charles Coughlin | Catholic priest who had a popular radio show, he opposed the New Deal |
| Huey Long | Senator from Louisiana, promoted an agenda of wealth redistribution called "Share Our Wealth" |
| Francis Townsend | proposed a plan to give $200 a month to senior citizens over the age of 60 |
| John Maynard Keynes | economist who said it was necessary for the government to go into debt in order to jump start the American economy |
| John Steinbeck | author of the book "The Grapes of Wrath" about life in the Dust Bowl |
| Frances Perkins | first woman to serve as a member of the president's cabinet |
