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VUS.10d- The New Deal; Terms and Identifications

Check your knowledge of the New Deal programs from FDR. No wonder they called it "Alphabet Soup"!

AB
ReliefThe goal to immediately help those in need by a "handout".
RecoveryThe goal to help get business moving again.
ReformThe goal to prevent future collapse of the economy.
Civilian Conservation CorpsThis program provided jobs for men to work in nature
Works Progress AdministrationProvided direct payment to people for immediate help- doing many kinds of jobs
Agricultural Adjustment ActDesigned to cut food production to help farmers
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporationhelped banks by government backing money people put into banks
Social Security Actprovided a pension for retired workers and their families
Tennessee Valley AuthorityProvided flood control and electricity in rural areas
Bank HolidayImmediate closing of the banks to re-open when they could prove they were safe
National Recovery AdministrationGave business codes of "fair practices" to businesses
Securities Exchange CommissionReform efforts for the Stock Market to prevent another crash
Fair Labor Standards ActProvided for a minimum wage and max work week, and outlaws child labor
Dust BowlExtreme drought suffered by the farmers of the great plains
Fireside ChatsThe radio addresses given by Roosevelt to explain New Deal policies
Brain TrustExperts who were called on by Roosevelt to get ideas to solve the Depression


World History II, AP European History, Psychology I, Modern Global Studies & EPF
Atlee High School
Mechanicsville, VA

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