| A | B |
|---|
| deficit spending | situation where the government spends more than it takes in |
| on margin | stock purchase where the investor pays only part of the cost |
| national debt | total sum of money the government owes |
| pension | money paid regularly to people who retire |
| public works | projects funded by the government for public use |
| relief program | government program to help the needy |
| Why did FDR win the election in 1932? | FDR inspired people with confidence. |
| Why didn't the government notice the slowing economy in the mid 1920s? | The government had no system to track economic statistics. |
| What program protects people's savings? | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| Huey Long's plan to end the depression | Increase taxes on the rich, and provide each family with a house, car, and decent income. |
| High winds, overgrazed pastures, and drought caused | The Dust Bowl |
| How were people affected by the depression? | Broken families, people lost their homes, and 25% unemployment. |
| How did the Supreme Court initially react to the New Deal? | Ruled the New Deal was unconstitutional |
| Indian New Deal | It gave Native Americans more control over their own affairs. |
| When jobless veterans marched to Washington | Troops disbanded the Bonus Army |
| Wagner Act Effect | Workers gained the legal right to collective bargaining. |
| How did the depression affect women? | Employers gave preference to men when hiring workers. |
| Why was FDR "a bit shell-shocked "by the Hundred Days? | He was surprised by the number of laws that Congress passed. |
| Painters and photographers in the 1930s | The hard times of the present. |
| Which groups did FDR promise to help in his campaign speeches? | Jobless workers, the elderly, poor farmers |
| What program was supposed to end risky buying and selling of stocks? | The Truth-in-Securities Act |
| Immediate cause of the stock market crash | Investors were unable to repay loans |
| Who would agree with the Liberty League's objection to the New Deal | Business owners |
| What group disagreed with TVA Tennessee Valley Authority? | Private Power Companies |
| Great Depression effects on American workers | Workers lost faith in labor unions |
| Why did FDR attempt to increase the number of Supreme Court justices? | FDR wanted justices that supported the New Deal. |
| African Americans | They made slow progress in their struggle for equal rights. |
| President Hoover's efforts to end the Depression | Should have acted sooner and done more. |
| Social Security effects | pension program, unemployment insurance, and support for dependent children and the disabled. |
| Hundred Days | Many laws were designed to fight the depression |
