| A | B |
|---|
| Civilian Conservation Corps | organization that employed young men to improve public lands by planting trees, fighting fires, etc. |
| pension | retirement income |
| Hoovervilles | shanty towns of homeless people during the Great Depression |
| Wagner Act | strengthened the power of labor unions |
| durable goods | products meant to last, like machinery, locomotives, etc |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | developed the economic life of an entire region, bringing electricity to 7 states; to help ward off future depressions |
| New Deal | Roosevelt’s program to find government solutions to the Depression |
| Social Security Act | helped to give workers economic security |
| FDIC | created to restore confidence in banks |
| riding the rails | a method of travel and job-hunting by homeless people |
| 10/29/29 | worst day in stock market history |
| PWA | funded construction projects, such as roads, dams, bridges and warships |
| fireside chats | President Roosevelt’s weekly radio talks |
| “My Day” | Eleanor Roosevelt’s newspaper column |
| Agriculture Adjustment Act | agency that paid farmers for farming fewer acres |
| run on the bank | when many people tried to withdraw their money at the same time |
| dustbowl | caused by overgrazing, over-plowing and extreme weather |
| speculation | being involved in risky business transactions with the hope of quick profit |
| WPA | employed millions to build schools, libraries, hospitals, etc. and hired artists to paint, musicians to teach as well |
