Chapter 21 Flashcards
erosion of farm lands due to over producing in the 1930s
dust bowl
provisions given to the unemployed during the depression
bread lines
share the wealth- socialism candidate
huey long
bank accounts insured by the federal government
FDIC
project to build dams along the tennessee river
TVA
helped debt ridden farmers keep their land
AAA
created jobs and build roads, public buildings, and parks
WPA
FDRs weekly talk with america via radio broadcast
fireside chats
FDRs promise to the american people after the depression
new deal
fired upon by MacArthur during the hoover presidency
bonus army
highest tariff in american history: destroyed foreign trade
smoot hawley tariff
caused by many factors, including the crash of ‘29
great depression