USH 4.3 Review Flashcards
A U.S. president who led during the Great Depression and World War II.
FDR
A series of programs aiming to recover the U.S. economy during the 1930s.
New Deal
A federal program providing financial support for the elderly and unemployed.
Social Security
The 1929 stock market crash that marked the start of the Great Depression.
Black Tuesday
An economic theory promoting government spending to boost demand and employment.
Keynesian Economics
A severe drought and dust storms that devastated U.S. farmland in the 1930s.
Dust Bowl
A federal agency insuring bank deposits to prevent panic and bank failures.
FDIC
Makeshift shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression.
Hoovervilles
A New Deal agency promoting fair practices and setting industry standards.
NRA
A 1930 law that raised tariffs and worsened the global economic crisis.
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
