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Settlements of shacks found on the outskirts of many American cities beginning in the early 1930s
Dust Bowl
Name given in the 1930s to regions of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Texas, where severe drought and poor farming practices caused massive dust storms
Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930)
Tariff act that imposed severe tariffs on all incoming goods; European countries responded with their own high tariffs
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal agency established during the "First Hundred Days" of the New Deal in 1933 in an effort to halt panic over bank closings
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Also established in 1933, the CCC eventually provided jobs for 2.5 million young Americans in forest and conservation programs
National Industry Recovery Act
New Deal legislation requiring owners and labor unions in various industries to agree upon hours, wages, and prices; as a result, wages did go up for many workers but so did prices
Tennessee Valley Authority
Agency created in the New Deal to oversee the construction of dams, providing electricity and flood control for many in the Tennessee River Valley; for many in the region, this was the first time their homes had electricity
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
New Deal program that employed nearly 8 million Americans; WPA projects included the construction of schools and roads
Wagner Act
Critical piece of New Deal legislation that protected the right of workers to form unions and utilize collective bargaining
Social Security Act (1935)
New Deal legislation providing pensions for workers reaching retirement age
New Deal Coalition
The political coalition created by Franklin Roosevelt that, by and large, kept the Democratic Party in power from the 1930s through the 1960s
Scottsboro Boys
Nine black defendants in a famous 1931 case; they were accused of raping two white women on a train, and despite the lack of evidence, eight were sentenced to death
1929
Stock market crash
1930
Hawley-Smoot Tariff enacted
1931
Ford plants in Detroit shut down
1932
Glass-Steagall Banking Act enacted
1933
Emergency Banking Relief Act enacted
1935
Beginning of the Second New Deal
1936
Franklin Roosevelt reelected
1937
Recession of 1937 begins
1939
Gone with the Wind published
1931
Initial trial of the Scottsboro Boys
1932
Bonus marchers routed from Washington
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president
1932
Huey Long announces “Share Our Wealth” movement
1933
Prohibition ends
1933
Agricultural Adjustment Act enacted
1933
National Industrial Recovery Act enacted
1933
Civilian Conservation Corps established
1933
Tennessee Valley Authority formed
1933
Public Works Administration established
1935
Beginning of the Second New Deal
1935
Works Progress Administration established
1935
Social Security Act enacted
1935
Wagner Act enacted
1935
Formation of Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO)
1936
Sit-down strike against GM begins
1937
Roosevelt’s plan to expand the Supreme Court defeated
1939
The Grapes of Wrath published
Dust Bowl
During the ____________ natural disasters exacerbated economic hardship. Poor soil conservation in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Texas worsened erosion during a prolonged drought. The 1930s saw massive dust storms.
Okies
Californians despised these country "_____________" who worked in the fields from dawn to dusk as migrant agricultural workers.
The Grapes of Wrath
Written by John Steinbeck, this book immortalized their plight (1939).
Agricultural Marketing Act
In June 1929, Hoover signed the _____________, creating the federal Farm Board to lend farmers and buy crops to boost farm prices.
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
In 1930, Hoover supported the __________, which raised tariffs to near-record levels.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hoover backed the _____________ in 1932.
It gave banks federal credit to lend to railroads and other businesses.
federal loans
In 1932, Hoover authorized ________ to the states so they could fund relief programs.
welfare
Hoover still worried that federal "______" would undermine the American character and federalism.
common man
The president's political opponents accused him of caring only about banks and big businesses and ignoring the "_______."
Bonus Army
President Hoover's treatment of the _________ confirmed his uncaring image. In the summer of 1932, thousands of unemployed World War I veterans gathered in Washington to lobby for early bonuses that were legally due them in 1945.
Douglas MacArthur
Hoover ordered Army Chief of Staff _______ to use federal troops to clear protesters from downtown Washington after police clashes killed two veterans.
orthodox economic theory
This theory of the time and Republican success in the 1920s shaped Hoover's distrust of intensive government involvement in the economy.
New Deal
Roosevelt promised the American people a "________," but most importantly, the promise of change and his buoyant optimism were enough.
radicalism
In voting for Roosevelt during the Great Depression, Americans rejected political _________.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The Banking Act of 1933 established the ___________ to insure savings accounts and prevent "bank runs."
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
States received loans from Harry Hopkins' ____________ to hire unemployed people.
Harold Ickes
The Public Works Administration, under Secretary of the Interior _________, built highways, bridges, dams, and schools (1933)
New Deal
This sought to revive industrial production to revitalize the American economy. Deflation, or a drop in prices, was also blamed by President Roosevelt and his New Dealers for business closures and job losses.
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Business conditions were stabilized by the ____________. In each industry, businessmen and labor leaders set prices, wages, and hours. Unions and collective bargaining were protected by the this.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
By raising agricultural prices, the **_______________**helped farmers. Farmers were encouraged to bring fewer crops and livestock to market by the government.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The federal government's _______________ was an innovative regional economic development experiment. The dams provided electricity and flood control to the Tennessee River Valley.
Twenty-First Amendment
By December 1933, enough states had ratified the _________ to end Prohibition's ambitious but failed experiment.
Resettlement Administration (RA)
The _____________ was established in May 1935 to resettle exhausted farmers. The camps housed Dust Bowl migrants.
Farm Security Administration (FSA)
The 1937-founded ____________ helped farmers get loans.
Wagner Act of 1935
The ___________ guaranteed workers the right to organize unions and collectively bargain. It outlawed unfair labor practices and created the NLRB to enforce them.
1935 Social Security Act
This act established a pension for 65-year-old workers. It also established unemployment insurance for involuntary job loss.
American Liberty League
This group attracted wealthy Republicans. Al Smith, a former Democratic presidential candidate, was its most prominent spokesman. The Du Pont family and other prominent businessmen led it.
Revenue Act of 1935
The __________ raised taxes for high-earners, infuriating the American Liberty League. American Liberty League publications called the New Deal "bolshevism."
Dr. Francis Townsend
New Deal opponents criticized it for not challenging American institutions more. __________ believed he had a plan to end the Great Depression and solve the elderly indigent problem.
Upton Sinclair
His "End Poverty in California" (EPIC) plan called for state control of factories and farms.
Father Charles Coughlin
His radio ministry had become increasingly political. After initially supporting Roosevelt, he publicly called him a "liar" and "the great betrayer."
Huey Long
He promoted his "Share Our Wealth" program, which would redistribute wealth in the US by capping personal fortunes at $50 million and limiting the rich's annual income to $1 million.
Justice Reorganization Bill
Roosevelt introduced the __________ shortly after his second inauguration. The president proposed legislation that allowed him to nominate a new Supreme Court justice when a sitting justice turned 70.
General Motors
The Flint, Michigan ____________ plant began a major sit-down strike in December 1936. It accepted United Automobile Workers (UAW) representation after a two-month standoff.
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
A coalition of unions representing cigar makers, miners, and construction workers, had been the leading labor organization.
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
The ______________ and its first president, John L. Lewis, wanted to organize unskilled workers industry-wide, which clashed with the AFL, which still grouped workers by craft.
Frances Perkins
The first female cabinet secretary, served throughout Franklin Roosevelt's presidency as Labor Secretary.
Scottsboro Boys
The nine young African-American men, raped two white women on a train in 1931. Eight of the nine were executed for rape after rushed and unfair trials.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Founder of the National Council of Negro Women and director of the Division of Negro Affairs in the National Youth Administration in 1936, was one of his most influential African-American advisors.
Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937)
Written by Zora Neale Hurston depicted African Americans living in a small Florida town.
Studs Lonigan (1932–1935)
Written by James T. Farrell chronicled the life of a South Side Chicago middle-class Irish-American youth.
Tobacco Road (1932)
Written by Erskine Caldwell depiction of Georgia sharecroppers shocked readers.
Gone With the Wind (1936)
Margaret Mitchell's first novel, chronicled a feisty Southern belle's life and loves during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
The War of the Worlds
Orson Welles' 1938 adaptation of __________, based on Munich Crisis journalistic dispatches, showed radio and modern mass media's power.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Popular dramas like Frank Capra's _______________ (1939) reinforced American democracy.
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