Great Depression Vocab

soup kitchens and bread lines

places that provided free food during great depression

public works project

construction or development of projects for the public use that helped provide jobs for people

fireside chats

informal radio speech by FDR while in office

hundred days

description of FDR’s first 100 days in office and the programs created during it

alphabet agencies

nickname for the new deal programs that were often referred to by their initials

new deal

domestic program of U.S Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939, which took action to bring about immediate economic relief as well as economic recovery and reforms

wagner act

law that upheld the right of unions to collective bargaining

deficit spending

governments spending of money that exceeds the amount of income they have. creation of debt

dust bowl

area of the great plains that suffered from dust storms created by drought and overuse of the land

brain trust

group of experts who advised FDR regarding the economy and helped create the New Deal

black cabinet

federal council of negro affairs or black brain trust, it was the informal term for a group of African Americans who served as public policy advisors to President FDR during his presidency