Unit 11: The Great Depression & New Deal Level 3 Flashcards

includes vocab & New Deal Programs

Black Blizzards

winds whipping across the plains picked up the dried-out topsoil and formed ominous black clouds

Deficit Spending

spending more than the government receives in revenues (income)

Demagogues

political leaders who appeal to people’s emotions and prejudices. they denounced the New Deal

Depopulation

a reduction in population size

Desertification

severe drought causing land to dry up

Dust Bowl

southern-plains region in the US where there was extreme drought and desertification. nicknamed because of the massive dust storms

Left Wing

thought the New Deal was socialist and unconstitutional; should give greater aid to the needy

Right Wing

thought that the New Deal had gone too far in expanding the role of the federal government

New Deal Coalition

the New Deal Coalition refers to the diverse group of voters and interest groups that came together in support of the Democratic Party during the presidency of FDR in the 1930s. women, minorities, farmers, workers, immigrants, southern whites, reformers, and city dwellers

Okies

people who moved to California from the Dust Bowl - mostly Oklahomans

Public Assistance

government benefits provided to the needy, usually in the form of cash or vouchers. they soon ran out of money

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck's novel about a struggling farm family during the Great Depression. gave a face to the violence and exploitation that migrant farm workers faced in America

The Great Flood of 1936

the greatest flood in over 300 years down the Connecticut River. Massachusetts was hit the hardest

Welfare State

a social system in which the government takes responsibility for the economic well-being of its citizens

Agricultural Adjustment Act

to aid farmers by reducing crop production and raising prices to reach parity

Civilian Conservation Corps

gave young men jobs planting trees and other conservation projects

Federal Emergency Relief Act

established to grant money to states for relief projects

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation’s financial system

National Industrial Recovery Act

to increase production while boosting wages and prices. goals were to make more goods available and to give consumers more money to buy goods

Rural Electrification Administration

brought electricity to rural areas, like country farms

Securities and Exchange Commission

to restore investor confidence in our capital markets by providing investors and the markets with more reliable information & clear rules of honest dealing

Social Security Act

created a social insurance program that provides 2 main types of benefits: retirement and disability

Tennessee Valley Authority

built a series of dams on the Tennessee River and its tributaries

Wagner Act/National Labor Relations Act

gave the right to self-organization; to form, join, and/or assist labor organizations; to bargain collectively through representation

Works Progress Administration

supplied paid jobs to the unemployed. it put more than 3 million Americans to work in its first year

AAA

stands for the Agricultural Adjustment Act

CCC

stands for the Civilian Conservation Corps

FERA

stands for the Federal Emergency Relief Act

FDIC

stands for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

NIRA

stands for the National Industrial Recovery Act

REA

stands for the Rural Electrification Administration

SEC

stands for the Securities and Exchange Commission

TVA

stands for the Tennessee Valley Authority

NLRB

stands for the National Labor Relations Act but known as the Wagnor Act

WPA

stands for the Works Progress Administration

was the AAA constitutional or unconstitutional?

unconstitutional

was the CCC constitutional or unconstitutional?

constitutional

was the FERA constitutional or unconstitutional?

constitutional

was the NIRA constitutional or unconstitutional?

unconstitutional

was the REA constitutional or unconstitutional?

constitutional

was the SEC constitutional or unconstitutional?

constitutional

was the Social Security Act constitutional or unconstitutional?

constitutional

was the TVA constitutional or unconstitutional?

constitutional

was the NLRB constitutional or unconstitutional?

constitutional

was the WPA constitutional or unconstitutional?

constitutional