The Great Depression and the New Deal

These flashcards cover key figures, acts, and events related to the Great Depression and the New Deal.

Herbert Hoover

Stanford University-educated engineer and President from 1929 to 1933 who led the US Food Administration in WWI.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Harvard University graduate and lawyer who was President from 1933 to 1945, known for his role in the New Deal.

Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s.

Emergency Banking Act

1933 act that restored public confidence in banks by allowing only sound banks to reopen.

Agricultural Adjustment Act

1933 act that dictated production limits for commodities and paid subsidies to farmers.

National Recovery Administration

1933 agency that negotiated minimum wages and maximum work weeks; declared unconstitutional in 1935.

Social Security Act

1935 act that established a social insurance system providing pensions for the elderly.

Works Progress Administration

1935 program that employed millions for public works projects and funded cultural initiatives.

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

1930 tariff that nearly doubled duties on imports, which hindered international trade.

Court-packing scheme

Roosevelt's failed attempt in 1937 to add justices to the Supreme Court to secure favorable rulings.

Dust Bowl

A severe drought in the 1930s that caused agricultural displacement primarily on the Great Plains.

Bonus March

A protest by World War I veterans in 1932 demanding payment of their war bonuses, which was violently dispersed.