the purpose of this act was to keep farm prices high by limiting the amount of farm land in use
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The purpose of this act was to keep farm
prices high by limiting the amount of farm
land in use.
New Deal law which provided conservation
jobs for young, unemployed men.
1930’s proposal of President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt (FDR) which would allow the President to expand the number of Supreme Court justices.
It was declared unconstitutional.
A period of decline in the economy characterized
by unemployment, falling prices, and decreasing
business activity.
Region of the U.S. where topsoil was lost due to wind erosion in
the 1930’s.
One of FDR’s New Deal laws which insured
bank depoits.
1933 New Deal law established by FDR to
give cash loans to states to help bankrupt relief
agencies aiding the poor and unemployed.
When a person loses their property for
failure to pay their mortgage.
Period between 1929 and 1941 , when
unemployment rose to a record high of 25%, bank
failures increased and businesses went
bankrupt.
FDR’s programs during the 1930’s to get the U.S. out of the depression by
increasing economic recovery and social
welfare.
Part of the economic cycle where
unemployment rises, supply is higher than demand, yet not as
severe as a depression.
President of the U. S. from 1933-1945 during
the depression and World War II. Associated with
the New Deal to help end depression.
Established in 1934 to administer the Securities
Act. It required full financial disclosure by companies wanting to sell stock in order to
prevent unfair practices during the sale.
Federal government programs to provide economic assistance
to the disabled, unemployed, poor,
and aged.
1935 act that set up retirement pensions,
unemployment compensation, and
help for widows, dependent children,
and the handicapped.
Government laws designed to help women,
minorities, education, health, and the poor.
The October, 29th, 1929 plummeting of stock
prices by over $15 billion, bankrupting many people
who had been buying stock on margin.
Considered the start of the Great Depression.
New Deal agency established in 1933 to provide dams, flood
control, and electricity to seven states in the
Tennessee River region.
Men and women employed during the New
Deal to build public buildings (hospitals,
schools) and parks. They were also employed as
writers, artists, and musicians.