GreatDepressionStudyGuide

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4.Programthatgaveloanstostatestohave
reliefprograms
6.Programthatrefinancedhomemortgages
thatwerealreadyindefaulttoprevent
foreclosure
7.DiseasethatPresidentRoosevelthadthat
healsohidfromthepublictomakehimself
appearstrongduringtheGreatDepression
9.Programthatcreatedtemporarymanual
laborandconstructionjobsforpeople
12.Programthatmakessureyourmoneyin
thebankisguaranteedtostaythere
13.Manylosttheirhomesbecausepeople
couldnotaffordtobuyfromthem.
15.Popupcommunitiesofmetal,wood,and
cardboardscrapsthatpeoplewholosttheir
jobsandhomeslivedintogetherduringthe
GreatDepression.
16.Programthatprovidedenergy,flood
control,.andeconomicdevelopmentinthe
TennesseeValley
17.Rooseveltappointedmanypeopleofthis
grouptogovernmentjobswhilehewas
president.
20.Apieceofacompanythatpeoplecanbuy.
Alsocalled'shares'.Peoplesoldthemina
panictogettheirmoneybackwhenthebanks
failed,causingtheGreatDepression.
22.Similartoasoupkitchen,thesewerefor
peoplewhohadlosttheirjobstogetfoodfrom
thegovernment
23.Programthatcreatedlargescale
constructionjobsforpeopletobuilddamsand
bridges

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1.PlantedtreesalloverAmericaand
developedtheparks
2.Morepublicworksprogramsthatcamein
1934includingSocialSecurityandwage
improvementsforworkers.Theseendedup
beingmorelongtermsolutionsthansomeof
theearlierprograms.
3.Programthatgavefarmersmoneyto
reducetheircropsotherewouldbeasurplus
whichwouldraisecropprices
5.Programthatcreatedjobsinpublicworks
suchasbuildingbridgesandroads
6.PresidentbeforeRooseveltwhowasin
officewhentheDepressionstarted.Hewas
unpopularbecauseherefusedtogiveaidto
themanypeoplewhowereaffectedbythe
Depression,sohewasnotreelecte
8.Setofprogramsandlawspassedby
PresidentRooseveltinhisfirst100daysin
officein1933.Primarilyhelpedthe
unemployed,homeless,andfarmers.Helped
getAmericaoutoftheGreatDepression.
10.OnecauseoftheGreatDepression.Failed
becausepeopleboughttoomuchoncredit
(loans)thattheycouldnotrepay,then
everyonewantedtheirmoneybackbutithad
beenloanedouttoothers.
11.Photographerwho'sworkshowedthe
effecttheDepressionhadonaverage
Americanfarmers
13.Programthatprovidedmortgagesand
loansforpeopleatalowinterestratesothey
cangethousing
14.Programthathelpedtrainandfindjobsfor
peopleages1625
15.OnecauseoftheGreatDepression.It
'crashed'in1929afterpeoplesoldtheir
'shares'totrytogetsomemoneyafterthe
banksfailed.
18.GroupthatopposedtheNewDeal
19.Causedbyalongdraughtin1933inthe
midwest.Farmerscouldnotgrowanything
becauseofitandmanylosttheirfarms
entirely.
21.Programthatmanagedstockmarketto
preventbusinessesfromabusingit