is for Agriculture Adjustment Act

The AAA was put in place in attempts to raise prices on farmed goods by restricting production. This mostly benefited farmers that owned land but not their workers.

is for Banking Crisis

At the beginning of the Great Depression banks began to shut down because people began withdrawing their savings as the the stock market crashed and investments lost value.

is for Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

The CCC was started in 1933 to provide jobs, food, and housing for young men. These men worked in forest conservation along with fixing park roads and the improvement of wildlife preserves.

is for Dust Bowl

The combination of a severe drought and overuse of topsoil in the Great Plains regions caused severe dust storms that killed people along with their crops and livestock.

is for Emergency Banking Act

In response to the Banking Crisis, Roosevelt and Congress passed the Emergency Banking Act to stabilize the banking system and restore American faith in banks.

is for Federal Housing Administration

The FHA was put into place by Roosevelt and his administration to make it easier for low-income families to buy homes and stimulate construction of housing. This helped millions of American families have secure housing.

is for the Great Depression

The Great Depression lasted throughout the 1930's after the stock market crash of 1929. It destroyed the American economy, caused mass unemployment, collapsed international trade, and led to most banks failing.

is for Hundred Days

The Hundred Days was the period of time in FDR's first 3 months in office where he threw out several new legislations and reforms to help rebuild America

is for Indian New Deal

The Indian New Deal, produced in 1934, made attempts to end forced assimilation of Native Americans and better recognize their tribal heritage and health needs.

is for Judges of the Supreme Court

The decisions of the Supreme Court in this time had a lot of control over the success of the New Deal.

They ruled the actions of the NRA and AAA unconstitutional which took away their ability to establish a minimum wage or regulate businesses.

is "Kingfish"

Huey Long was known as the "Kingfish" in American politics. He was unsatisfied with America's slow economic recovery so he became a member of the US Senate and launched the Share Our Wealth Program to help the "common man".

is for Labor's Great Upheavel

Workers in the 30s were greatly unsatisfied with their conditions and wages. Labor's Upheaval came with thousands of strikes in a single year and violent encounters with police trying to stop outbreaks.

is for Mexican Americans

During the Great Depression, lack of jobs forced many Mexican-Americans to move back to Mexico. Those who stayed worked in terrible conditions as agricultural workers.

The New Deal was put into place by FDR to improve the lives of Americans during the Great Depression through programs like the CCC, WPA, and TVA.

is for New Deal

is for Organizations

The 1930s saw several new organizations being put into place to combat the difficulties Americans faced during the Great Depression. These include the CIO, CCC, NRA, FHA, and UAW.

is for Public Works Association

The Public Works Association partnered with private companies and individuals in need of employment to build public infrastructure along with schools and hospitals starting in 1937.