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 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, 29 th, 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.