ELEANOR | | liberal reformer who opposed the New Deal |
LYNCH | | group of FDR's advisors |
TOWNSEND | | a program formed to help Americans find work |
DUSTBOWL | | project that attempted to bring electricity and build dams in the South |
GRANTWOOD | | created "American Gothic," a famous painting of an old couple |
FWP | | pensions for retired persons over the age of 65 |
MIGRANTMOTHER | | first lady in the 1930's |
BRAINTRUST | | several of these were created to oversee New Deal programs |
SOCIALSECURITY | | regaining of balance in the economy, strived for by FDR |
DEPOSITS | | FDR tried to do this by adding people to the Supreme Court |
GRAPESOFWRATH | | to murder by mob action, without lawful trial |
TVA | | insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) |
RECOVERY | | novel by John Steinbeck that follows a family as they move to CA |
ADMINISTRATIONS | | famous photograph of mother and children during the Depression |
RECESSION | | hired 6,000 writers to copy down stories of the Great Depression |
COURTPACKING | | distributed $500 million in relief aid to state |
FERA | | region covered with clouds of dust |
WPA | | temporary falling off of economic activity |