Roaring Twenties term used to describe the economic boom of the 1920s. —A Stock market crash (1929) The precipitous decline of the stock market on October 29, 1929 that — ushered in one of the worst economic depressions in history. Great Depression The time period from around 1929 to 1939 in which many people suffered from — extreme poverty as a result of high unemployment. Hoovervilles derogatory name given to Depression-era shacks where poor people lived when —A Herbert Hoover was president. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) A U.S. Government Agency formed by Congress to give — financial aid to banks and businesses and to support public works projects during the Depression. New Deal Name given to the set of laws initiated by President Roosevelt in 1933 and 1934 to fight — the Depression. National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) first of the New Deal measures enacted to help —The businesses recover from the Depression. The Act created a new administrative bureau called the National Recovery Administration, or NRA. Dust Bowl calamitous soil erosion caused by the removal of grasslands and severe droughts that —The ruined many farms and farmers in the Great Plains in the 1930s. Agricultural Adjustment Administration A government agency formed during the New Deal to give — aid to struggling farmers. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) New Deal agency formed to put young unemployed men to —A work on federal conservation projects. Progress Administration (WPA) New Deal agency formed to put the unemployed to work on —A federal projects. Date ________________________________ Essential Question: At the turn of the century, why did many people emigrate to the United States? Standard: SS5H3d.---Describe the reasons why people emigrated to the United States, from they emigrated, and where they settled. emigration: immigration: Factors of Immigration: Push Factors Pull Factors
Roaring Twenties —A term used to describe the economic boom of the 1920s. Stock market crash (1929) — The precipitous decline of the stock market on October 29, 1929 that ushered in one of the worst economic depressions in history. Great Depression — The time period from around 1929 to 1939 in which many people suffered from extreme poverty as a result of high unemployment. Hoovervilles —A derogatory name given to Depression-era shacks where poor people lived when Herbert Hoover was president. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) — A U.S. Government Agency formed by Congress to give financial aid to banks and businesses and to support public works projects during the Depression. New Deal — Name given to the set of laws initiated by President Roosevelt in 1933 and 1934 to fight the Depression. National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) —The first of the New Deal measures enacted to help businesses recover from the Depression. The Act created a new administrative bureau called the National Recovery Administration, or NRA. Dust Bowl —The calamitous soil erosion caused by the removal of grasslands and severe droughts that ruined many farms and farmers in the Great Plains in the 1930s. Agricultural Adjustment Administration — A government agency formed during the New Deal to give aid to struggling farmers. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) —A New Deal agency formed to put young unemployed men to work on federal conservation projects. Progress Administration (WPA) —A New Deal agency formed to put the unemployed to work on federal projects. Date ________________________________ Essential Question: At the turn of the century, why did many people emigrate to the United States? Standard: SS5H3d.---Describe the reasons why people emigrated to the United States, from they emigrated, and where they settled. emigration: immigration: Factors of Immigration: Push Factors Pull Factors