Across
- 1. Security Act-Congress began work on a bill that ranks as one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history
- 4. Days-. Between March 9 and June 16, 1933
- 6. and Exchange Commission-regulate the stock market and prevent fraud.
- 9. arbitration-in which a neutral party would listen to both sides and decide the issues.
- 11. chat-direct talks FDR held with the American people to let them know what he was trying to accomplish.
- 12. Adjustment Administration-farm program was administered
- 13. standard- bank runs greatly increased, further threatening the nation’s banking system. Some of the bank runs occurred because people feared Roosevelt would abandon the gold standard
- 14. strike-they sat down right where they worked
- 16. holiday-closing the remaining banks before bank runs could put them out of business.
Down
- 2. Liberty League-business leaders and anti-New Deal politicians from both parties joined together
- 3. Deposit Insurance Corporation-provide government insurance for bank deposits up to a certain amount.
- 5. Conservation Corps- combined Roosevelt’s love of nature and commitment to conservation with the need to help the unemployed.
- 7. Deal-Roosevelt’s policies for ending the Depression became known
- 8. spending-abandoned a balanced budget and begun borrowing money to pay for his programs
- 10. Labor Relations Board-consists of five members appointed by the United States President and approved by the Senate
- 15. Progress Administration-a new federal agency headed by Harry Hopkins