Across
- 5. Although popular, FDR faced criticism for ___ ___, spending more money than the government was taking in (2 words/no spaces)
- 13. New Deal program that regulated the stock market and restricted margin buying to prevent another crash (4 words/no spaces)
- 16. Term meaning temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand and get the economy moving again. These programs aimed to help agriculture and industry bounce back.
- 19. Hoover did authorize some federal action, such as the ____ ____ ____ to provide loans to banks and businesses, and large scale public works like the Hoover Dam. (3 words/no spaces)
- 20. Hoover opposed direct federal "____" (welfare) payments
- 21. Term meaning immediate action taken to help the poor and unemployed. These programs focused on providing food, shelter, and temporary jobs to those in desperate need.
Down
- 1. New Deal program that insured individual bank deposits up to a certain amount to prevent bank runs (4 words/no spaces)
- 2. New Deal program that allocated billions for large-scale industrial projects like dams, bridges, and warships (3 words/no spaces)
- 3. New Deal program that built dams to control flooding and provide cheap hydroelectric power to the impoverished TN Valley (3 words/no spaces)
- 4. New Deal program that provided direct grants to states to fund relief programs (4 words/no spaces)
- 6. New Deal program that created a safety net for the elderly, unemployed, and disabled through a system of federal pensions (3 words/no spaces)
- 7. Many of FDR's New Deal programs were known by their acronyms so critics and supporters began calling them "____ ____" agencies. (2 words/no spaces)
- 8. Hoover already appeared cold to the American people, this perception was cemented by his handling of the ___ ___, when he used to military to forcibly remove WWI veterans protesting for early pension payments (2 words/no spaces)
- 9. New Deal program that was a large-scale public works program employing millions in construction, arts, and literacy projects (3 words/no spaces)
- 10. This individual inherited a collapsing economy when he became president in 1929, he is blamed for the Great Depression.
- 11. Hoover maintained ____ _____ and avoided massive debt (2 words/no spaces)
- 12. New Deal program that protected the right of workers to unions (4 words/no spaces)
- 14. FDR tried to add more justices to the Supreme Court to protect his programs from being declared unconstitutional in his controversial "___-____ ____" (3 word phrase with hyphen between words 1 and 2, no spaces)
- 15. FDR expanded ____ _____ to a degree some found unconstitutional (2 words/no spaces)
- 17. Term meaning permanent programs created to avoid another depression and insure citizens against economic disasters. These changed how the stock market and banks operated.
- 18. This individual was the president who promised a "New Deal" for the American people.