Great depression/New deal

  • Black tuesday

    Black tuesday

    When the stock market crashed
  • Hawley – Smoot Tariff

    Hawley – Smoot Tariff

    legislation that raised import duties by as much as 50%, adding considerable strain to the worldwide economic climate of the Great Depression.
  • Dust  Bowl

    Dust Bowl

    When the land was over cropped and the land became to fertile.
  • 20th amendment

    20th amendment

    Fixes the dates of term commencements for Congress (January 3) and the President (January 20); known as the "lame duck amendment"
  • Social security act

    Social security act

    Legislation that established a national old-age pension system in the U.S
  • FDIC

    FDIC stands for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, an independent agency of the federal government
  • WPA

    WPA

    U.S. work program for the unemployed.
  • Wagner Act

    Labour legislation passed by the U.S. Congress. Sponsored by Sen. Robert F. Wagner, the act protected workers' rights to form unions and to bargain collectively.