! Puzzle_01-05_Ch23: The New Deal

Down!!1. This government ‘Act’ sought to raise crop prices by lowering production. The gov’t achieved the desired impact by paying farmers to leave a portion of every acre of land unseeded. The theory was that reduced supply would boost prices. In some cases, crops were too far advanced for the acreage reduction to take effect. For instance, the government paid cotton growers $200 million to plow under 10 million acres of their crop. It also paid hog farmers to slaughter 6 million pigs. (2 words)!2. This Roosevelt was a social reformer who combined deep humanitarian impulses with great political skills. While not an elected official, this person was pivotal in moving the government to act on behalf of the American people.!5. This african-American was an educator who was dedicated to promoting opportunities for young African Americans. This appointee worked to ensure that the NYA hired African-American administrators and provided job training and other benefits to minority students. Eleanor Roosevelt was a major supporter of this individual and the initiative. (3 words)!6. This branch of the WPA paid artists a living wage to produce public art. (Acronym)!8. One of the first reforms of the Second New Deal created this federal entity. It was a product of the Wagner Act and reinvigorated collective bargaining. It could be an important partner in protecting the rights of workers to join unions and engage in collective bargaining with employers. It accomplished much of it’s goals by hearing testimony about unfair practices and holding elections to find out if workers wanted union representation. (Acronym)!9. This federal program was designed to alleviate the diverse problems emanating from the Great Depression. (2 words)!10. This Depression-era initiative provided federal insurance for individual bank accounts of up to $5,000, reassuring millions of bank customers that their money was safe. (Acronym)!12. Orson Welles breaks into public media through this technology.!13. The stereotypical painting depicting Mid-western life during the Great Depression. (2 words)!14. In 1934, Congress created this government entity to regulate the stock market. One goal was to prevent people with inside information about companies from “rigging” the stock market for their own profit. (Acronym)!16. This type of labor strike was an effective bargaining weapon. During the strike, workers stayed within the plants instead of walking the picket line. This prevented employers from hiring 'scabs' and continuing production. (2 words)!18. The initials of the only four-term President of the United States.!!

Across!!3. Perhaps the most serious challenge to the New Deal came from a Senator from Louisiana. He was an early supporter of the New Deal, turned against Roosevelt. Eager to win the 1936 presidency for himself, he proposed a nationwide social program called Share-Our-Wealth. Under the banner “Every Man a King,” he promised something for everyone. (2 words)!4. A major achievement of the New Deal was the creation of this ’System’. It had 3 major parts:!Supplemental retirement insurance, Unemployment compensation system, and aid to families with dependent children and people with disabilities. It was not a total pension system or a complete welfare system. (3 words)!7. This is a period of intense activity at the start of a new presidential administration. It’s scope of legislative initiatives while addressing campaign promises is often an unofficial measure of a new president's commitment to address the shortcomings of the outgoing administration. The origins of this political measure dates to the first term of FDR’s Depression-era initiatives. (2 words)!11. As part of the Second New Deal, one of the largest federal efforts was this. It set out to create as many jobs as possible as quickly as possible. Workers built airports, constructed or repaired roads, and constructed many public buildings. The initiative produced public works of lasting value to the nation and gave working people a sense of hope and purpose. (3 words)!15. The popularity of public entertainment lead to the construction of these venues than of banks. (Plural)!17. This realm of political equality is often a point of criticism of President Roosevelt's Depression-era initiatives. (2 words)!19. Depression-era literary work by John Steinbeck. Revealed the hardships of Oklahomans. (4 words)!20. Spending more money than the government receives in revenue. (2 words)!21. This Depression-era government program. The program put young men, 18 - 25, to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees, and helping in soil-erosion and flood-control projects. By the time the program ended in 1942, almost 3 million young men passed through this program. The program paid $30 a month, of which $25 was automatically sent to the worker’s family. It supplied free food, uniforms, and lodging in work camps. Many of the camps were located on the Great Plains, where, within a period of eight years, these men planted more than 200 million trees. This tremendous reforestation program was aimed at preventing another Dust Bowl. (Acronym)!!