Great Depression |32 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Huey Long {Ans: As senator in 1932 of Washington preached his "Share Our Wealth" programs. It was a 100% tax on all annual incomes over $1 million and appropriation of all fortunes in excess of $5 million. With this money Long proposed to give every American family a comfortable income, etc}Agriculture Adjustment Act (AAA) {Ans: Paid farmers not to grow crops}Social Security Act {Ans: (FDR) 1935, guaranteed retirement payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65; set up federal-state system of unemployment insurance and care for dependent mothers and children, the handicapped, and public health}Work Progress Administration {Ans: a main federal relief agency for the depression, it put relief workers directly on the federal payroll}Fireside Chats {Ans: informal talks given by FDR over the radio; sat by White House fireplace; gained the confidence of the people}Consumers' Debt was a result of {Ans: Easy credit on installment plans increased debt for many families}Francis Townsend {Ans: American physician and social reformer whose plan for a government-sponsored old-age pension was a precursor of the Social Security Act of 1935.}Uneven Distribution of income was a result of {Ans: In the 1920s, income of the wealthiest Americans