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Langston Hughes
An American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columists. -
The deportation of the Mexican American in The Great Depression
A mass of migration that took place between 1924 and 1939. They were forced to leave or be pressured out of the US. -
Enitilement Programs and Solvency
a government program guaranteeing certain benefits to a segment of the population; the right to benefits offered by a government. -
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Relief - Immediate action taken to halt the economies deterioration. Recovery - "Pump - Priming" Temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand. Reform - Permanent programs to avoid another depression and insure citizens against economic disasters. -
The Great Depression
A server worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War 1 -
The Dust Bowl
A region reduced to aridity by drought and dust storms. -
The New Deal
A series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936 -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Is an independent agency of the United States federal government that preserves public confidence in the banking system by insuring deposits. -
Social Security and Social Security administration
An independent government agency responsible for the Social Security system -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Was the 32nd presidnet of the United States, was a central figure in the world events during the mid-20th century. -
Dorothea Lange
Was an influential American documentary pphotogapher and photojournalist.