What did the Share-the-Wealth program call for? Check all of the boxes that apply. free education and training

pensions for the elderly

veterans’ benefits and health care

stipends for poor families

a shorter work week and more vacation time

lower taxes

The correct answers are the following.

A) free education and training.

B) pensions for the elderly.

C) veterans’ benefits and health care.

D) stipends for poor families.

E) a shorter work week and more vacation time.

Those were some of the propositions of the Share-the-Wealth program.

During the difficult economic moments of the Great Depression, the governor of the state of Louisiana, Huey Long, proposed in 1934 a series of measures to help the poor American citizens that were suffering the consequences of the Great Depression and aimed to reactivate the American economy.

The American Great Depression was the consequence of the United States stock market crash of October 29, 1929. After the crash, millions of people lost their jobs, companies closed, and many banks went into bankruptcy.