Alphabet soup is New Deal programs created to provide relief, reform, and recovery for American citizens.
Charities and public agencies ran the soup lines during the Great Depression.
they made potato soup and tomato soup and mushroom soup
While there's no definitive number, it's been estimated that several million people relied on soup kitchens during the Depression. The related link below offers more details.
Breadlines and soup kitchens were a common sight during the Great Depression. These soup kitchens and breadlines were commonly run by charities and church organizations. They handed out warm meals and bread to people in need. The lines to such places were at times miles long.
Given this category (The Great Depression), it is a reference to the many social programs put into place by Franklin D. Roosevelt. All had names, but all were referred to by their initials. Just a few were the National Relief Act (NRA), the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC), the Works Progress Administration, (WPA), and many more, hence "Alphabet Soup".
Charities and public agencies ran the soup lines during the Great Depression.
Must of been the so-called "alphabet soup" that helped like the AAA, CCC, WPA, TVA, SSB.
they ate stuff like canned fruit and soup and bread and eggs
It refers to the New Deal programs that were established to counter the Great Depression. The numerous abbreviations used for the numerous number of agencies led to the reference "alphabet soup"
they made potato soup and tomato soup and mushroom soup
While there's no definitive number, it's been estimated that several million people relied on soup kitchens during the Depression. The related link below offers more details.
the government was too lazy to pay the money for the soup kitchens so they had to have volunteers to pay for the soups get it got it good
500 to 1,000
Soup kitchens were important during the Great Depression because it was another free way for the homeless or the starving to eat. They were usually huge rooms with long wooden tables. They used soup because it was the cheapest way to make food. All it was water and vegetables. Sometimes the vegetables came from the trash out side of restaurants.
alphabet soup
Breadlines and soup kitchens were a common sight during the Great Depression. These soup kitchens and breadlines were commonly run by charities and church organizations. They handed out warm meals and bread to people in need. The lines to such places were at times miles long.
Given this category (The Great Depression), it is a reference to the many social programs put into place by Franklin D. Roosevelt. All had names, but all were referred to by their initials. Just a few were the National Relief Act (NRA), the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC), the Works Progress Administration, (WPA), and many more, hence "Alphabet Soup".