Unit 7 The Great Depression

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Describe Hoovervilles

Areas made up of shacks that were built out of cardboard and scrap wood

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2

In a bear market, which way do stocks go?

Stocks go down

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3

What was the name of programs that were put into place in January 1935

Second new deal

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4

Were the government provides the basic needs to the citizens

What was a Welfare state

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What is Deficit spending

The government borrows in order to spend more money than it receives

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What did the FBIC do

Insured deposit in individual bank accounts ( up to 150,000 )

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What did the CCC do

Provide jobs to your unemployment men and unmarried men

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What did the AAA do to farmers

Paid farmers to voluntarily limit crop production

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What ACT provided us with minimum wage and a 40 - hour work week

Fair Labor Standards Act

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What did the social security act provide

Unemployment benefits and retirement pensions

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11

Who Won the presidential Elections of 1932 and 1946

Franklin D Roosevelt

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12

Which person was the secretary Treasure and suggested a “panic was not a bad thing”

Andrew Mellon

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Who was the US First Lady during FDR presidency

Eleanor Roosevelt

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14

Who proposed the “old age revolving pensions” ( OARP )

Francis E . Townsend

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15

Huey long proposed what program

Share our wealth program

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What were Fireside chats

Informal radio broadcasts from the White House by FDR

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What did FDR do to any unstable banks after the March 5th closure

He Shut them down all of the banks

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18

What group opposed the new deal

American liberty league

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19

What was FDR accused of when he tried adding judges to the Supreme Court

Court packing

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20

What are the 3 minority groups helped FDR win the 1936 election

African Americans, Organized labor, Farmers

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21

Why did Hoover not provide direct relief

It was not “the American way”

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22

How did the American people feel about Hoover

He did Too Little Too Late

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23

Where the bonus army protest

Washington DC

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24

When did black Monday occur

October 28th, 1929

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25

What is buy on Margin

Buying stocks on credit

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26

Andrew Mellon

A government official who handled money in the 1920s

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Franklin D Rossevlt

The president who helped the country during the Great Depression

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin D Roosevelt wife and help worked to get people’s rights

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Harry L Hopkins

A key helper In Roosevelt programs

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Francis E Townsend

Plan to give money to older people

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Charles E Coughiln

A priest who criticized Roosevelt policies

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Huey P Long

A senator who wanted to share wealth more fairly

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