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81 Cards in this Set
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T/F Most Americans escaped severe deprivation |
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Herbert Hoover |
Who was blamed for the Great Depression |
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T/F America’s Economic prosperity evaporated immediately after the market’s crash |
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Hoovervilles |
What did Americans call pop up shacks |
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Public works |
Government financed construction of public facilities |
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Dole |
Unearned government support |
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Work relief |
Work for a government job |
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Deficit spending |
Spending more money than is received |
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Smoot Hawley Tariff |
Pushed tariffs on foreign industrial and agricultural goods |
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation |
What was Hoover’s most significant measure |
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T/F The RFC lended to struggling banks railroads and large businesses |
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Bonus army |
Veterans who demanded an early payment |
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General Douglas MacArthur |
General who led the army against the bonus army |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Governor of New York who beat Hoover in a landslide |
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New Deal |
Term for the efforts of Roosevelt to combat the depression |
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Banking crisis |
The destruction of the banking system |
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Bank holiday |
What was the temporary closing of all banks in order to calm fears |
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T/F The United States approved of the quick action by Roosevelt |
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Frances Perkins |
First female cabinet member |
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Braun |
Composed of professors from major universities who could offer opinions on economic policies |
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Emergency Banking Act |
Endorsed the Bank Holiday and authorized measures to deal with an impending currency shortage |
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Fireside chats |
What was Roosevelt’s attempt to keep the nation calm by doing a radio press conference |
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Relief recovery reform |
The goal of Rossevelts plans |
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Civilian Conservation Corps |
Put young unmarried men to work into public jobs |
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Public Works Administration |
Built schools courthouses hospitals bridges and public facilities |
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Public Works Administration |
Built schools courthouses hospitals bridges and public facilities |
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Works Progress Administration |
Employed almost anyone in any job to eliminate the dole |
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Public Works Administration |
Built schools courthouses hospitals bridges and public facilities |
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Works Progress Administration |
Employed almost anyone in any job to eliminate the dole |
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Agricultural adjustment act |
Offered benefits to farmers who plowed cotton and slaughtered pigs |
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Social security act |
Instituted old age pensions and unemployment benefits |
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Tennessee valley authority |
Undertook an expensive project to build dams along the Tennessee river |
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Federal deposit insurance corporation |
Invited American bank depositors |
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National industry recovery act |
Attempted to organize guidelines for industries to increase enjoyment and maintain wages |
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National recovery administration |
The agency that was designed to carry out the NIRA |
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National recovery administration |
The agency that was designed to carry out the NIRA |
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T/F The Conservatives criticized the massive cost, increased government regulation, and lack of recovery of Franklins plans |
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Huey Long |
Proposed a share our wealth scheme |
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Francis Townsend |
Proposed a government pension to those over 60 that was paid by a 2% increase in taxes |
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Francis Townsend |
Proposed a government pension to those over 60 that was paid by a 2% increase in taxes |
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Charles Coughlin |
Suggested that capitalism be replaced by Social Justice |
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Francis Townsend |
Proposed a government pension to those over 60 that was paid by a 2% increase in taxes |
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Charles Coughlin |
Suggested that capitalism be replaced by Social Justice |
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T/F The Democrats and the public favored Roosevelt’s court packing plan |
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Francis Townsend |
Proposed a government pension to those over 60 that was paid by a 2% increase in taxes |
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Charles Coughlin |
Suggested that capitalism be replaced by Social Justice |
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T/F The Democrats and the public favored Roosevelt’s court packing plan |
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Alfred Landon |
Republican candidate that faced Roosevelt in the reelection campaign |
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Francis Townsend |
Proposed a government pension to those over 60 that was paid by a 2% increase in taxes |
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Charles Coughlin |
Suggested that capitalism be replaced by Social Justice |
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T/F The Democrats and the public favored Roosevelt’s court packing plan |
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Alfred Landon |
Republican candidate that faced Roosevelt in the reelection campaign |
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Congress of industrial organizations |
Union that included unskilled workers |
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Francis Townsend |
Proposed a government pension to those over 60 that was paid by a 2% increase in taxes |
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Charles Coughlin |
Suggested that capitalism be replaced by Social Justice |
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T/F The Democrats and the public favored Roosevelt’s court packing plan |
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Alfred Landon |
Republican candidate that faced Roosevelt in the reelection campaign |
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Congress of industrial organizations |
Union that included unskilled workers |
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Huey Long |
Louisiana senator and former governor; “Share Our Wealth” scheme |
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Charles Townsend |
proposed a 2 percent national sales tax to pay a pension for the elderly |
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Charles Coughlin |
Roman Catholic priest who proposed to replace capitalism with “social justice” |
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Social Security Act |
old-age pensions and unemployment insurance |
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Tennessee Valley Authority |
projects to provide navigation, flood control, and cheap electricity |
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CCC |
land-improvement projects by young, unmarried men |
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Public Works Administration |
construction of bridges, courthouses, and schools |
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Works Progress Administration |
created all kinds of jobs, including in the arts |
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AAA |
subsidies to farmers
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AAA |
subsidies to farmers
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
protection of private money in banks
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Special Sessions of Congress, Bank Holiday |
Immediately after taking office, Franklin Roosevelt took two important steps. What were those steps? |
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Fireside Chats |
What informal talks did Roosevelt broadcast over the radio to inspire public confidence? |
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Fireside Chats |
What informal talks did Roosevelt broadcast over the radio to inspire public confidence? |
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Brain Trust |
What name was given to the group of advisors who helped Roosevelt formulate a plan to attempt to overcome the Depression? |
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Fireside Chats |
What informal talks did Roosevelt broadcast over the radio to inspire public confidence? |
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Brain Trust |
What name was given to the group of advisors who helped Roosevelt formulate a plan to attempt to overcome the Depression? |
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T/F New Deal programs brought a quick recovery from the Great Depression |
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TVA |
introduced government ownership and control of utilities |
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TVA |
introduced government ownership and control of utilities |
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T/F The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the National Industrial Recovery Act and the AAA |
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TVA |
introduced government ownership and control of utilities |
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T/F The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the National Industrial Recovery Act and the AAA |
