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38 Cards in this Set
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causes of the Great Depression:
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lack of diversity, lower purchasing power, overstretched credit, lack of trade, huge WWI debt
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Bonus Marchers
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were forced out of DC when they went ttere to try to get early bonuses
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What was the theme of most Hollywood movies?
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feel-good, happy ending
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Great Dust Bowl
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agricultural disaster of the '30s. Okies went to CA.
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FDR's policy to get us out of the Great Depression
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The New Deal
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Black Tuesday
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Oct 29, 1929 - the day the stock Market crashed
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The Marx Brothers
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wrote comedy movies
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Hoovervilles
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Shantytowns that formed during the Great Dep.
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famous book about the Dust Bowl and the Okies who went to CA
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Grapes of Wrath
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Hoover refused large __________
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government handouts
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Hoover's major project
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Hoover dam
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popular radio adventure shows
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Superman and Lone Ranger
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Glass-Steagall Act
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established FDIC to protect deposits up to $5000
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AAA
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set agricultural limits and subsidized to form parity in prices
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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national minimum wage, 40-hour work week, strict limits on child labor
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Dr. Francis Townsend
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he wanted all people 60+ to get a monthly government check
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FERA
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money to states for relief
(Federal Emergency Relief Act) headed by Harry Hopkins |
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Bank Holiday
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FDR closed all the banks and opened only stable ones afterward
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Jack Benny and George Burns
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comedy shows on the radio
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FDR's famous quote from 1932 inaugural speech:
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
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first full-length animated film
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Snow White by Disney
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term given when congress passed all of FDR's programs
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100 days/rubber stamp
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How much of the work force was unemployed?
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25%
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How much of the work force was underemployed?
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1/3
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The ________ regulated the stock market.
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SEC - Securities Exchange Commission
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Huey "Kingfish" Long
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he wanted to "share the wealth" at the expense of the wealthy
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National Recovery Act
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set codes for production, wages, and prices for businesses
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Who ruled against much of FDR's new deal?
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The Supreme Court
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__________ attacked the new deal because they thought it hurt free enterprise.
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American Liberty League lead by DuPonts
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CWA (Civil Works Administration)
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built roads, schools, and parks. overlapped with the CCC.
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Court Packing
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term given when FDR tried to change the supreme court
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WPA (works progress administration)
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renovated public buildings, airports, roads, etc.
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CCC (Civil conservation corps)
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planted trees, lakes, drain swamps
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Unions formed based on type of work. Union for unskilled labor was the __________.
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CIO
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Wagner Act
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employers could recognize and negociate with legitimate unions
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The 21st amendment repealed
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prohibition/ Volstead Act/ 18th amendment
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Jobs and cheap source of power in TN/ hydro-dams were built
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TVA
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1935 Social Security Act
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gave retirees $15 monthly starting in 1942
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