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30 Cards in this Set
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Co-ordinator of the Belgian relief program in WWI. He claimed he had put a chicken in every pot."He wanted to end poverty in the U,S,
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Herbert Hoover
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More than 60% of all American families had incomes less than _____ a year. A.$10,000 B. $5,000 C $4,000 D. $2,000
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D. $2,000
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16 million shares of stock sold as as the stock market crashed
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Black Tuesday
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One of the highest tariffs (import tax) in U.S. History that kept foreign nations from selling their products in the U.S.
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Hawley-Smoot tariff
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The following factors caused the Great Depression A. bank failures B. Stock market Crash
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D. All of these
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According to John Maynard Keynes what caused the Great Depression?
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the lack of government interference in the economy
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The unemployment rate at the height of the Great Depression was a.50% B.40% C25% D10%
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c. 25%
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Make shift shanty towns where poor people lived who had lost their job were called
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Hoovervilles
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Dust Bowl refugees who lost their land and had to move
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Okies
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This involved efforts by the local, state, and federal government to encourage Mexicans to return home.
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repatriation
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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First lady with FDR - She traveled throughout the nation as FDR's eyes and years. She was much more liberal than him.
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NRA
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National Recovery Administration said FDR "most important legislation of New Deal" government controls of wages and price of goods
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PWA
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Public Works Administration
provided millions of jobs to rebuild America's infrastructure (bridges, dams, sewers, power-plants) |
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Huey Long
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Governor of Louisiana who was a critic of the New Deal
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Second New Deal
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FDR programs that addressed the needs of the poor, elderly, and unemployed . They were federal programs to 'promote the general welfare.'
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WPA
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Workers Progress Administration - (1935) 5 billion dollars to promote "general welfare". Harry Hopkins placed in charge. By 1943 8 million employed and 411 billion spent
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John Maynard Keynes
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British economist who argued that massive government programs put people to work and "primed the economic pump."
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pump priming
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using massive amounts of government money during bad economic times for jobs and other programs to end economic depressions/recessions
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Social Security Act
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a pension for people who retired, insurance for disabled workers, as well as benefits for the poor
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Wagner Act
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recognized the right of workers to join labor unions
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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established a minimum wage, a 44 hour maximum work week, and outlawed child labor
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
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also known as the CIO. Founder was John L. Lewis. The CIO targeted labor workers who earned less money and tended to be more ethnically diverse than the AFL
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sit-down strike
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A strike where workers refuse to leave their workplace until an agreement is signed. Most famous was in Flint, Michigan by the UAW.
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Black Cabinet
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unofficial advisers of FDR who were African-Americans. FDR did not always follow their advice.
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Mary McLeod Bethune
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a member of the Black Cabinet who beleived the New Deal opened many doors for African Americans
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welfare state
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a government that assumes responsibility for the welfare of those unable to take care of themselves
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How many terms was FDR elected president?
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4
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Before the New Deal most African-Americans voted for the _______ Party. After the New Deal most African-Americans voted for the _________ Party
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Republican
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FDR did not always follow the advice of the Black Cabinet because_________________
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he was afraid of losing the support of white Democrats who controlled southern states
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The _____________ increased the size and scope of federal government and caused a break from its traditional policy of___________
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New Deal
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