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9 Cards in this Set
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21st Amendment
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ending prohibition
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Dust Bowl
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*drought and dust storms that took place in the Great Plains
*farmers were forced to migrate to California to work on farms as laborers |
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Election of 1932
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*everyone deserted Hoover and voted against the Republican policies
*FDR won by a huge margin-7million popular votes |
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Treatment of minorities
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*NRA permitted lower wages for women's work
*No person of color received a job at professional level |
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Crash of 1929
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*Stock market closed on October 23
*bankers pooled money to buy stocks to stop the panic *On October 29, Black Tuesday, 16.4million shares were sold *Overall losses- $30 billion |
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Economy of 1920's(early to mid 20s)
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*time of prosperity
*social and political developements *new developements in communications and transportation |
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Effects of crash
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*people lost their jobs and were put out on the streets
*banks closed because people were unable to pay off loans and many were withdrawing all the money they could *US was unable to help other nations pay off war debts |
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Causes of Crash
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*people getting loans for things they couldnt afford
*Rederal Reserve system had cut intrest fates to spur economic growth *money was unevenly distributed *industry produced more goods than consumers wanted or could afford |
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Hoovers economic plan
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increase wages for workers
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