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Great Depression
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The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. In most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930's or early 1940's. It was the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression of the 20th century. It started with the fall in stock prices that began around September 4, 1929 and became worldwide news with the stock market crash of October 29, 1929.
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Black Tuesday
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The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 1929), also known as the Great Crash, and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States. The crash signaled the 12 - year depression that affected all Western industrialized countries.
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Dust Bowl
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This was a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian prairie lands from 1930 to 1936. The phenomenon was caused by severe drought coupled with decades of extensive farming without techniques to prevent erosion.
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Gross National Product
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The market value of all products and services produced in one year by labor and property supplied by the residents of a country.
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Herbert Hoover
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The 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). Hoover was a professional mining engineer and author. When the Wall Street Crash of 1929 struck less than right months after he took office, Hoover tried to combat the ensuing Great Depression with his volunteer efforts, none of which produced economic recovery during his term.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war.
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20th Amendment
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Establishes the beginning and ending of the terms of the elected federal offices and also deals with scenarios in which there is no President-elect. The Twentieth Amendment was ratified on January 23, 1933.
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New Deal
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A series of economic programs implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1936. These programs were in response to the Great Depression and dealt with what were the 3 R's: relief, recovery, and reform.
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Frances Perkins
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Fireside Charts
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FDIC
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Public Works Administration
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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Schechter v. U.S
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Securities Exchange Commission
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Second New Deal
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Works Progress Administration
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Wagner Act 1935
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Social Security Act 1935
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Huey Long
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John L. Lewis
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