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33 Cards in this Set
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Was the market crash a major cause of the depression?
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No, a symptom.
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Talk bout the market crash
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unemployment started to soar, the stock market died, because so much money was lent out. people couldn't pay it back
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What are the two major causes of the great depression?
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-Banking Crisis, Overproduction, etc.
-Buying off credit didn't work out |
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What is the downward spiral?
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Could buy what factories made, lost jobs, less money to make purchases, no sales, factories closed. layoffs forced bankruptcy
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What did the bonus army do
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world was 1 went to washington, caped in city along patomic river, senator rejectded their demand, many left, 2,000 stayed,hoover sent in army with tanks to clear them out. hoover lost the little support he had
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when did the bonus army happen
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1930's
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when did the dust bowl happen??
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1930's
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what was the cause of the dustbowl
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poor farming practices
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what was the impact of the dustbowl
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uprooted families, choked people and animals, stores closed, farmland ruined
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what did people have to become because of the dust bowl??
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migrant workersss
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what technique did hoover use??
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the trickle down one
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who did hoover want to help out first?
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big bussiness. the guy at the top
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did hoovers stuff work
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nope
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what was fdr's technique to solving the depression
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he helped the poor with the three r's
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what were the 3 r's?
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relief to poor and unemploed
recovery of bussiness reform of the system |
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what was fdr's braintrust?
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a set of college proffesors who were experts and they advised him
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what did fdr believe in
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strong central govt.
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whats a bank holiday and who used it?
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fdr. banks closed for 8 days durin the year
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what act did fdr pass
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emergency banking relief act
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what were the things fdr that calmed americans
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fireside chats on the radio.
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how did fdr pay for everythin
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defecit spending (using more money than you got)
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what is the new deal
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new programs to help!
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why was it the new DEAL
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the game is over, get a fresh hand for everyone
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what was the nra
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system that kept wages and prices high.and didnt hire kidz
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gross national product-up or down
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went downnnn
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consumer spending went up or down
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downnn
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unemployment rate? up or down
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it increased, dawg.
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what gave money o farmers not to grow certain crops and whats this called
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration-Subsidy
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Supreme Court? how many judges then, now, and what did fdr wanna do
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9 judges then, and now. fdr wanted 6 more to have 15 so the majority would vote with him, but that was a mistake mannn
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Laissez Fare?
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that the govt. should have little to do with bussiness. (FREE ENTERPRISE!!!)
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Whats that thinggggg that fdr passed that said bissines had to negotiate with labor unions
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the wagner act
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the act that increased income teaxes on the rich??
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revenue actt!
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and STUDY THOSE PROGRAMS!!!!
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done done done
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