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16 Cards in this Set
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Civilian Conservation Corps |
People were put to work in maintaining the national parks |
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Social Security |
Provides an income (or money) for elderly and disabled workers |
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Public Works Administration/Works Progress Administration |
Put people to work on national infrastructure (I. E., roads, bridges, highways, etc.) |
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Tennessee Valley Authority |
Provided electricity to people in the Midwestern U.S. during the Depression |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
Peoples’ savings would be protected if bank accounts were lost |
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Aside from the stock market crashing, the Great Depression mainly started in 1929 because ——-. |
Too many people were taking out loans to buy stocks |
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A _____ is a long period of economic downturn. |
Depression |
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A ______ is a short period of economic downturn. |
Recession |
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Overall, the U.S. was able to emerge as the strongest economy and country after WWI because ______. |
It was physically and economically undamaged |
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The popular form of music during the 1920s was _______. |
Jazz |
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Works of literature from _______ were very popular during the post-World War I years. |
The Harlem Renaissance |
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The following choices were strategies that women used to get the right to vote. |
Lobbying Protests and Demonstrations Petitioning |
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What is one strategy that women did NOT use to get the right to vote? |
Rationing |
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____ means the right to vote. |
Suffrage |
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The _____ Amendment gave women the right to vote in the U.S. |
19th |
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The popular invention of post-World War I period was ______. |
Radio |
