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19 Cards in this Set
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Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932 pushing what
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the new deal
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closed all banks for one week (a bank holiday) so they could be examined
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The Emergency Banking Act
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insures depositers money
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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regulates the stock markets
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the securities and exchange commission
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lowering production levels of farmers by forcing them to leave land uncultivated
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
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The supreme court declared the agricultural adjustment act unconstitutional because it set production quotas that were unconstitutional
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Butler vs. the U.S.
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re appealing the 18th amendment
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21st amendment making alcohol legal
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National Industrial Recovery Act (NRA)
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1. allowed price fixing
2. set a minimum wage and max working hours |
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the NRA was declared unconstitutional because the NRA regulated companies not involved in interstate commerce
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Schechter Poultry Company vs. the US
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Congress established this to bring electricity and flood control to the depressed TN Valley
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TVA TN Valley Authority
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The government was facing terrible unemployment numbers. In 1932, it was...
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25%
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Direct relief to the unemployed
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1. Civilian conservation core
2. public works administration 3. work progress administration hired authors to write about the depression and artists to take pics of depression 4. national housing act |
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During the 1930s, only one industry did well
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movies (golden age of hollywood)
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Who pushed the "share the wealth" program promising every person car, radio, college education, house, and 2000 year
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Henry Long
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An old age pension fund for those over 65
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The Social Security Act
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Court Packing Plan
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Roosevelt suggested adding more justices to the supreme court to keep his programs from being declared unconstitutional
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What did WWII end?
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the depression
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What did Hitler write while in prison
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"Mein Kompf" or "my struggle" telling his plans/ideas for the Jews and Versailles treaty
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Who invaded Northeast China
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Japan
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