History Test (Great Depression)

Front 1

"New Era"

Back 1

buying without being able to pay back
mass production of consumer products by companies

Front 2

Economic Decline

Back 2

Bank collapses
GNP is down by 1/2
high unemployment rate

Front 3

causes of depression

Back 3

overproduction
uneven distribution of money
easy credit
high tarriff
international econmic problems
drought and dust bowl

Front 4

"riding the rails"

Back 4

illigally riding freight trains

Front 5

Miagrants

Back 5

farmers and workers

Front 6

Hawley Smoot tariff

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1930s
made economy worse
hurt trade

Front 7

reconstruction finance corp 1932

Back 7

gave loans to businesses and farms

Front 8

Bonus Army

Back 8

group of WWI veterans advocating for a bonus

Front 9

Election of 1932

Back 9

Hoover vs FDR
FDR wins

Front 10

20th ammendment

Back 10

redused "lame duck" period

Front 11

"brain trusts"

Back 11

francis perkins, rexford tugwell

Front 12

Relief

Back 12

short term immediate aid to people and businesses

Front 13

Recovery

Back 13

mid to long term progress towards restoring better conditions

Front 14

Reform

Back 14

mid to long term fixed problems within nations economy to avoid future crisis

Front 15

21st ammendment

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Beer-wine act
let beer and wine be sold with less alcohol content

Front 16

Glass-Steagall act

Back 16

separated commercial and investment banking
created federal deposit insurance corporation (FDIC)

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SEC

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Securitys and Exchange Commision

Front 18

HOLC

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Home Owners Loan Corporation

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FERA

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
provided immediate jobs and the only money handout program

Front 20

"boondoggleing"

Back 20

random useless work

Front 21

CCC

Back 21

Civilian Conservations Corps
Young men working on conservation projects

Front 22

AAA

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Agricultural Adjustment Act
Goal-make fair prices for farmers
paid farmers not to farm certain crops

Front 23

NIRA

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National Industrial Recovery Act
Created National Recovery Administration

Front 24

NRA

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National Recovery Administration
set wadges, prices, and working hours for many industries
FAILED

Front 25

"sick chicken"case

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poultry process

Front 26

TVA

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Tennessee Valley Authority
adressed the regions problems of poverty, flooding, lack of electricity and poor education.

Front 27

Dr Francis Townsend
(opposed new deal)

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proposed pension plan for elderly people
social security program did not work

Front 28

Father Charles Coughlin
(opposed new deal)

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Catholic Priest who wanted national government to take over the banks
anti-jew
anti-immigrant

Front 29

Huey long
(opposed new deal)

Back 29

senetor and govenor of LA
Share our wealth program
wanted power
FAILED

Front 30

The Second New Deal

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1935

Front 31

Wagner Act

Back 31

set up national labor relation board (NLRB) to mediate disputes between workers and business owners to avoid strikes
allowed collective bargaining

Front 32

Social Security Act

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Pension fun for elderly paid for by payroll taxes

Front 33

WPA

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Works Progress Administration
Jobs building public works and creating public artworks

Front 34

Surpreme court

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struck down several new deal programs including AAA, NRA

Front 35

Success of new deal

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1. dealt with worst-->good relief mesures
2. made good lasting changes to economy
3. did not fix completely

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Recession 1937

Back 36

GNP declines
raised taxes

Front 37

What got us out of the depression?
yyayayayayay we're done

Back 37

WWI

Front 38

power and size of government increased

Back 38

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