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33 Cards in this Set
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When was the stock market boom?
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February 1928
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What was the stock market boom?
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stock prices began a steady rise that conintued for a year and a half
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When was black tuesday?
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Autumn 1929
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What was black tuesday?
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the day that the great bull market began to fall apart and there were alarming declines in stock prices
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When did all efforts to save the market fail?
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October 29
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What began their presidency in March 1929?
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Herbert Hoover
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What were the 4 main causes of the constitution?
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Lack of diversification
-prosperity depended excessively on basic industries and those industries began to decline. Maldistribution of wealth -demand was not keeping up with supply Declining exports -European demand for American goods began to decline Unstable international debt -when war came to an end all European nations owed U.S. large sums of money. |
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What was Hoover's first response to the Depression?
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to attempt to restore public confidence in the economy to to use government spending as a tool for fighting the depression.
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When did the "dust bowl" begin?
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1930s
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What was the "dust bowl"?
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a large area of the nation began to experience a drought that continued for a decade.
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Who were the "okies"?
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hundreds of thousands of families traveled from the “dust bowl” to California and other states
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What was life like for african americans during the great depression?
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more unemployment, homelessness, malnutrition, and disease then they had in the past
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When did the Scottsboro Case take place?
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March 1931
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What was the Scottsboro Case?
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9 black teenagers were taken off a freight train and accused of rape by two white women however evidence showed otherwise
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What was the result of the Scottsboro Case?
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originally all the boys were sentenced to death however Supreme Court overturned the convictions and all of them eventually gained their freedom
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What did the American Communist Party do?
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it organized the unemployed in the early 1930s
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What was the goal of the NAACP?
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-to win a position for blacks within the labor movement
-to help break down racial barriers |
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Who supervised the Communist Party?
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the Soviet Union
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What did the Japanese American Citizens League work for?
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it worked for laws protecting racial and ethnic minorities from discrimination
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When was the Japanese American Citizens League established
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1930
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What was women's role during the great depression?
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they began to work outside of the home because their families needed the money
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What party was eliminated during the depression?
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the National Women's Party
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Name 3 writers involved in depression literature.
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Erskine Caldwell, Richard Wright, and John Steinback
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What impact did the radio have on the people during the depression?
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provided Americans with their first direst access to public events, news, and sports
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Who organized the Southern Tennant Farmers Union?
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H. L. Mitchell
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What did the Southern Tennant Farmers Union attempt to create?
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a biracial coalition of sharecroppers, tenant farmers, and others to demand economical reform
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Which president proposed the Agricultural Marketing Act?
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Herbert Hoover
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What established the first major government program to help farmers maintain prices?
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the Agricultural Marketing Act
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What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
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to provide federal loans to troubled banks, railroads, and other businesses
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Who was involved in the Farmers Holiday Association?
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unhappy farm owners
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What was the Farmers Holiday Association?
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A stike that endorsed the withholding of farm products from the market.
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Was the Farmers Holiday Association a success or a failure?
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a failure.
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Who won the 1932 election?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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