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what are colonias?
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Villages where Mexican Migrant workers lived.
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Sacco-Vanzetti Case.
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Proved that Americans were terrifed of the radical left. (Two Italians stole two cash boxes - electrocuted because of not necessarily guilt but political beliefs.)
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American Civil Liberties Union & John Scopes.
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Scopes was willing to go against the anti-evolution laws, the ACLU was backin' him up. Found guilty, exposed ridiculousness of radicals.
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Garvey & the Universal Negro Inprovement Association.
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Preached that Blacks should seperate themselves from the rest of society and return to Africa.
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Who did Hoover run against in the election of 1928?
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Republican Smith & Socialist Thomas.
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Who was Harding's Secretary of State?
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Hughes
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Who was Harding's Attorney General?
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Daughtrey. He was accused of peddling.
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Who was Harding's Veteran's Bureau head?
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Forbes. He stole funds from the Bureau.
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Who was Harding's Treasury Secretary?
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Mellon
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Who was Harding's Secretary of the Interior?
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Fall. Involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal.
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Who was Harding's Secretary of Commerce?
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Hoover.
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What was the Shepard-Towner Act?
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It provided funds for prenatal and day care centers in rural areas to be staffed with public health care nurses.
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Who dealt with the Mexican oil-fields ordeal?
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Morrow.
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Who was Harding's Secretary of Agriculture?
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Wallace.
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What was the Flood Control Act?
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It provided ca$h moneyz for levee buildin along the Mississippi.
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What were the Forney-McCumber & Smoot-Hawley Tarriffs?
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They raised tarriffs to an all time high. (40% & 60%)
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What was the Naval Arms Conference?
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The US, Japan, GB, Italy and France agreed to set ship-ratios and halt ship production for ten years.
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What was the McNary-Haugen Bill?
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The government was going to buy surplus crops and sell the abroad. It was vetoed twice.
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What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
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Daughtrey accepted bribes for granting oil leases near Teapot Dome.
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What day did the Stock Market Crash?
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October 24, 1929. "Black Thursday".
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What was the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)?
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Made loans to major banks and insurance companies. The govz also gave it $$ to grant state/local governments for job-creating public-works programs.
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What was the Farmers' Holiday Association?
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Farmers tried to force prices up by withholding grain & livestock from the market.
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What was FDR's "brain trust"?
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A circle of advisers - Tugwell & Berle. Advocated federal economic planning.
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Who was Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor?
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Francis Perkins. The first woman cabinet member.
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Who was Roosevelt's Interior Secretary?
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Ickes.
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Who was Roosevelt's Secretary of Agriculture?
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Wallace.
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Who was Roosevelt's Treasury Secretary?
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Morganthau
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What was the Bank Holiday?
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Roosevelt made all banks close. Prompted the Emergency Banking Act. Later prompted the creation of the FDIC.
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What was the Home Owner's Loan Corporation (HOLC)?
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Helped city-dwellers refinanace mortagages.
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What was the Farm Credit Administration?
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Provided loans to rural Americans to meet their farm payments.
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What were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
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Combined work relief with enviromental programs.
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What was the Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)?
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Provided $500 million for state and local relief agencies. Led by Harry Hopkins.
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What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
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Producers of major agricultural commidities recieved subsidies in return for cutting production. The Agricultual Adjustment Administration led the program.
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What was the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)?
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Set aside $3.3 billion for heavy-duty public works programs. Ickes ran the Public Works Administration (PWA) which ran this program.
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The NIRA also set up another new agency, the National Recovery Administration (NRA). What was it?
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Brought together business leaders to set up codes of fair competition. Led by Johnson.
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What was the Federal Securities Act?
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Required corporations to inform the Federal Trade Commission of all its financial information. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforced this law.
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What, aside from electricity, did the TVA do for the Tennessee Valley?
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Promoted flood control, water recreation, erosion prevention, jobs. Led by Lilienthal.
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Why was the NRA deemed unconstitutional?
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It gave the prezz too much power, regulated commerce within the states.
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What was the Civil Works Administration (CWA)?
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Led by Hopkins. Providied jobs for one winter on public-works projects.
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What was the American Liberty League?
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A conservative anti-Rosey group.
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Who was Coughlin?
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Led the National Union of Social Justice. Was anti-Rosey.
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Who was Townsend?
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Proposed that the government pay $200 to all over the age of 60 if they would retire and spend it all.
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Who was Huey Long?
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Led the "Share-Our-Wealth" Idea. 100% tax on all incomes over $1 million.
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How long did the first New Deal last?
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1933-1935
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What was the major difference between the New Deals?
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The first focused on business, the second on people.
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What was the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act?
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Set aside $5 billion for the poor.
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What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
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Led by Hopkins. Gave people jobs.
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What was Keynesism?
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Deficit spending.
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What was the Resettlement Administration?
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Led by Tugwell. Made loans to tenant farmers to help them buy their own land.
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What was the Rural Electrification Administration?
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Gave loans to utiliy companies to extend electricity.
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What replaced the AAA when it was deemed unconstitutional?
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Soil-converstaion Act.
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What was the National Labor Relations Act?
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Guaranteed bargainning rights, permitted closed shops, and outlawed union-discrimination. Also called the Wagner Act.
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What was the Banking Act?
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Strengthened the Federal Reserve Board's control over the nation's financial system.
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What was the Public Utilities Holding Company Act?
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Restricted gas & electric companies to one geographic region.
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What was the Wealth Tax Act?
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Incomes over $5 million were taxed 75%.
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What was the Social Security Act?
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Allowed workers to pay for their pensions.
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What was the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934?
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Restricted grazing on public lands that had contributed to the Dust Bowl problem.
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What was the National Planning Board (later the National Resources Planning Board)?
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Led by Ickes. Facilitated state & regional management of natural resources.
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What was the American Indian Defense Association?
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Led by Collier. Pressed for reform of the assimilation practices of the daiz.
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What was the Indian Reorganization Act?
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Halted the sale of tribal lands & enabled tribes to regain title to unallocated lands.
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What was the Farm Tenancy Act?
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Created the Farm Security Administration (FSA), which replaced the Resettlement Administration. Bypassed the poorest farmers because of the credit risks.
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What was the Housing Act?
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Gave $500 million for slum clearance and public housing.
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What was the Fair Labor Standards Act?
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Banned child labor & set a minimum wage with a maximum work week of 40 hours.
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What was the Hatch Act?
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Forbid federal employees from participating in electoral campaigns.
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What was the Indian Reorganization Act?
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Halted the sale of tribal lands & enabled tribes to regain title to unallocated lands.
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What was the Farm Tenancy Act?
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Created the Farm Security Administration (FSA), which replaced the Resettlement Administration. Bypassed the poorest farmers because of the credit risks.
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What was the Housing Act?
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Gave $500 million for slum clearance and public housing.
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What was the Fair Labor Standards Act?
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Banned child labor & set a minimum wage with a maximum work week of 40 hours.
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What was the Hatch Act?
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Forbid federal employees from participating in electoral campaigns.
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