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17 Cards in this Set
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Who did the repiblicans nominate in the 1928 presedential election? |
Herbert Hoover |
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Who did the Democrats nominate in the 1928 presedential election? |
Al Smith |
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What was the main issue of the election of the 1928 election? |
Prohibition |
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Who represented rural, farm interests? |
Hoover |
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Who represented urban, business interests? |
Smith |
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Which candidate was catholic? |
Smith |
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What was a slogan Hoover used in the campaign? |
"Two cars in every garage" |
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Who won the election? |
Herbert Hoover |
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Hoover didn't believe that the government should be involved in what? |
The lives of people or regulating businesses |
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What did Hoover think the role of the government was? |
To help the the people to help themselves |
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What were securities? |
Bonds and stocks |
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Between 1925 & 1929 the stock exchange went from what amount to what amount? |
From $27 to $87 billion |
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What was the significance of September of 1929? |
The market began to waiver |
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What happened October 29th, 1929? |
The bottom of the market had fell. Approximately 16 million shares were sold, and the price of the shares had been cut in half |
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The amount of money that was lost was equal to what? |
The total wages of all Americans that year |
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How many Americans were involved in the stock market? |
1.5 million |
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Moratorium |
Holding something off |
