Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
signs of a weakening economy in the 1920s
|
rural banks failing
|
|
|
a drop in the Dow Jones in Oct. 1929 caused investors to do what?
|
sell stocks
|
|
|
a major cause of the Great Depression
|
uneven wealth distribution
|
|
|
why did the collapse of the US economy hurt European economies?
|
we stopped investing in Germany
|
|
|
result of wage cuts and unemployment in the early 1930s
|
lead to the construction of Hooverville
|
|
|
one of the Depression's effects on African Americans and women
|
lost jobs to white men
|
|
|
the scottsboro case
|
institutional racism
|
|
|
how did the depression affect American's belief in the democratic process?
|
kept their faith in the democratic process
|
|
|
after the crash of 1929, why was rapid economic recovery impossible?
|
other parts of the economy was weak
|
|
|
how did Pres. Hoover respond to the crisis?
|
he didn't do much and didn't provide relief
|
|
|
how did American's view the role of the Federal government after the crash of 1929?
|
government does share responsibilities on peoples' welfare
|
|
|
FDR's reaction to 2nd bonus march on washington
|
welcomed and didn't pay
|
|
|
New Deal agency created to help American business
|
National Industrial Recovery Act
|
|
|
Supreme courts reaction to the establishment of the NRA
|
deemed it unconstitutional because it gave president law making power
|
|
|
one major failure of the New Deal programs
|
racism-lynchings and discrimination practices
|
|
|
election of 1936- what groups were against FDR?
|
business leaders
|
|
|
political left's criticism of the New Deal
|
didn't go far enough
|
|
|
court-packing reforms & FDR
|
disappointed in him
|
|
|
the most important legacy of the New Deal
|
more power to the president
|
|
|
how did Eleanor defy tradition as the First lady?
|
actively promoted the new deal
|
|
|
who opposed the establishment of the securities and exchange commission?
|
business leaders
|
|
|
criticisms of the new deal by socialists and progressives
|
didn't go far enough
|
|
|
social security reforms ended discrimination against what group of people?
|
the poor
|
