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Study Guide - CH 10
Quarter 2
Question | Answer |
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Hawley Smoot Tariff | Raised the price of goods purchased from other countries. |
Tennessee Valley Authority accomplishments | Aimed to promote dams along Tennessee and other rivers. |
Causes of Dust Bowl | Farmers used new technology, as tractors and disc plows, to clear millions of sod. The grass held soil in place, drought struck through and crops died. |
Works Progress Administration | Provided paying work to 2 million people, it help the country build airports, public buildings, bridges, and roads. |
Bonus Army | Jobless veterans demanding their bounces. |
Civilian Conservation Corps | Employed, workers toiled on projects that helped the public. |
Federal Emergency Relief Administration | An aid to people in need. |
Buying on margin | Borrowing money to purchase a stock. |
Huey Long | Had a plan to tax the rich, use that money to give every American a home and $2,500 a year. |
Mary McLeod Bethune | She worked for the right to educate African Americans. |
Reconstruction Finance Corporation | Lent money to businesses. Provided funds for the state and local programs. |
When was Roosevelt first elected president? | 1932 |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Insures deposits; examines and supervises financial institutions for safety, soundness, and consumer protection. |
Frances Perkins | Secretary of labor. |
Dust Bowl migrations | African Americans moved to northern cities. Natives got help from the "Indian New Deal" Latinos were forced to move back where they came from, etc. |
Frances Townsend's demands | Monthly pension (a sum pay/paid) for retired/elderly people. |
How did the Great Depression change the role of women? | It drove woman into the workforce. It also increased demands on woman at home. |
What did the Indian organization do? | It helped restore Native Americans cultures damaged by past government actions. |