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history-chapter 15

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shanty towns built by the homeless during the Great Depression hooverville
October 29, 1929 Black Tuesday
periods in which the economy grows, then contracts business cycle
repeal of Prohibition Twenty-first Amendment
1930 import tax, the highest in history Hawley-Smoot tariff
The ___ is a period in which the economy grows, then contracts. business cycle
Information about stock prices is reflected in the ___. Dow Jones Industrial Average
During the Depression, homeless people set up___. Hooverville
The ____, ratified in 1933, repealed the ban on alcoholic beverages twenty-first amendments
In 1930, Congress passed the ____ to protect domestic industries from foreign imports. Hawley-Smoot tariff
Throughout most of the 1920s, Americans were generally... confident that business would bring continued prosperity
four signs the economy was weakening uneven distribution of wealth, overproduction, stock market speculation and buying on credit
What did people do when the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in late October 1929? investors raced to get their money out of the stock market
A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as Dust Bowl
During the Depression, what happened to many African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans? they lost their jobs to white laborers
In 1933, the Twenty-first amendment brought an end to... Prohibition
How would you describe the economy in the 1920s? stock prices rose and the economy appeared healthy
What was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment of the 1930s? Hoovervilles sprang up in the nation's cities
During the Depression, how were African Americans treated? they experienced worsening conditions and discrimination on the job and relief programs
A fundamental disagreement between the candidates in the 1932 presidential election concerned whether or not the federal government should try to fix people's problems
In the fall of 1929, a wave of panic selling gripped the stock market as a result of... a sudden fall in stock prices
not long after Black Tuesday, the stock market crash was affecting... millions of Americans, many of whom had never owned stocks
the crash led to... unemployment for millions of workers
After the crash, thousands of banks closed, because they... could not return depositors money
The collapse of the American economic system led to... a world wide depression
One of the underlying causes of the Great Depression was the United States's unstable economy
During the Depression, wage cuts and unemployment eventually affected all levels of society
Those hit the hardest by the Depression were low-paid laborers
the rise in homelessness mainly resulted from laid off workers losing their homes
many farms were auctioned off when farmers... could not pay their mortgages
Which activity would the "Depression generation" avoid? buying expensive items on credit
What did some people agree to do when a foreclosed farm was auctioned? keep bids low
What was one dramatic symbol of hope during the Depression? Empire State Building
International trade slowed down as a result of... the Hawley-Smoot tariff
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation aimed to provide government credit to banks
Roosevelt easily won the 1932 election by promising... a New Deal for Americans
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