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UShist 7.1
Quiz practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Herbert Hoover | President elected in 1928, blamed for the Great Depression |
| Douglas MacArthur | General in charge of the troops that pushed the Bonus Army out of Washington D.C. |
| Government action | Hoover did not use much of this to respond to the depression. |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Elected president in 1932, promising Americans a New Deal |
| Veterans of WWI | Went to Washington to seek early payment--the Bonus Army |
| Great Depression | stock market crash of 1929 started this: |
| speculation | buying stock for short-term gain |
| credit | people bought goods without paying immediately, and acquired debt. |