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10th U.S. History
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Over production | Farmers over produced |
| Over speculation | People bought stocks on margin |
| Black Tuesday | October 29,1929 stock market crashed |
| Under consumption | People bought less |
| Protective Tariffs | High tax on imports lessening the demand for US goods |
| Unequal distribution of wealth | More poor then rich |
| What were Hoovervilles and why were they called that? | Temporary buildings and were called Hoovervilles, because they blamed Hoover |
| What did the bonus army want?Did they get what they were after? | They wanted their veterans bonus and no |
| _____won the election in 1932, because the people blamed Hoover and the____for the Great Depression | Franklin D. Roosevelt; Republicans |
| FDR came into office with his domestic policy called | New Deal |
| What happened on FDR's first 100 days? | 15 New Deal bills were passed through Congress |
| New Deal programs or alphabet soup agencies-primarily focused on | Relief, reform, and recovery |
| CCC | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| AAA | Agriculture Adjustment Act |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| PWA | Public Works Administration |
| SSA | Social Security Act |
| Black Cabinet | Black advisors to FDR |
| Brain Trust | FDR's personal advisors from Columbia University |
| Fireside Chat | Gave people the feeling |
| Explain the Dust Bowl? | A drought and over plowing |
| Why did people go to the movies? | To forget about their struggles |
| Define the 18th and 21st amendment | Prohibition;repeal of prohibition |
| What was so ironic about overproduced crops? | So much hunger amidst of all the food |