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Depressioncards
Great Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| British economist who believed that the government could pull the economy out of a depression by increasing government spending, thus creating jobs and increasing consumer buying power | John Maynard Keynes |
| Advanced the Old Age Revolving Pension Plan, which proposed that every retired person over 60 receive a pension o $200 a month | Francis Townshend |
| Originally formed by leaders within the AFL who wanted to expand its principles to include workers in mass production industries | CIO |
| Created to insure long-term, low-interest mortgages for home construction and repair | Federal Housing Authority |
| Created the Share the Wealth Society calling for the confiscation of all fortunes over $5 million | Huey Long |
| Religious broadcaster who promoted inflationary currency and anti-Semitism | Charles Coughlin |
| Famous novel about Okies migrating from the Dust Bowl to California in the midst of the Depression | The Grapes of Wrath |
| First woman cabinet member | Frances Perkins |
| Led the United Mine Workers of America | John L. Lewis |
| Created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and outlawed banks investing in the stock market | Glass-Steagall banking Reform Act |
| Restored tribal ownership of lands, recognized tribal constitutions and government, and provided loans for economic development | Indian Reorganization Act |