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The Great depression
Social Studies
Question | Answer |
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Who was the president when the stock market crashed in 1929 | Herbert Hoover |
name three states that suffered the effects of the Dust Bowl? | Kansas, Texas, Oklahama |
Which law was passed to help the retired and disabled? | Social Security Act |
What is the term for getting a loan to buy stocks. | Margin |
What was unique about the 1934 midterm election? | democrats gained in the house and senate but normally the party in power looses seats |
Describe life during the dust bowl? | -people boarded up windows - the cattle were sent to grassy plains -crops weren't growing - top soil was being blown away -cars were shutting down because of the dust -people moved to California. |
What did Roosevelt do to try to get around the supreme court? | He tried to add more justices to the supreme court. |
What did roosevelt do in order to print more money? | He forced people to sell their gold to the government |