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Great Depression EOC
US History STAAR EOC - Great Depression Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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FRANKLIN D. ROOSELVE’TS SCHEME TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES TO PASS HIS NEW DEAL LEGISLATION WAS CALLED THE: ____________ SCHEME. | Court Packing |
THE _____________ IS A NEW DEAL PROGRAM THAT PROTECTS BANK DEPOSITS AND PERSONAL SAVINGS IN BANKS UP TO $250,000. | FDIC |
THE ______ WAS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PASSED TO LIMIT PRESIDENTIAL TERMS AFTER FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT’S FOUR TERMS IN PRESIDENCY. | 22nd Amendment |
THE DUST BOWL WAS CAUSED BY A SERIES OF _______ AND POOR FARMING PRACTICES. | Droughts |
THE DUST BOWL PRIMARILY AFFECTED FARMERS LIVING IN THE _______. | Great Plains |
AFTER ROOSEVELT PASSED THE NEW DEAL, PEOPLE COULD RELY MORE ON THE ______ AND IT ASSUMED A PRINCIPLE ROLE IN PROTECTING PEOPLE’S ECONOMIC STABILITY. | Government |
DURING ROOSEVELT’S PRESIDENCY, A CRITICISM WAS THAT THE ___________ EXPANDED IN POWER (I.E.; COURT PACKING). | Executive Branch |
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT’S PLAN TO PROVIDE JOBS AND FIX AMERICA’S ECONOMY WAS CALLED THE __________. | New Deal |
THE NEW DEAL PROGRAM THAT OFFERED ASSITANCE TO THE ELDERLY, DISABLED, AND UNEMPLOYED AND PROVIDED GOVERNMENT ADMINISTERED BENEFITS WAS THE ________________. | Social Security Act |
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT’S COURT PACKING SCHEME WAS AN EFFORT TO REORGANIZE THE __________________. | Supreme Court |
THE MEXICAN REPATRIATION SENT NEARLY 500,000 MEXICAN-AMERICAS BACK TO MEXICO DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION because Americans wanted to _____________ for jobs. | Reduce competition |
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s way of reassuring the public via the radio were called _________. | Fireside Chats |
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) helped people obtain affordable ________ which made it easier to buy a house. | mortgages |
The stock market crashed on October 29, _______________. | 1929 |
A characteristic of the 1930’s was standing in breadlines due to widespread ______. | business failures |
Herbert Hoover was generally disliked because he believed in a ________ (hands off) approach to government. | Laissez Faire |
The New Deal program that provided jobs and improved the regional standard of living was the _____. | Tennessee Valley Authority |
The ___ tariff was signed by Herbert hoover and decreased international trade (one of the causes of the great depression). | Haweley-Smoot |
The three causes of the great depression were a decline in trade, bank failure, and over________ in the stock market. | speculation |
The New Deal program that was designed to watch over the stock market and prevent another crash was the ___________ | Securities and Exchange Commission |