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Great Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the date of the Stock market Crash? | -Tuesday, October 29,1929 |
| What years did President Hoover hold office? | -1929-1933 |
| Describe what a Hoovervilles is? | -Shack or shanty towns built during the Great Depression by the homeless. |
| Why did they name things after president Hoover such as hoovervilles, hoover blankets, hoover flags and hoover leather? | - President Hoover's popularity decreased and was widely blamed for the Great Depression. |
| What was the Hawley Smoot Tariff? | -Increased taxes on imported foreign goods. |
| How did the Hawley Smoot Tariff affect the economy? | -European countries placed tariffs on American goods, destroyed trade with foreign nations, making the depression even worse. |
| When was the Hoover dam built, what was the original name and what state was it built in? | -Started construction around 1931, Boulder Dam, built in Nevada. |
| Describe the "Dust Bowl" and how it affected the economy? Was it man made or natural or both and describe how come? | -The Dust Bowl was an area that was hit with or severe drought. Man made because farmers started to abandon soil conservation, leading to severe soil erosion. |
| What is the bonus army? | -Thousands of WW1 veterans/supporters marched to Washington D.C. to demand the early payment of bonuses . |
| How many terms did Roosevelt hold office for? | -4 Terms |
| What is the Brain Trust? | -A group of university professors that Roosevelt relied on to help him create the policies for his New Deal vision. |
| What are the 3 R's for FDR's new deal? And describe them. | -Relief for people out of work, Recovery for businesses, Reform of the American Economy. |
| What month was FDR sworn in? What month are presidents sworn in now? | Sworn in March. Current presidents are sworn in in January. |
| What Is the fireside chat? What was their purpose? | -Radio addresses/talks that FDR used to reassure American people that everything would be okay. |
| What is the FDIC and what did it do? | -Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. They insured bank deposits up to $2,500 (later increased to $5,000) If the bank failed, people wouldn't lose their deposited money up to the insured amount. |
| What was Executive order 6102? | -The FDR required people to turn in any gold coins, gold bullion, or gold certificates to the Federal Reserve |
| What is a lame duck? | -Ratified the 20th Amendment |
| What was the 20th amendment? | -Moved up the swearing in of a president from March to January. |
| What was the 21st amendment? | Repealed 18th amendment, ending prohibition. |
| Who did the AAA help? What was it? | -Help farmers -Paid Farmers to produce less and encouraged better farming techniques. |
| Who did the NRA help? What was it? | -Help For Industry - Created codes of fair competition, set standards for working hours, wages, prices, and limits of production. |
| Who did the PWA help? What was it? | -Help for the unemployed - Awarded monetary contracts to private companies who hired employees to complete the products. |
| What was the TVA? What did they do? | -Tennessee Valley Authority - created jobs in Tennessee. |
| What was the CCC? What did they do? | -Civilian Conservation Corps-provided jobs, shelter, clothing and food to men' working on environmental projects. |
| What was the SEC? What did they do? | -Securities Exchange Act of 1984 established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which regulates and oversees the market. |
| What was the Wagner Act? | -Helped unions grow stronger |
| What were the largest unions? | American Federal of labor ; Congress of Industrial Organization |
| What is the REA? What did they do? | -Provided loans to member-owned electric corporations. Served rural areas and provided electricity. |
| What was the SSA? What did they do? | -Social Security Act. An unemployment insurance program created pensions for retirees. |
| What is a Demagogue? | -Leaders who manipulate with half-truth and scare tactics. |
| Describe what court packing is and describe how it did or did not help FDR. | -Increase the number of Supreme Court Justices from 9 to 15. Did not help FDR, he faced significant backlash from Congress, the public, and some within his own party. Seen as a threat to the independence of the judiciary. |
| What was the minimum wage in 1938? | -$.40/hour |
| What 3 things did the fair Labor Standards Act do? | -created minimum work wage ($.40 hour) maximum work week (40 hours); placed child labor restricted on those under 16. |
| What was the unemployment rate in comparison to whites? | -Unemployment rate for African Americans was almost double of white. |
| What is the Black Cabinet? | -Roosevelt's unofficial group of advisors. Included Robert Weaver, William Hastie, and Mary McLeod Bethune. |
| What were women paid in comparison to men? | -Women were paid about half of what men were paid. |
| Who is Eleanor Roosevelt? | -FDR’s wife became a leader that pushed for women's rights and reforms. |
| Who is Frances Perkins? | -Became first female Cabinet member when FDR appointed her security of Labor. |
| Name at least 3 movies from the 1930's | - Wizard of Oz; King Kong; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. |
| What type of music was popular in this time period? | -Big bands and swing music. |
| In 1931 Japan took over who? | -Manchuria |
| What happened on December 12th 1937? | -Japan bombed USS Panay. |
| Describe what the good neighbor policy is. | -Roosevelt extended Wilson's policy of not interfering or intervening in domestic affairs in Latin America. |
| What was the Neutrality Act of 1935? | -Prohibited the exportation of weapons to belligerent (warring) nations. |
| Who invaded Ethiopia and what did the US do in response to it? | -Benito Mussolini invaded. The US banned weapon shipments to Italy. |
| What year did Adolf Hitler gain power in German | -1933 |
| Where were the 1936 summer olympics held? | -Berlin |
| When did WWiI begin in Europe and why? | -In 1939, Germany invaded Poland. |
| Describe the Neutrality act of 1937 | -Banned the sales of weapons and war materials to belligerent nations. |
| Describe the Neutrality act of 1939 | -Allowed nations at war to buy US Military supplies as long as they paid for them in cash and transported them on their ships. |
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