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Great Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is pretty Boy Floyd | American bank robber and killed former cop Erv Kelly |
| Downfall of agriculture | over production after farmers came back from war |
| How many banks went bankrupt in 1925 | 25% |
| What is hooverville also known as | Shanky towns |
| FDIC | Federal deposit insurance corporation, Protects money(you'll get it back when put in a bank) |
| Arsenal Democracy- or Roosevelt recession | 1937-38 country was moving backwards again. People started hoarding things in fear of another depression. |
| What bails the country out of Roosevelt recession | WWII |
| What started WWII | Germany invading Poland |
| Highest unemployment rate in 1932 | 25% |
| Federal home loan bank act | Allowed people to refinance their loans so they didn't go bankrupt or lose their house |
| Man who leads march in D.C | Walter Waters |
| What stops the contract of Triborough Bridge | Edwin Moses calls FDR a cripple |
| President in office in Oct 1929 | Herbert hoover |
| What book is written by John Steinbeck | The Grapes if Wrath |
| Investors buying on margin | Paying % upfront then basically having a loan with interest every month until a certain date |
| FERA | Federal emergency release administration. Program for economic relief in emergency they give money to people who need it. |
| government Gave money directly to people in need | Direct relief |
| Tariff blamed for causing depression | hawley smooth tariff |
| Army Chief, one of highest ranked, lead marching troups | Douglass Mccarthy |
| Black blizzards | dust storms |
| Mayer of New York | LaGuardia |
| what was Hoover popular for | Hoover dam |
| Oct 29. 1929 | black tuesday, start of depression |
| main idea behind what contributes to gd | buying on credit, America living beyond their means, Speculation o their stock market |
| Agricultural adjustment act AAA | helped farmers by raising crop prices so they could profit on them |
| Famous movie in 1936 | Gone with the wind, staring Clark gable |
| Movie in 1939 where tornado swept up a girl | Wizard of oz |
| New deal program that put young boys to work | CCC(civilian conversation corps) boys kept $5 and parents got $20 |