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great depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Causes of Great Depression | Over production,borrowing,uneven distribution of wealth, bank failure. |
| Effects of Great Depression | Bank failure, unemployment, homeless, struggling farmers, dustbowl, world wide depression. |
| Collapse of Banks | Stock market crashes, over 5,000 banks close wiping peoples accounts. |
| Bank Holiday | All banks were closed for 4 days, only banks with enough $ to meet depositors demands could reopen |
| 100 Days | March 9 to June 16, congress passed new 15 major laws |
| Dustbowl | - Spread from South Dakota to Texas, made worse by over grazing and over plowing |
| Civilian Conservation Corps | Employed single men 18-25, paid $1 per day. Planted trees, built bridges, dams, parks. 2 million. |
| Agricultural Adjustment Act | The government paid farmers to not grow certain crops. Government paid farmers to destroy surplus animals/crops |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | Remade the Tennessee Valley by building 49 dams and deepening rivers. New forests, hospitals, schools |