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The Great Depression and the new Deal

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Black Tuesday Panic selling on October 29, 1929 that nearly 13,000,000 stocks and shares were sold on wall street.
"Hoover blankets" newspapers as blankets
"Hoovervilles" Shanty towns
"Hoover flags" Pant pockets that had been turned inside out.
Pump-priming Invest money through taxes.
FDR Franklin D. Roosevelt. Democrat. 4 times elected in 16 years. First year of last term dies from polyo. Makes new Deal, navy. Gov of New York.
Eleanor Roosevelt most prominent first lady and 2nd cousins with FDR. Civil rights activist.
Brain trust close advisors to FDR fighting to end the Great depression. (College professors, economists, etc)
New Deal Series of programs by Franklin D. Roosevelt as response to the great depression between 1933 and 1936 to end it.
"Forgotten man" Anybody who suffered during the Great Depression.
Fireside chats Series of thirty evening radio addresses given by United States president Franklin D Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944.
Mary Mccleod Bethune African American woman given advisor positiion
20th Amendment Establishes the beginning andending of the terms of the enacted federal offices. It also deals with scenarios in which there is no president elected. Nov-Jan. The twentieth Amendment ratified on January 23, 1933.
21st Amendment repealed 18th Amendment which had mandated nationwide prohibition on december 5, 1933.
"Subsidited Scarcity" Gov paid farmes not to farm.
Dust Bowl period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian paririe 1930 to 1936.
Court-Packig fail attempt by FDR to control the Supreme court by increasing the number of judges
John Maynard Keyne Heavy gov spending to stimulate the economy.
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