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Great Depression

The Great Depression

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Why was October 29, 1929, known as "Black Tuesday?" The stock market crashed
The neighborhoods homeless people began putting up shacks on unused public land? Shantytowns
What is the name given to the area in the Great Plains severely damaged by droughts and dust storms in the 1930s? Dust Bowl
What was FDR's policies for ending the Depression was known as? The New Deal
What were direct talks FDR held with the American people to let them know what he was trying to accomplish? "Fireside Chats"
What did the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) do? Regulated the stock market and prevented fraud
What was the goal of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)? Provided government insurance for bank deposits up to a certain amount
What did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) do? Employed single men for natural resource conservation
What New Deal program built hydroelectric plants/dams aimed at improving Southern states? Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
What was the government practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes in an attempt to boost the economy? Deficit Spending
What act from the New Deal required workers to pay a tax which provided a monthly stipend for retired people? The Social Security Act
What act prohibited the sale of weapons to warring nations and was meant to keep the US from forming alliances to bring the nation in to the war? Neutrality Act
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