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The Great Depression & the New Deal
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A success of the New Deal for African Americans
Schools were integrated in the south
More educated people gained government positions
Civil rights act was passed
Anti-lynching law was passed
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Republicans believed that relief should come not from the federal government, but from
Friends & family
Private charities & community organizations
Poorhouses
Churches
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Provided deposit insurance to American banks
FDIC
AAA
FHA
SEC
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A weakness of the banking industry of the 1920s
Banks held fictitous reserves
Banks investigated loan applicants
Banks were often robbed by people like Bonnie & Clyde
Banks were open 6 days a week
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What did the Second New Deal focus on?
Banking relief
Recovery
Social & economic reforms
Farming
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Guaranteed employees the right to unionize and collectively bargain with employers
Public Works Administration
National Labor Relations Board
National Recovery Administration
Works Progress Administration
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The economy of the Roaring 20s was
A Depression
A Recession
An Expansionary period
A contractionary period
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The promise of steady farmwork drew many Dust Bowl refugees (Oakies) to
North Dakota
California
Nevada
Arkansas
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The election of 1932 was
A landslide victory for FDR
A narrow victory for FDR
A successful third party campaign for Huey Long
A landslide victory for Hoover
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---------- rates fell because of the cost & the expense of maintaining separate homes
Divorce
Marriage
Death
Birth
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Which American workers suffered the greatest loss in wages in the Great Depression?
Factory workers
Teachers
Farmers
Bankers
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Insured mortgage loans up to 80% of a home's value
Works Progress Administration
National Recovery Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Housing Administration
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Rural rehabilitation efforts to improve the lifestyle of very poor landowning farmers
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Farm Security Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
National Recovery Administration
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Created to protect investors form fraud and unfair sales practices on the stock market
Works Progress Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Recovery Administration
Securities & Exchange Commission
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Many Americans delayed ------ during the Great Depression, which contributed to the low birth rate
Marriage
Divorce
Dating
Courting
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Believed the economy would stabilize itself without government interference
Moderates
Conservatives
Radicals
Liberals
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-------- were pressured to leave the workforce to open jobs for family men
Women
Minorities
Single men
The elderly
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Which of the following was NOT an effect of the New Deal?
Ending the Great Depression
Attracting new groups of voters to the Democratic party
Laid foundations for the welfare state
Expanding the power of the federal government
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Name for October 29, 1929 (the day the stock market crashed)
Black Tuesday
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Tuesday
Black Thursday
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Goal was to bring labor, industry, & govt. together to create codes of fair practices & set prices
Agricultural Adjustment Act
National Recovery Administration
National Labor Relations Board
Farm Security Administration
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Most likely to be let go when a company has to lay off workers (3 correct)
Male breadwinners
Minority workers
Very young workers
Elderly workers
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New Deal programs like CCC & WPA provided relief by
Distributing food
Providing pensions
Giving loans
Creating jobs
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Provided work & education for young women & men ages 16-25
National Recovery Administration
National Youth Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Farm Security Administration
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What happened to the birth rate during the Great Depression?
Rose dramatically
Fell dramatically
Stagnated
Fell slightly
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Stock market is heating up, economy is expanding
Bull market
Bear market
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A right-wing criticism of the New Deal
Created too many agencies, used too much money
Expanded the role of the federal government too much
Didn't provide enough money & aid to the poor
Focused too much on helping banks & businesses
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Believed government's role was to protect the people from unrestricted businesses
Radicals
Moderates
Liberals
Conservatives
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Provided work for young men on environmental projects
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Farm Security Administration
Securities & Exchange Commission
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Famous American who's son was kidnapped & murdered in the 1930s
Cary Grant
Howard Hughes
Charlie Chaplin
Charles Lindberg
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Designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses
Farm Security Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Labor Relations Board
Agricultural Adjustment Act
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While divorce rates dropped, --------------- rates increased during the Great Depression
Desertion
Defection
Death
Marriage
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FDR signed a record number of bills into law during the ---------, a standard to measure presidential achievements now
First Thirty Days
First Fifty Days
First Year
First Hundred Days
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Stock market is slowing, economy is contracting
Bear market
Bull market
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After WWI ended, large food markets in Europe disappeared, leading to a decade of
Underproduction
High tariffs
Hunger
Underconsumption
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How the gov. uses tax revenue & gov. spending to influence the economy
Budget considerations
Fiscal policy
Monetary policy
Financial planning
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New Deal program created to provide retirement & disability benefits
National Labor Relations Board
Social Security Act
Securities & Exchange Commission
Civilian Conservation Corps
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Provided navigation, flood control, electricity generation and more to the Tennessee Valley area
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
National Recovery Administration
Works Progress Administration
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During the Great Depression, schools (2 correct)
Provided clothing to homeless children
Became overcrowded after 20,000 closures
Operated 7 days a week to provide safety to students
Lost students to the workforce
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The primary cause of the Dust Bowl
Dam building
Floods
Drought
Crop rotation
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Protest led by Walter Waters in 1932 to accelerate payments to WWI vets
The Bonus Navy
The Bonus Brigade
The Bonus Army
The Bonus Platoon
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Shanty-towns that homeless Americans built out of cardboard and tarpaper
Oakievilles
Franklinvilles
Hobovilles
Hoovervilles
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Main reason why banks failed in the 1930s
High interest rates discouraged people from taking out loans
People refused to use credit to purchase goods
People usually spent money isntead of saving in a bank
People lost trust in banks & tried to withdraw money
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NOT a cause of the Great Depression
Buying stocks on margin
Banks were vulnerable to bank runs
Banks held fictitious funds
Prohibition
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Large-scale public works projects, like dams, bridges, hospitals, schools
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
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In August 1929 the economy began slowing & heading toward (2 correct)
Contraction
Recovery
Peak
Recession
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Success for Native Americans in the New Deal (2 correct)
Boarding schools replaced by public schools on reservation
Second New Deal lifted Native Americans out of poverty
Second New Deal created new jobs for Native Americans
Tribes allowed to create own tribal government
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Believed sweeping changes were necessary to help the nation, even including getting rid of capitalism
Liberals
Moderates
Conservatives
Radicals
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Congress passed the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, which contributed to the Great Depression by
Kept interest rates low to increase borrowing
Implementing a high discount rate
Favoring global trade over local trade
Increased taxes on imported goods, leading to a trade war
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Created jobs building infrastructure like parks and roads, airports and housing
Works Progress Administration
Public Works Administration
National Labor Relations Board
National Recovery Administration
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A Recession that lasts more than 3 years
Trough
Depression
Slump
Bear market
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NOT a goal of the New Deal
Restructuring
Relief
Recovery
Reform
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What did the First New Deal focus on?
Economic Reforms
Social reforms
Recovery
Farming
