provided electricity for rural areas

great depression Flashcards

1

Dust bowl forced sharecroppers to move in search of

breadlines
soup kitchens
farm work
government relief

2

Share-the-wealth was a plan from

Hoover
FDR
Huey Long
southern farmers

3

Buying stocks for a quick profit

investments
living on credit
profit taking
speculation

4

FDR's plan to help was

the Real Deal
Fair Deal
Square Deal
New Deal

5

The TVA

provided monetary aid for farmers
provided electricity for rural areas
hired men for conservation work
created lakes for fishing

6

FDR used the radio for his

fireside chats
state of the union address
war announcements
entertainment in the White House

7

Hawley Smoot increased

wealth
taxes
tariffs
crop failures

8

FDR was in conflict with the Supreme Court because

the wanted to limit his terms
they were too liberal
they were old and out of touch
they blocked some New Deal programs

9

In a bull market stock prices

fall
remain constant
drop quickly
rise

10

The WPA

insured bank deposits
created social security
set labor standards
built public buildings

11

Mary McLeod Bethune was part of the

first women to serve in the military
New deal program leader
early civil rights movement
Black Cabinet

12

The CCC

raised tariffs
provide money for schools
created jobs
created community colleges

13

The FDIC

produced dams for electricity
protected deposits in banks
limited the power of the Supreme Court
regulated banks

14

What got the US out of the depression?

the new Deal
FDR's death
WWI
WWII

15

Borrowing money to buy stock is known as

buying on margin
speculation
buying on credit
short buying

16

Black Tuesday refers to

day banks closed
dust bowl sand
Hoover resigned as president
day the stock market crashed

17

Hoovervilles were

southern cities
shantytowns
suburbs
breadline

great depression

Questions 17

great depression

Questions 17