How did the new deal support labor organizations?

Guarantee workers right to unionize & bargain collectively

What did Hoover ask of business’s during the depression etc?

Not to cut wages nor lay workers off, no higher wages & no going strike

What was the new deal?

FDR’s plan for relief, recovery, & reform during Great Depression

how did the great depression effect people

suicide rates rose 30% 3x as many people were admitted to mental hospitals

On black Tuesday 10-29-1929 what happened?

The stock market crashed, causing panic, the start of the Great Depression

what were the causes/what happened during great depression

stock market crashes, economy plummeted, unemployment rose

What’s price support?

The maintenance of a price at a certain level through gov intervention

Why were motion pictures important during the depression?

They offered both realistic stories and escapist entertainment for coping

They offered free or low cost food & bread

Law to raise crop prices by paying farmers to leave certain amount of their land unplanted

Agriculture adjustment act (AAA)

giving of money or food by the gov directly to needy people

buying stock on margin is

paying only a small amount/percent of the price & borrowing the rest

What were the civilian conservation corps or what did they do?

They put young jobless men to work building roads, parks, & planting trees

What did the Indian reorganization act do?

Turned native Americans land over to individual tribes

What’s deficit’s spending

A goverment’s spending of more money than it receives in revenue

How did president Roosevelt address civil rights for African Americans?

Didn’t support federal anti-lynching law or end to poll taxes

What did the Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) do?

Provided jobs, electricity & flood control to one of the poorest regions

This was approved by congress, authorizing up to $2 billion for emergency financing for banks

Reconstruction finance cooperation (RFC)

what happened to the children during the Great Depression?

suffered from poor diets and inadequate diets

What was Hoover’s response to the Great Depression?

he could solve problems, the gov should promote more care for the poor

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1
How did the new deal support labor organizations?
Banning all labor unions to prevent strikes during depression
By replacing labor unions with federal work councils
All of the above
Guarantee workers right to unionize & bargain collectively
2
What did Hoover ask of business’s during the depression etc?
Not to higher any of the population
To raise their prices
Not to cut wages nor lay workers off, no higher wages & no going strike
To accept all workers, and raise wages
3
What was the new deal?
FDR’s trade agreement between the U.S, Canada, & Mexico
A military strategy used by the U.S. during WWI
FDR’s plan for relief, recovery, & reform during Great Depression
A peace treaty signed between the U.S and Native American tribes
4
how did the great depression effect people
every american family recieved generous cash subsidy from the gov
suicide rates rose 30% 3x as many people were admitted to mental hospitals
massive unemployment caused prices for all goods to drop nearly to zero
the economic challenges spurred citizens to invent modern convienaces
5
Old American industries had steel, coal, textile, railroad, farming/agriculture industry’s
False
True
6
On black Tuesday 10-29-1929 what happened?
The stock market crashed, causing panic, the start of the Great Depression
The banks gave out free loans to boost the economy
The government banned all stock trading to prevent inflation
Black Tuesday marked the official end of WWI
7
what were the causes/what happened during great depression
the economic crisis was characterized by rampant hyperinflation
stock market crashes, economy plummeted, unemployment rose
The U.S gov launched a universal job guarantee that nearly eliminated jobs
Stock market crash was a brief hiccup, the market rebounded immediately
8
A democratic candidate in 1929, career politician who had served four terms as governor of New York
Charles Coughlin
Mary McLeod Bethune
Herbert Hoover
Albert E. Smith
9
What’s price support?
The maintenance of a price at a certain level through gov intervention
When the gov lowers prices so that everyone can afford luxury goods
Setting prices based on how much people like a product on social media
Consumers get discounts on products during a sale
10
Why were motion pictures important during the depression?
Served as the main source of political news and government updates
They offered both realistic stories and escapist entertainment for coping
The movies kept everybody entertained
They were required by the government to keep people indoors during daytime
11
Soup kitchens
They offered free or low cost food & bread
They offered food bags for the poor
They provided jobs for unemployed people
They offered jobs and discounted food for the poor unemployed
12
designed to protect african farmers from foreign competetion countries responded by raising tariffs, worldtrade -40%
speculation
hawley-smoot tariff
new deal
wagner act
13
Law to raise crop prices by paying farmers to leave certain amount of their land unplanted
Agriculture adjustment act (AAA)
Shantytowns
Social security act
Wagner act
14
direct relief
housing starts helped direct relief happen
forcing the gov to lower prices for the less fortunuate
giving of money or food by the gov directly to needy people
Requiring money from rich people given to the less fortunuate
15
Reestablished collective bargaining rights, gave the federal gov power to protect union workers
New deal
Tennessee valley authority (TVA)
Wagner Act
Price support
16
What two new deal programs were ruled unconstitutional?
WPA
CCC & PWA
TVA
NIRA & AAA
17
prices for crops rose, after the war the demand for crops declined by 40% or more
great depression
hawley-smoot tariff
agriculture adjustment act
farming crisis
18
What gave Roosevelt advice on racial issues & provided African Americans with a voice (organized by McLeod Bethune)
Shantytowns
Black cabinet
Smoot Tarriff Act
New deal
19
buying stock on margin is
You dont pay interest when you buy stocks on margin
paying only a small amount/percent of the price & borrowing the rest
Using your own money to buy stocks
Buying on margin eliminates all financial risk
20
What were the civilian conservation corps or what did they do?
The ccc gave government loans to farmers for new equipment
They put young jobless men to work building roads, parks, & planting trees
A group of businessmen who worked to lower taxes on corporations
The ccc was a program that trained soldiers for WWII
21
What did the Indian reorganization act do?
Turned native Americans land over to individual tribes
Endedpolicy allotment & aimed to restore tribal self gov
Gave the Indian tribes more support
Granted the U.S citizenship only to native Americans who joined army
22
Plans made by FDR where professors, lawyers, & journalists got together to formulate policies alleviating depression
Speculation
Brain Trust
Direct relief
New Deal
23
What’s deficit’s spending
A goverment’s spending of more money than it receives in revenue
The government forcing raised wages
Goverment reducing taxes
The government reducing spending
24
How did president Roosevelt address civil rights for African Americans?
Passed a nationwide anti-lynching law &outlawed segregation
Abolished poll taxes and fully integrated the military during his term
Didn’t support federal anti-lynching law or end to poll taxes
Created equal job opportunities & eliminated racial discrimination
25
little towns consisting of shacks made from scrap materials
shantytowns
common sense
dont be dumb
i give up at this point
26
unemployment rate was?
3%-25%
3%-33%
25%-33%
33%-25%
27
A republic candidate in 1929, was the secretary of commerce under Harding and Coolidge. A mining engineer from Iowa
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
28
What did the Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) do?
Established a federal insurance corp that provided federal insurance
Raised crop prices in Tennessee by paying farmers to leave land unplanted
Provided jobs, electricity & flood control to one of the poorest regions
Put young unemployed men to work building roads &developing parks
29
This was approved by congress, authorizing up to $2 billion for emergency financing for banks
Social security act (SSA)
Banking system
Bonus army
Reconstruction finance cooperation (RFC)
30
what happened to the children during the Great Depression?
suffered from lonliness and boredom
suffered from poor diets and inadequate diets
Depression had little to no effect on children
suffered from high paying tech jobs from home to support their families
31
an involvement in risky business transactions in an effort to make a quick or large profit
speculation
direct relief
price supoprt
wagner act
32
drought over production of crops, & winds
boulder dam
shantytowns
dust bowel
agriculture adjustment act (AAA)
33
What was Hoover’s response to the Great Depression?
That the government corrupted everyone and they drug the depression out
That the goverment should shut down coorperations
he could solve problems, the gov should promote more care for the poor
That the government could solve all the problems
34
The main parts of the social security act (SSA) was?
All of the above.
Unemployment compensation
Aid to families with dependent children & the disabled (funded by taxes)
Old age insurance for retirees 65+
35
The bolder dam now known as Hoover dam provided jobs to the population
False
True

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