investor groups bought/sold stock among themselves to run up price

Norris-LaGuardia Act affect on laborers

stengthened the power of laborers

1929 plan to reduce Germany's war debt

provided only temporary relief to Germany's economy

Why Coolidge did not run for re-election

President couln't be effective more than 8 years

Coolidge foreign policy

U.S. help countries - no military force

These had nicknmaes that included Hoover's name

things that demonstrated severe poverty

Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act Goal

protect agriculture/industry from foreign competition

photographed Dust Bowl refugees

Description of U.S. economy in 1929

wages low, more goods than people could buy

WWl veterans who wanted early payment

Role Religion played in 1928 election:

Smith was Catholic, Hoover benefited

Event that led to "this is no longer America" being written:

attacked on unarmed protesters by the Army

returned to country of one's citizenship

Reason for soap opera's name:

usually sponsored by detergent companies

Posed greatest danger to those living in Great Plains during Dust Bowl

migrating to California and living in squatter camps

Emergency Relief and Construction Act

funds to states to build public structures/create jobs

Why investors payed no attention to instability of stock prices

would lead to a large increase in stock prices

National Credit Corporation

private agency - buy failed banks assets

coordinate the efforts of volunteers helping unemployed

D.C. police superintendent response to Bonus Army:

provided food, medical care and supplies

How Great Depression affected European politics:

increase power for authoritarian leaders

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Trading pools:
bank accounts to speculate the market
investor groups bought/sold stock among themselves to run up price
teams of Federal Reserve agents
rooms were brokers bought stocks
2
Norris-LaGuardia Act affect on laborers
made it difficult to find employment
provided laborers with access to jobs
stengthened the power of laborers
gave workers more control
3
1929 plan to reduce Germany's war debt
helped Germany's economy flourish
helped Germany's economy stabilize
had little effect on Germany's economy
provided only temporary relief to Germany's economy
4
Screwball comedies name after
character from a radio program
fast-pace jazz music
skilled aviators
baseball pitch
5
A state not affected by the Dust Bowl
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Nevada
6
Comic book hero from the 25th century:
W.C. Fields
Dick Tracy
Buck Rogers
Lone Rogers
7
Nickname given to the stock market crash
Blue Thursday
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
Blue Tuesday
8
Where was the Dust Bowl?
Southwest
Great Plains
East Coast
Northwest
9
Why Coolidge did not run for re-election
President couln't be effective more than 8 years
was unpopular with farmers
Wanted Hoover to run
afraid the economy was weakening
10
Wrote Native Son
Benny Goodman
Richard Wright
Walker Evans
Al Smith
11
Coolidge foreign policy
U.S. help countries - no military force
only help countries in Europe
not help countries in need
help countries with force
12
Decrease in stock value on Black Tuesday
$16 million
$9 billion
$12 billion
$13 million
13
Benefited the most from Coolidge tax cuts
wealthy Americans
politicians
middle-class
farmers
14
Made possible for small investors to invest in the market
bank loans
declining stock prices
tax breaks
increased wages
15
These had nicknmaes that included Hoover's name
food provided for animals of farmers
things that demonstrated severe poverty
items given to unemployed
programs created by the president
16
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act Goal
help Germany with reparations
have Europeans purchase U.S. goods
protect agriculture/industry from foreign competition
encourage imports
17
Dorthea Lange
Farm Security Adminstration official
novelist who told the story of Okies
called black blizzards dust storms
photographed Dust Bowl refugees
18
Description of U.S. economy in 1929
wages high, supply of houses/cars - not meet demand
wages low, more goods than people could buy
wages high, production low
wages low, prouction of goods low
19
National Credit Corp and Reconstruction Finance Corp are similar:
both established to support business
both established to support business
both helped failing banks
both established loans to farmers
20
Ran against Hoover
Richard Wright
Williams Jennings Bryan
Al Smith
Walker Evans
21
Bonus Army
WWl veterans who protested income tax
WWl veterans who wanted early payment
WWl veterans who wanted jobs
WWl veterans who protested Hoover
22
Role Religion played in 1928 election:
Smith was Catholic, Hoover benefited
Charasmatic leader endoresed Hoover
both candidates were Protestant
Smith was Jewish
23
Event that led to "this is no longer America" being written:
failure of bill providing aid to umemployed
attacked on unarmed protesters by the Army
Democrates gaining majority in the House
passage of a bill to strengthen labor power
24
Hoovervilles
cities that voted for Hoover
small farming towns
shantytowns built by homeless
relief camps
25
Date of the stock market crash
October 29, 1930
October 29, 1929
Octoober 24, 1930
October 24, 1929
26
repatriation
returned to country of one's citizenship
paying a fine for immigrating
pledging loyatly to a new country
moving to a country where you have family
27
Reason for soap opera's name:
were popular with housewives
soapy meant sentimental
housewives would listen to them
usually sponsored by detergent companies
28
Photographer in the South
John Steinbeck
Richard Wright
Al Smith
Walker Evans
29
Tried to stabilize farm prices
Federal Farm Board
Bum Brigrade
Farm Security Administration
Mexican Repatriation Program
30
How Guthrie was able to capture plight of refugees
volunteered in migrant camps
interviewed refugees
He was an "Okie"
worked for Resettlement Adminstration
31
Turned Okies away at the border
Federal Farm Board
bum brigade
All of the above
Farm Security Administration
32
My Man Godfrey was a:
movie musical
screwball comedy
gangster movie
drama
33
Posed greatest danger to those living in Great Plains during Dust Bowl
remaining in their homes
migrating to California and living in squatter camps
retrieving livestock
farming the land
34
Percentage of people with no savings
70
80
60
50
35
Musician known for Big Band Swing
Al Smith
Benny Goodman
Louis Armstrong
John Steinbeck
36
Emergency Relief and Construction Act
money and homes to homeless
provided food and clothing to homeless
created new factories
funds to states to build public structures/create jobs
37
Why investors payed no attention to instability of stock prices
only affected a few companies
changes in stock prices were small
would lead to a large increase in stock prices
saw as a warning not to own stocks
38
National Credit Corporation
private agency - buy failed banks assets
private agency - invested in technology
federal agency - provided loans
federal agency - rebuld farms
39
Led to increased productivity in automobile industry:
increased demand for cars
new machinery/assembly line
less competition
more experienced workers
40
POUR
coordinate the efforts of volunteers helping unemployed
connect unemployed to employers
provide food and clothing
create federal jobs
41
Discrimantory term used to describe people moving west during Dust Bowl
migrants
margins
Okies
trading pools
42
Pecent of people at or below the poverty level
80
40
70
50
43
GNP following Black Tuesday
did not change
changed a little
fell - $88 - $76 billion
fell - $76 - $9 billion
44
All goods and services produced in a nation
TVA
GNP
CCC
GOP
45
Mussolini philosophy
communism
facism
socialism
republicanism
46
Federal Reserve took this approach to banks in 1930:
did not intervene
closed banks
loaned money
created a system of banking insurance
47
Musician who wrote "Goodnight Irene"?
Woody Guthrie
Lead Belly
Pete Seeger
Benny Goodman
48
Now Let Us Praise Famous Men
John Dos Passos
James Agee
John Steinbeck
Richard Wright
49
D.C. police superintendent response to Bonus Army:
used tear gas
provided food, medical care and supplies
offered them $100,000
arrested everyone
50
What happened to customers' savings when banks failed?
received their savings from a larger bank
lost nothing
lost all of their money
petioned bank to get their money
51
How Great Depression affected European politics:
led to a decline in U.S. influence
increased support for European leaders
more Europeans embrace socialism
increase power for authoritarian leaders
52
Why did Japan occupy Manchuria?
discourage trade among other nations
increase agricultural lands
expand empire/raw materials
all of the above
53
Wrote the Grapes of Wrath
Richard Wright
Dorthea Lange
Walker Evans
John Steinbeck
54
Revenue Act of 1932:
funded jobs
provided farmers with better prices
decreased Americans' ability to support business
subsidized the cost of housing
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Buying on Margin
buy/sell stocks to affect their price
buy stocks on credit
buy/sell stocks same day
buy undervalued stock

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