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Because many of the New Deal laws were referred by their initials they were called the ..
Great Society Laws
Civilian Conservation Corp
Alphabet Soup Laws
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Activity in image caused financial ruin and loss of Americans faith in financial institutions
bank runs
laissez faire
soup kitchens
3
Government attitude about regulating businesses. Helped contribute to the Stock Market Crash
laissez faire
tariff
renaissance
4
Poor farming practice & drought caused farms to fail and many were forced to move to Cali
Farm Bowl
Dust Bowl
Super Bowl
Cereal Bowl
5
He served as President during the Great Depression and World II, serving 4 terms
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
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This New Deal program was a 'safety net' to help those in need and the disabled
Federal Deposit Insurance
Buying on Margin
Social Security
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FDR used this to reassure the public the government was working to help them
twitter
fakebook
television
fireside chats
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To gain power over the Supreme Court, FDR wanted to add 6 new justices, this was called
Court-packing scheme
Nominating Justices
the New Deal
9
Pres. FDR called his economic program the ___, it was to help those in need
Raw Deal
Fair Deal
Square Deal
New Deal
10
Risky method of borrowing a portion of money needed to invest in the stock market
buying on margin
debit card
laissez faire
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Places to live for the unemployed were called __ as a sign of disrespect for President Hoover
Barrios
Hoovervilles
Ghettoes
12
1930s that forced a half million Mexican-Americans to be sent back to Mexico because of jobs
Mexican Repatriation Act
The New Deal
Agricultural Adjustment Act
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He served as President at the beginning of the Great Depression and was blamed for it
Herbert Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
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October 29, 1929
Pres. Kennedy assasinated
World War II begins
stock market crashed
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What longterm effect did the New Deal have on the USA
caused World War II to begin
permanently increased size of government
brought the USA out of the Great Depression
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Major cause of stock market crash was ability to easily get money to buy stock, this was called
buying on margin
social security payments
federal deposit insurance
17
Who or what does the sick man in the chair represent?
an ailing U.S. economy
a World War I veteran
the president of the U.S.
US President Hoover
18
The sick man in the chair represents USA's weak economy, how does FDR propose to cure him?
by having Congress add 6 more justices to Supreme Court
with New Deal laws like the CCC or WPA
by sending to a foreign country for treatment
19
The image shows an FDIC sticker. What was a result of the passage of this New Deal law?
gave checks to retired military soldiers
gave jobs to unemployed young men
restored depositors faith in the banks
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She became the 1st women to serve on a President's cabinet and pushed for Social Security
Frances Perkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
Dorthea Lange
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How does cartoon explain why people were against FDR's plan to add more judges to Supreme Court
It would give executive branch too much power
it would give judicial branch to much power
it would give legislative branch too much power
22
He wrote the book, "Grapes of Wrath" describing life for migrants leaving the Dust Bowl region
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
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Practice of buying an item in hope of reselling it quickly at a profit, not for personal use
speculation
resale
depression
laissez faire
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Mexican Repatriation Act forced half a million Mexicans to be sent home to Mexico, why?
WW II cause fear Mexicans would join with Germany
Lack of jobs caused Americans to now want them
Mexico passed law requiring its citizens to return to Mexico
25
Image shows a 'bank run' as depositors withdrew their money. How was faith restored in banks
Security and Exchange Commission
Social Security
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Alphabet Soup laws
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New Deal program to make sure stock market did not crash and to limit corruption
Social Security Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Southeastern Conference
Securities and Exchange Commission
27
The image shows the effects of the Dust Bowl, which was
not
a cause of this phenomenon?
constant high winds
poor farming practives
an extended drought
using rivers to irrigate orange groves
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The image shows a disaster caused by poor farming practices combined with a drought
Hurricane Katrina
The New Deal
The Dust Bowl
World War II