American History Chapter 14

Democratic presidential candidate in 1932

 It authorized up to $2billion for emergency financing for banksand other large businesses.

Authorized the government to pay a bonus to World War I veterans

Won the presidential election of 1928

An arrangement in which consumers buy now and pay later

As a result of the 1930 congressional elections, Republicans lost control of the House of Rep.

lowered mortgage rates for homeowners

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was too little too late & did not have a major impact.

European countries in the 1920s were struggling with?

 Buying stocks and bonds onthe chance of a quick profit, while ignoring the risks.

World War I Veterans and their families

stock market index. This measures the health of the stock market

Three times as many people were admitted to state mental hospitals during the Great Depression.

Unemployment rate in 1933 was?

 Cash payments or foodprovided by the government to the poor.

The one project that Hoover completed that was a success

President Hoover was opposed to any form of federal welfare or direct relief to the needy.

paying a small percentage of the stock's price as a down payment and borrowing the rest

Name one state in the Dust Bowl

Ran for president as a Democrat in 1928

The Hoover dam provides water for cities such as ____ and _____.

During the 1920s the minimum for a decent standard of living was?

established the highest protective tariff in U.S. History

President Hoover took an aggressive approach in trying to combat the Great Depression.

October 29, 1929. The day the stock market crashed