Southeast Polk Mr. Fitzpatrick The Great Depression

Question 1

The stock market collapsed on October 29, 1929 which became known as _____________Tuesday.

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Black

Question 2

This occurs when a government borrows in order to spend more $ than it receives in revenue

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Deficit Spending

Question 3

All of the following were criticisms of the New Deal EXCEPT.....

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It put millions of unemployed people to work.

Question 4

A program that employed workers to build or repair bridges, parks, public building & roads

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WPA

Question 5

Special session of Congress where most of FDR's New Deal programs were passed

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100 days

Question 6

All of the following caused thousands of banks to fail EXCEPT

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prosperity

Question 7

Camps full of shacks built from cardboard boxes or scrap wood grew on the outskirts of cities

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Hoovervilles

Question 8

This New Deal program required farmers to cut production

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AAA

Question 9

The nation became locked in a downward ecomomic spiral, which became known as the

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Great Depression

Question 10

This program spent $4.2 billion on 34,000 projects like Hoover Dam & Triborough Bridge in NYC

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PWA

Question 11

Pres. who said, "The fundamental business of the country is on a sound and prosperous basis."

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Hoover

Question 12

Program that gave unmarried men ages form 18-25 putting nearly 3 million of them to work

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CCC

Question 13

In 1932 Hoover established this which loaned money to banks and businesses to help them operate

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RFC

Question 14

Won the election of 1932 in a landslide receiving 472 electoral votes to Hoover's 59.

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Roosevelt

Question 15

The continuing rise in stock prices is called a ............market

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Bull

Question 16

Group of WWI vets who marched on Washington, DC who demanded their pay

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bonus army

Question 17

FDR's group of experts made up of college professors, labor leaders, lawyers,and social workers

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Brain trust

Question 18

US Secretary of the Treasury suggested to Pres. Hoover that "a panic was not a bad thing."

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Andrew Mellon

Question 19

In 1934 which of the following groups most opposed Roosevelt's New Deal reforms?

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The Supreme Court

Question 20

Part of FDR's 2nd New Deal, this law created a pension plan for retired workers over age 65

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Social Security Act

Question 21

The continuing drop in stock prices is known as a .............market

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Bear

Question 22

Projects such as building hospitals, roads, and schools benefited the public and created jobs.

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public works

Question 23

Private organizations began providing ______ in the form of food, clothing, shelter and money.

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Relief

Question 24

In 1933 Congress authorized $500 million to distribute money directly to families. Name it.

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FERA

Question 25

Putting money in a high-risk investment with the hope of making a profit became known as

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Speculation

Question 26

Informal radio broadcast from the White House by FDR

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Fireside Chats

Question 27

New deal program created to protect bank accounts up to $5,000 per account

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FDIC

Question 28

President who said, "Private charity, not federal aid, was the "American way."

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Hoover

Question 29

In 1937 FDR stunned Congress with a bill to change the structure of the Supreme Court from 9 to

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15

Question 30

What is Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife's name?

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Eleanor

Question 31

This program created dams which controlled flooding, soil erosion, & made hydroelectric power

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TVA

Question 32

This program provided job training and part-time jobs to students

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NYA

Question 33

The soil dried out and was blown away by strong winds, turning parts of the Great Plains into a

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Dust Bowl

Question 34

FDR appointed many African American consultants to help him with the African American community

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Black Cabinet

Question 35

2nd New Deal program provided utility services to rural areas. By 1941 about 40% of farmers did

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REA

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