Ch. 12 Vocab

Question 1

a set of programs passed in 1935 to fight the Great Depression

Accepted Answer

Second New Deal

Question 2

thousands of veterans streamed into Washington in 1932 wanting bonuses that they never received

Accepted Answer

Bonus Army

Question 3

first lady who actively worked for social reform

Accepted Answer

Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 4

government-funded projects to build public resources such as roads and dams

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public works projects

Question 5

from 1929-1941, the U.S. economy was in severe decline and millions of citizens were unemployed

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Great Depression

Question 6

the president people blamed for their suffering during the depression

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover

Question 7

to pay a small part of a stock's price and then borrow money to pay for the rest

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buying on margin

Question 8

a person who favors government action to bring about social and economic reform

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liberal

Question 9

a labor organization that broke away from the AFL in 1938

Accepted Answer

Congress of Industrial Organizations

Question 10

the area of dust-damaged farms across a 150,000-square-mile region during the early 1920s

Accepted Answer

Dust Bowl

Question 11

the plunge in stock market prices

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Crash of 1929

Question 12

buying and selling of a stock in the hope of making a quick profit

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speculation

Question 13

a person who favors fewer government controls and more individual freedom in economic matters

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conservative

Question 14

1925 law that requires workers and employers to pay $ into a fund for pensions upon retirement

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Social Security Act

Question 15

from March 9 to mid-June 1933, when FDR sent Congress many new bills

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Hundred Days

Question 16

a name given to October 29, 1929, when stock prices fell sharply

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Black Tuesday

Question 17

FDR's programs to fight the Great Depression

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New Deal

Question 18

the name of FDR's radio broadcasts in which he explained his policies

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fireside chats

Question 19

agency that watches the stock market; insures fair practices for trading stocks

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Question 20

to use borrowed money to fund government programs

Accepted Answer

deficit spending

Question 21

the president who proposed a "New Deal"

Accepted Answer

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 22

a strike in which workers remain idle inside the plant or factory

Accepted Answer

sit-down strike

Questions 22