Great Depression Flashcards

1
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Liberal

A

Democrat

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2
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conservative

A

small government, value tradition, personal freedom, Republicans

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3
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Hoovervilles

A

villages of shacks for the homeless named after the president Hoover

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4
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deflation

A

prices go down

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5
Q

credit

A

buy something now and pay later

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6
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dust bowl

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bunch of wind blowing dust on farms and houses it got destroyed so they had to move to the westside

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7
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farm subsidies

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government pays so farmers grow certain amout of crops

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8
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herbert hoover

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republican president (1929-1933) his conservative beliefs prevented him from allowing the government to invene

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9
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Franklin Roosevelt

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democrat who was elected 4 times he is rich, 15 bills in 100 days, propose the “New Deal” disable

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10
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the new deal

A

15 bills in 100 days to allow gov power to solve the economic crisis

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11
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the stock market crash of 1929

A

official start of the Great Depression

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12
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migrant

A

people moving from place to place in order to find work

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13
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scapegoat

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someone blamed for mistakes of others.

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