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Lesson 8 Matching Flashcards

0
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provided federal insurance for bank deposits

A

FDIC

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investments based on optimism and borrowed money rather than real collateral

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over-speculation

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a record 16.4 million shares of stock were traded, collapsing the stock market

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Black Tuesday

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3
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laborers quit work but do not leave the factory

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sit-down strike

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4
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farmers conspired to keep farm auction prices low

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penny auctions

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5
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ended prohibition in the United States

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21st Amendment

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WWI veterans who marched on Washington, D.C.

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Bonus Army

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7
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regulated rivers and generated electricity in rural areas

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TVA

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8
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highest import tax in the nation’s history

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Hawley-Smoot Tariff

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9
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severe drought in the central and southern plains states

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dust bowl

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10
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Created before the Social Security system

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American Liberty League

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In what other countries was economic and political turmoil occurring in the 1930’s?

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South Africa, Japan, Soviet Union, Germany

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Why did the United States Congress pass the Hawley-Smoot Tariff in 1930?

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to protect domestic industries in the U.S.

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13
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In 1931, Japan occupied the region of China known as

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Manchuria

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14
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When was the New Deal launched?

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1933

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15
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New Yorkers celebrated the construction of the ________ in 1931

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Empire State Building

16
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How did President Hoover react to the Bonus Army protestors in 1932?

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He authorized troops to remove the protestors

17
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Why did the people of the United States elect FDR in 1932

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They were hopeful about his New Deal

18
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Prohibition ended in

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1933

19
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How many years after the stock market crash in the United States did Adolf Hitler take power in Germany?

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4 years

20
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When did the Sino-Japanese War break out?

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1937

21
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When did Roosevelt attempt to pack the Supreme Court?

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1937

22
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In 1937, the United States economy

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collapsed into recession again

23
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What major Hollywood movie production entertained depression-era people?

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The Wizard of Oz

24
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In 1936, workers staged a sit-down strike in

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automobile plants in Michigan

25
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When was the Second New Deal launched?

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1935

26
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What two events signaled the trouble to come in the 1930’s?

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the annexation of Austria, the opening of the first concentration camps

27
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Who was Father Coughlin?

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a radio show host

28
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When was San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge created?

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1937

29
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What European country fought a civil war during the 1930’s?

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Spain

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