The Great Depression Flashcards

1
Q

Hoover was afraid to unban

A

False

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2
Q

Roosevelts trust came from up with programs to solve depression

A

False

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3
Q

People welcomed government relief

A

False

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4
Q

Family moved where in dust bowl

A

West

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5
Q

Women were forced to be heroes

A

True

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6
Q

Eisenhower forced MacAruthor

A

False

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7
Q

Cause of Great Depression

A

Easy credit

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8
Q

Illustrate depression of people

A

Suicide rate

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9
Q

Income rate

A

Half

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10
Q

Hoover reelection

A

Indirect handouts

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11
Q

Impact of depression was evident in

A

FDR carried most states

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12
Q

Hovers policy was

A

Private and charities

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13
Q

Real cause of depression

A

All of the above

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14
Q

FDR meant he would

A

D

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15
Q

FDR was

A

Compassionate and optimistic

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16
Q

Which true of bonus army

A

Failed to get bill passed cause of uneven distribution of wealth ; less purchasing power

17
Q

What didn’t happen in 1929 - 1932

A

Public welfare brought some relief

18
Q

In fireside check Roosevelt explained

A

Heavy demands for cash

19
Q

First woman to be in cabinet

A

Francis Perkins

20
Q

Hoover asked owners to cut this before wages

A

Profits

21
Q

Collection of shacks called

A

Hoovervilles

22
Q

Reconstruct finance Corp gave $

A

For banks to stay open

23
Q

Home loan act prevented

A

Foreclosure

24
Q

People left jobs sell

A

Anything

25
Q

Unequal distribution help bring

A

Decure in purchasing power

26
Q

Hoover refused to

A

Give federal aid

27
Q

Supported rose because

A

Hoover failed

28
Q

Last man standing club

A

Stood out the dustbowl

29
Q

Concept of wealth on paper

A

Amount of stocks owned

30
Q

Fed farm board created by

A

Agriculture marketing act

31
Q

Soil conservationslist

A

Hugh Bennett

32
Q

Between 1929-32 economic conditions downfall?

A

Wealthiest 1% earned same amount as bottom 42%

  • More than 60% of families had yearly income of less than 2000$ a year
  • paycheck a could be up to 30% less than predepression
  • 1932 African American unemployment was @ 50%
  • credit dependency
33
Q

Explain concept of buying on margin and how it helped caused Great Depression

A

Buying on Margin

  • buying stocks w/ smart amount and block advances
  • people kept on spending money that they didn’t have in order to lose/get money
34
Q

Describe Presidental election of 1932

A

Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover

  • FDR-no specific programs, tried to appear to everyone (Hoover)
  • Hoover unable to stop the depression, people didn’t believe in him, FDR won
35
Q

7 causes of depression

A

Agriculture, uneven distribution wealth, International trade, credit, technological unemployment,

36
Q

What was the bonus army that was routed from Washington DC

A

Bonus Expeditionary Force

37
Q

Hoover blankets were newspapers

A

True