The Great Depression Flashcards

1
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Hoover was afraid to unban

A

False

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2
Q

Roosevelts trust came from up with programs to solve depression

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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

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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

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

25
Unequal distribution help bring
Decure in purchasing power
26
Hoover refused to
Give federal aid
27
Supported rose because
Hoover failed
28
Last man standing club
Stood out the dustbowl
29
Concept of wealth on paper
Amount of stocks owned
30
Fed farm board created by
Agriculture marketing act
31
Soil conservationslist
Hugh Bennett
32
Between 1929-32 economic conditions downfall?
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
Explain concept of buying on margin and how it helped caused Great Depression
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
Describe Presidental election of 1932
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
7 causes of depression
Agriculture, uneven distribution wealth, International trade, credit, technological unemployment,
36
What was the bonus army that was routed from Washington DC
Bonus Expeditionary Force
37
Hoover blankets were newspapers
True