US History - Quiz 31 (1930s) Flashcards
1
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the Great Humanitarian
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Herbert Hoover
2
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author of The Grapes of Wrath
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John Steinbeck
3
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proposed the New Deal
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
4
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an influential British economist
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John Maynard Keynes
5
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founded the Committee for Industrial Organizations
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John L. Lewis
6
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this date marked the stock market’s crash and the beginning of the Great Depression
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October 29, 1929
7
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this organization insured the money in all member bank accounts for up to $5,000 per account
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FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
8
Q
this amendment repealed Prohibition
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Twenty-first
9
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this government program worked to control flooding, conserve soil, and bring hydroelectric power to the mid-South
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TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
10
Q
this act created a government fund for the elderly and unemployed
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Social Security Act
