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When stocks are rising in value.
Bull market
Where did the money for the Social Security Act come from?
Taxes on workers
What area was mainly affected by the Dust Bowl?
Great Plains
What did many farmers lose during the Dust Bowl?
Their farms
Who wins the 1932 election?
FDR
What group of people did Charles Coughlin blame the depression on?
Jews
If Roosevelt's "court packing" had passed, justices over what age would have to retire?
70
What are the two ways farmers tried to prevent the dirt from blowing?
Planting grass and trees
What type of industry crisis did the stock market crash lead to?
Banking crisis
What did FDR's special session of Congress become known as?
100 Days
How many Supreme Court justices could Roosevelt have replaced if his "court packing" had passed?
6
What were the people who left Oklahoma and headed to California called?
Okies
When did Black Tuesday occur?
October 29, 1929
Insures people's bank deposits in the event the bank shuts down or loses all its money.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Workers would stay in the factory and not work in protest.
Sit-down strike
What group does Eleanor Roosevelt resign her membership in?
Daughters of the American Revolution
Taking out a loan to purchase stocks.
Buying on margin
In 1933, how many people were unemployed?
13 million
What program employed 8.5 million people?
Works Progress Administration