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the person who was president in 1928, before the stock market crash?
Herbert Hoover
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What are three goals of the New Deal?
Relief for the jobless, reform to prevent future depressions, economic recovery
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Allowing people to purchase stocks by paying only a fraction of the cost and borrowing the rest is called what?
Margin Buying
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What is the method in which FDR communicated with the American people?
Fireside Chats
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What is Ms. Ciric's favorite kind of music?
Country :)
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the group of veterans that protested a bonus, or extra payment for their services in WW1?
Bonus Army
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What is the program that protected bank depositer's money?
FDIC Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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What is a situation in which the supply of manufactured goods exceeds the demand?
Overproduction
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What are the ways in which movies and radio helped Americans during the Great Depression?
forget their problems or entertain them
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What makes Eleanor Roosevelt different from all the First Ladies in the past?
She didn't stay in the backgroud, she was an activist, she traveled around the world, fought for womens rights.
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the president's name who was in office during the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
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What is the program that provided jobs and electricity by building dams on the Tennessee River?
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
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What is the day called on October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashes?
Black Tuesday
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Who is a female actress who symbolized optimism in the face of trouble?
Shirley Temple
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What is the cause of the Dust Bowl?
period of drought, combined with modern farming methods that removed the layer of sod from the soil.
400
Who was the Commisioner of Indian Affairs?
John Collier
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What is it called when FDR tried to add justices who would support his programs?
Court Packing Plan or Pack the Court
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What is it called when someone fails to pay back loans
Default
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How did the Great Depression affect workers who did not lose their jobs?
Their incomes fell substantially.
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How did the Depression spread over seas?
Slowing trade, many counties that owed the U.S. money were not able to repay thier loans.
500
what is the novel that John Steinbeck wrote?
The Grapes of Wrath, a novel about the Great Depression.
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What is FDR's two priorities for economic recovery?
Industry and Agriculture
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What is the place where jobless people gathered and line up to get food?
Soup Kitchens or Bread Lines
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Why is it better for a president to talk directly to the people?
So the media will not change what is said, earning trust, more personable.
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What word means.. underlying foundation of which a community depends on such as roads, bridges, buildings..etc.
Infrastructure
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