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Hoovers economic philosophy emphasizing minimal government interference
What is Rugged Individualism?
This environmental region was most affect by the Dust Bowl
What is the Great Plains?
This is the primary factor that ultimately ended the Great Depression
What is World War 2?
There are this many inches in a foot
The act of rushing to withdraw deposits from the bank due to fear of its collapse
What is a bank run?
Shantytowns built by homeless Americans during the Great Depression
What are Hoovervilles?
This farming practice destroyed prairie grasslands and contributed to the Dust Bowl
What is dryland farming?
This term identifies FDR's practice of speaking directly to Americans via radio to explain policies and calm fears
What are fireside chats?
This actor plays iron man in the avengers movies
Who is Robert Downey Jr?
What are agricultural goods?
This high protective tariff, signed during Hoover's presidency, worsened international trade during the Great Depression
What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff act?
The New Deal purchased this from struggling farmers for up to 16 dollars a head
What is livestock?
This New Deal program provides retirement benefits, unemployment insurance, and disability coverage
What is the Social Security Act?
The NBA team called the "Nuggets" are from this American city
What is Denver?
This imbalance left 50% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck and 1% of Americans thriving
What is the unequal distribution of wealth?
This program under Hoover aims to stabilize farm prices but ultimately failed due to insufficient support
What is the Agricultural Marketing Act?
These pests devastated crops during the Dust Bowl, leading to community-organized "drives" to eliminate them
What are Jackrabbits?
This type of program aims to help people cope with the depression
What is a relief program?
A bakers dozen typically represents what number?
What is 13?
The economic practice of buying stock on credit, leading to financial collapse when the market crashed
Hoover's financial strategy that aimed to helped banks and businesses stay afloat but angered struggling Americans
What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
This government agency encouraged farmers to use land management techniques to restore soil health
What is the Soil Conservation Service?
This New Deal agency still protects bank deposits in the United States
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
This common herb tastes like soap to some eaters
What is cilantro?