Who was the President when the stock market crashed?
Herbert Hoover
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What were the effects of the Great Depression?
Banks closed, unemployment increased, businesses went bankrupt, worldwide depression
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What is the first part of Roosevelt's presidency called because he created so many agencies in such a short amount of time?
The Hundred Days
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What was the agency that paid farmers to not plant part of their land to lower production in an effort to raise crop prices to help increase farmers' incomes?
Agricultural Adjustment Association (AAA)
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Who was the Catholic priest that was against the New Deal because he did not think it was radical enough. He wanted a guarenteed national income and the nationalization of banks.
Charles Coughlin
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What are the two main reasons that the stock market crashed?
Speculation and buying stocks on margin (credit)
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What were Roosevelt's reassuring radio talk shows that provided hope that the Great Depression would end called?
Fireside chats
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What was the program that provided jobs for young men ages 18-25 to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees, and helping with erosion-control and flood-control?
Civil Conservation Corps. (CCC)
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Who was the senator who did not like the New Deal because he did not think it was radical enough. He created "Share-Our-Wealth" clubs. He thought that there should be a limit on how large people's fortunes can become. He wanted everyone to have a house, and income, and a free college education.
Huey Long
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What is the day that the stock market crashed called?
Black Tuesday
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Why was Herbert Hoover not reelected as President in the election of 1932?
The people blamed Hoover for the Great Depression
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What did many people call the programs that FDR created because so many of them had alphabetical acronym abbreviations?
Alphabet Agencies
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What was the agency that created as many jobs as quickly as possible in construction, garment making, teaching, and the arts?
The Works Progress Administration
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What was Roosevelt's wife's name? She worked hard to improve child welafare, reform housing, and establish equal rights for women and minorities.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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What are the main causes of the Great Depression?
Overproduction and excessive use of credit
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Who was elected in the election of 1932? What political party was he from?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)-Democratic Party
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What was the agency that protected people's money in the bank up to $5,000?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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What was the agency that was formed to hear the testimonies and cases of unfair labor treatment throughotu the country?
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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What was the alliance of diverse groups-including Southern whites, African Americans, and unionized workers-who supported the policies of the Democratic Party in the 1930s and 1940s. They all supported Roosevelt and his plan to fix the economy.
The New Deal Coalition
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What is a tax on imports called?
Tariff
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What was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's plan to fix the Great Depression, fix the economy, and help the needy called?
The New Deal
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What was the program that was created to monitor the stock market and enforce laws regulating the sale of stocks and bonds?
The Securities and Exchange Commission
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What was the law that provided money to retirees, the unemployed, people with disabilities, and families with dependent children?
Social Security Act
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What was the largest impact of the New Deal?
It increased the power the federal government had over the economy.