Banks were closed for four days to prevent depositors from causing them to go bankrupt.
What is the Bank Holiday?
100
According to Wilson, tariffs, banking, and trusts made up this.
What is the Triple Wall of Privilege?
100
This was originally used to bust up labor unions instead of Trusts.
What is Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
100
This was the name of the area in five states that was devastated by drought in the 1930's.
What is the Dust Bowl?
100
This was the name of a series of Radio Broadcasts made by Roosevelt to calm the nation during the Great Depression.
What are Fireside Chats?
200
Common before the stock market crash, this type of buying allowed an investor to purchase stock for little down payment with the full amount due in thirty days.
What is Margin Buying?
200
This act, signed by Wilson, provided loans at low interest rates to farmers.
What is Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916?
200
This tragedy led to many state reforms in order to make factories safer for workers and prevent the locking of exits.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
200
The intention of this act was to bring electricity to rural families.
What is the Rural Electrification Administration?
200
This Act allowed for collective bargaining of workers.
What is National Labor Relations Act?
300
The purpose of this act was to shut down insolvent banks and reorganize other banks in 1933.
What is the Emergency Banking Act of 1933?
300
This act did not allow for the sale of goods across state lines if the goods were made by any child under 14.
What is Child Labor Act?
300
This Act was made to strengthen laws meant to combat trusts?
What is Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914?
300
This act paid for grasses to be planted and wind breaks in rural areas.
What is the Soil Conservation Act?
300
The name of this period was a time when an unprecedented amount of legislation was passed by Congress and signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
What is the First 100 Days?
400
This Act paved the way for the formation of the FDIC in order to protect deposits of consumers who placed money in banks.
What is Glass-Steagall Act?
400
The reason behind this act was due to the fact that the money supply was two inflexible. It also set up a Federal Board to supervise banking.
What is Federal Reserve Act of 1914?
400
During this strike, Theodore Roosevelt threatened to send federal troops in to take over the industry as vital to the nation.
What is Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902?
400
This act paid farmers not to plant crops on parts of their land.
What is Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933?
400
This act specifically allowed for peaceful strikes, pickets, and boycotts.
What is Clayton Anti-Trust Act?
500
The purpose of this commission was to protect investors, issue licenses, and penalize fraud.
What is Securities and Exchange Commission?
500
W.E.B. DuBois started this movement with the intention of securing rights for African Americans.
What is the Niagara Movement?
500
This Supreme Court Case upheld a state law meant to protect the health of female workers.
What is Muller v. Oregon?
500
This organization made efforts to relocate farmers from submarginal farming areas under the Resettlement Administration.
What is the Farm Security Administration?
500
This act reduced interstate railway workers days to eight hours and specified over time pay for them as well.