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The 1930s was characterized by an extended
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economic depression
Civil Rights
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imperialism
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Intense drought and poor farming practices on the Great Plains created the
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Dust Bowl
Stock Market Crash
Bank Failures
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The 1930s was characterized by an extended
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Intense drought and poor farming practices on the Great Plains created the
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Many people lost their life savings because bank deposits were not
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Hoover failed to act quickly to address the depression because of his belief in
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The Great Depression caused many people to change their political preferences from Republican to
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was created to protect people who had
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The Securities and Exchange Commission was created to protect investors in the
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Stock speculation and buying on margin with borrowed money led to the
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Retired WW1 veterans marched on Washington demanding the pay of their retirement bonuses in the
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What man was blamed for his inaction in dealing with the challenges of the Great Depression?
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What president's New Deal passed more legislation in this first 100 days in office than most presidents?
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Roosevelt's team of incredibly brilliant and expert advisors were nicknamed the
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One constitutional strategy the Federal Government used to help farmers was to
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Conservatives who opposed the New Deal worried that the government was a threat to the
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What group of Americans were most impacted by the Dust Bowl?
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John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath about the plight of Okie farmers displaced by the
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The US Congress stopped Roosevelt's attempt to
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Since the New Deal, our government has taken on great responsibility to
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This New Deal program hired young single men to work in conservation efforts in our national forests
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New Deal program that built government dams to produce hydroelectric power along rivers
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This helped farmers cope with low prices and farm surpluses
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This protected bank consumers accounts up to a specific amount that was guaranteed by the government
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This hired construction workers to build public buildings like schools, libraries, roads, and court houses.
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SCOTUS declared this program unconstitutional because it attempted to set industry wide prices, quotas, and establish a minimum wage.
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This law allowed employees to form unions, use collective bargaining, and set up the National Relations Board
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What action directly led to economic instability in 1929?
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Which of the following indicated a growing need for relief programs in the 1930s.
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What tariff decreased US international trade in the 1930s?
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A decrease in global trade, overspeculation in the stock market, and bank failures all led to the
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What term is given to describe the temporary homeless camps of the 1930s?
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What group of Americans were driven out of the United States in the effort to reduce competition for jobs?
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What did people fear Roosevelt would become when he attempted to add 6 judges to the Supreme Court?
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What New Deal program provided jobs and improved regional standard of living by providing affordable electricity?
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Which opponent of the New Deal said that Roosevelt should taxi the richest Americans and "share the wealth" and give all other Americans $5000 per year?
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Hoover created this program to give money to states and local governments to invest in private businesses in need
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What group of Americans were protected by the Social Security Administration?
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What indicates that a bank's deposits are guaranteed by the Federal government?
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Which New Deal programs still provides government-administer benefits today ?
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The New Deal saw the nation begin to shift from a gold standard to one based on