Great Depression/New Deal
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- Q1high unemployment, business failures, drop in stock market, housing market drops, farmers declaring bankruptcysigns of an unhealthy economy30s
- Q2the official vote for president and vice president by electors in each stateelectoral vote30s
- Q3the tally of each individual's vote within a given geographic areapopular vote30s
- Q4The informal radio conversations Roosevelt had with the people to keep spirits up. It was a means of communicating with the people on how he would take on the depression.fireside chats30s
- Q5Roosevelt-declared closing of all U.S. financial institutions on March 6-10, 1933, in order to stop panic and prepare reforms.banking holiday30s
- Q6A drought in the 1930's that turned the Great Plains very dry.dust bowl30s
- Q7Gave farmers money to reduce crop size to reduce production and bring up the value of cropsAgricultural Adjustment Act30s
- Q8stressed "rural rehabilitation" efforts to improve the lifestyle of sharecroppers, tenants, very poor landowning farmersFarm Security Administration30s
- Q9Hired young, unemployed people to do restoration projects throughout the country, employed over 3 million people.Civilian Conservation Corps30s
- Q10FDR's new deal plan included theseRelief, Recovery, Reform30s
- Q11Government action taken to stimulate the economy, as spending money in the commercial sector, cutting taxes, or reducing interest ratespump priming30s
- Q12New Deal agency that helped create jobs for those that needed them. It created around 9 million jobs working on bridges, roads, and buildings.Works Progress Administration30s
- Q13Where FDR tried to add more members to the Supreme Court to pass his programs.court packing30s
- Q14immediate assistance from the government to help people during the Great DepressionRelief30s
- Q15FDR's plan to get us back on our feet during the Great Depressionrecovery30s