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How do historians often describethe 1920s in America?
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The era of prosperity
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Term
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How was wealth in the UnitedStates in the 1920s distributed?
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reat
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Very unevenly
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Statistics
E
In 1920, what percentage ofAmericans owned flushable indoor
toilets?
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reat
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20%
USSRG:7,1,2
Statistics
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Which group first attained modernstandards of living during the
1920s?
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reat
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The middle class
USSRG:7,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
What effect did increased consumerdemand in the 1920s United States
have on raw materials?
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reat
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Increased their production
USSRG:7,2,0
IndustrialA
ctivity
E
In 1930, what percentage ofAmerican households had central
heating?
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ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
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42%
USSRG:7,1,2
Statistics
H
Which communication device wasfirst made available to American
consumers in the 1920s?
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ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
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Radios
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IndustrialA
ctivity
M
What percentage of Americanfamilies owned a radio by the end
of the 1920s?
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reat
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ion
40%
USSRG:7,1,2
Statistics
H
In 1929, how many automobileswere in use in the United States?
Orig
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ofth
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reat
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26,000,000
USSRG:7,1,3
Statistics
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In the United States, how manypeople were there for every car in
1929?
Orig
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ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Five
USSRG:7,1,3
Statistics
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What TWO aspects of American lifewere affected by the consumerism
of the 1920s?
Orig
ins
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reat
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ress
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Culture and values
8,1,1
Econom
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ctivity
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Who invented the assembly line?
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reat
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ion
Henry Ford
USSRG:7,2,0
People
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What effect did the assembly linehave on the automobile industry?
Orig
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Decreased the cost of production
USSRG:7,2,0
IndustrialA
ctivity
E
For which automobile company didAlfred P. Sloan work?
Orig
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ofth
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reat
Dep
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ion
General Motors
USSRG:7,2,0
People
M
What THREE strategies did AlfredP. Sloan use to make automobiles
more attractive to consumers?
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ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
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ion
New designs, colors, and innovations (suchas windshield wipers and self starters)
USSRG:7,2,0
Econom
icA
ctivity
M
What did consumer credit allowcustomers to do when making
purchases?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
"buy now, pay later"
USSRG:7,2,0
Econom
icA
ctivity
E
Which TWO new types ofbusinesses arose from increasingconsumer demand in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Gas stations and motels
USSRG:8,1,0
Econom
icA
ctivity
M
Who was the primary consumer ofthe middle class family in the
1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The wife
USSRG:8,1,1
Econom
icA
ctivity
E
Which racial group developed a newsense of community in the United
States during the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
African Americans
USSRG:8,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
What were THREE primarily AfricanAmerican urban neighborhoods in
the 1920s?
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ofth
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reat
Dep
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ion
Harlem, Southside Chicago, and CentralAvenue in Los Angeles
USSRG:8,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Lovers' lanes
Orig
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ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Areas where young couples interacted inthe privacy of their cars
USSRG:8,1,1
Term
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Which American groups saw the1920s as a corruption of traditional
values?
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ins
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Farmers and rural citizens
USSRG:8,1,1
People
E
What did speakeasies sell illegally?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Alcohol
Society
andC
ulture
E
What economic phenomenon did theend of World War I cause in the
United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Unemployment
USSRG:8,1,2
Events
E
Which TWO years of the 1920ssaw mass unemployment in the
United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
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ion
1921 and 1922
USSRG:8,1,2
Statistics
E
What legal measures helped liftAmerican employment figures in the
1920s?
Orig
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ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924
USSRG:8,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What was the estimated averageunemployment rate between 1923and 1929 in the United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
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ion
3.3%
USSRG:8,1,2
Statistics
M
How much did non-agricultural realwages increase by between 1919
and 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
23%
USSRG:8,2,0
Statistics
M
Which group of American workersbenefited most from the wage
increases of the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Urban workers
USSRG:8,2,0
Statistics
E
When did American women firstbecome part of the industrial work
force?
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ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The early 19th Century
USSRG:8,2,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Which historical event increasedwomen's participation in the labor
force?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
World War I
USSRG:8,2,1
Events
E
What types of jobs did mostAmerican women have in World
War I?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
White collar jobs
USSRG:8,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
What did unions advocate duringthe 1920s in order to make women
superfluous in the workplace?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A "family wage" for men
USSRG:8,2,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
How did union membership changein the United States during the
1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It fell drastically.
USSRG:8,2,2
Statistics
E
What proportion of the Americancivilian labor force were union
members at the beginning of the1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Over 12%
USSRG:8,2,2
Statistics
H
What proportion of the Americancivilian labor force were union
members at the end of the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Under 8%
USSRG:8,2,2
Statistics
H
Yellow dog contract
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ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A promise made by an employee not tojoin a union
USSRG:8,2,2
Term
s
M
Against which TWO collectivebargaining practices did courts often
grant injunctions in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Boycotts and pickets
USSRG:8,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Where was Eastman Kodak located?
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ins
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eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Rochester, NY
USSRG:8,2,2
IndustrialA
ctivity
H
What did Eastman Kodak offer itsemployees to dissuade them from
joining unions?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Welfare programs
USSRG:8,2,2
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
What was the most powerfulAmerican union during the 1920s?
Orig
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ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The American Federation of Labor
USSRG:8,2,2
Term
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How did American workers of the1920s hope to improve their
situations instead of through unions?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Education
USSRG:8,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did high school graduationrates change in the United States
during the 1920s?
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
They rose.
USSRG:8,2,3
Statistics
E
What practice characterized UnitedStates diplomacy during the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Isolationism
USSRG:9,1,0
Term
s
E
Which group was most affected bydebt and foreclosures in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Farmers
USSRG:8,2,4
Statistics
E
What do historians call the 25 yearsleading up to the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The golden age of agriculture
USSRG:9,1,1
Term
s
M
What did increasing food pricesduring WWI encourage farmers to
do?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Borrow money and invest it in their farms
USSRG:9,1,1
Agricultural
Activity
H
Following the Russian Revolution,from which THREE countries didRussia have to begin importing
wheat?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Australia, the United States, and Canada
USSRG:9,1,1
Agricultural
Activity
M
Which Federal Reserve policy forcedmany farmers toward bankruptcy in
the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Its tight credit policy
USSRG:9,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
How many times higher was therate of farm foreclosure in 1923
than it had been in 1918?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Five times higher
USSRG:9,1,1
Statistics
M
What group of Americans saw theirwages fall over the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Farmers
USSRG:9,1,1
Statistics
E
What group's revived economicactivity caused food prices to fall
during the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
European farmers
USSRG:9,1,1
Agricultural
Activity
M
Who coined the term "creativedestruction"?
Orig
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ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Joseph Schumpeter
USSRG:9,1,2
People
M
What was the primary driving forcebehind the United States' economic
expansion prior to World War I?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Railroads
USSRG:9,1,2
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Creative destruction
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ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A phenomenon in which one industry'sgrowth causes another to stagnate orshrink
USSRG:9,1,2
Term
s
M
What was the total number ofrailroad passenger miles in America
in 1922?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
47,000,000
USSRG:9,1,2
Statistics
H
What was the total number ofrailroad passenger miles in America
in 1927?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
34,000,000
USSRG:9,1,2
Statistics
H
What did the ocean shippingindustry rely on to stay economically
viable during the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Government subsidies
USSRG:9,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which TWO expanding industriesbegan to supplant the coal industry
in the 1920s United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The oil and chemical industries
USSRG:9,1,3
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Why were smaller clothingcompanies edged out of the market
in the 1920s United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They were not able to invest as heavily inmachinery as larger companies did.
USSRG:9,2,0
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Isolationism
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A foreign policy characterized by very littlepolitical interaction with foreign powers
USSRG:9,2,1
Term
s
E
How much did the United Statesowe to foreign creditors in 1914?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$3,700,000,000
USSRG:9,2,1
Statistics
H
How much did foreign debtors owethe United States in 1920?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$12,600,000,000
USSRG:9,2,1
Statistics
H
How did England and Francerecoup their financial losses in
WWI?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
By forcing Germany to pay reparations
USSRG:9,2,1
Events
H
What happened to the Germaneconomy in 1923?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Monetary collapse
USSRG:10,1,0
Events
M
What plan required Wall Street andthe Federal Reserve to loan moneyto Germany so that it could afford
its reparations payments?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Dawes Plan
USSRG:10,1,0
Term
s
M
What Congressional legislationenacted in 1921 and 1922 made itdifficult for Europeans to pay their
debts in dollars?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Tariffs
USSRG:10,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How did European debtors pay theirdebts to United States investors
after 1922, instead of with dollars?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Gold
USSRG:10,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
What did the Federal Reserve do toprevent inflation when a large
amount of gold entered the UnitedStates after the government enacted
tariffs in 1922?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Sell bonds
USSRG:10,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
In what company did Charles Ponziconvince many speculators to
invest?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Old Colony Foreign ExchangeCompany
USSRG:10,1,2
People
H
Which newspaper published a504-page issue full of real estate
advertisements in 1925?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The
USSRG:10,1,2
Events
H
What event ended the 1926 Floridareal estate investment boom?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A hurricane
USSRG:10,1,2
Events
E
Which new profession reinforcedAmericans' sense of financial
security in the build-up to the stockmarket crash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Economists
USSRG:10,2,1
Financial
Activity
M
Which famous economist said that"stock prices have reached.a
permanently high plateau" a fewweeks before the crash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Irving Fisher
USSRG:10,2,1
People
M
How did the crash of 1929 differfrom earlier stock market crashes?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Investment had expanded from a fewwealthy investors to the entire Americanmiddle class.
USSRG:10,2,1
Events
M
Where did the average Americanput surplus income in 1919?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Into a savings account
USSRG:11,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
What financial instruments, offeredbetween 1917 and 1919, introduced
many Americans to the securitiesmarket?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Liberty and Victory bonds
USSRG:11,1,0
Term
s
M
What service did the increasingnumbers of brokers and investmentfirms offer investors in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Professional management of stockportfolios
USSRG:11,1,0
Term
s
E
What did investment trusts sell?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Paper stock shares in portfolios
USSRG:11,2,0
Term
s
M
How many share transactions werecarried out on the New York Stock
Exchange in 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1,100,000,000
USSRG:11,2,0
Statistics
H
What is an investor relying on abank loan to purchase stocks
doing?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Buying on the margin
USSRG:11,2,1
Term
s
M
Two corporations to whom Americanbrokers owed large sums in 1929
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Bethlehem Steel and Standard Oil
USSRG:11,2,1
Financial
Activity
M
What caused stock prices toincrease after 1927?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Speculation
USSRG:11,2,2
Financial
Activity
E
What were the schemes run byfloor traders in order to artificially
increase share prices called?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Pools (whereby shares were sold back andforth to artificially increase trading volume)
USSRG:11,2,2
Term
s
E
Why was it difficult for investors inthe 1920s to make informed
decisions about their investments?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Wall Street had minimal disclosurerequirements for publicly traded companies.
USSRG:11,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What was the title of John JacobRaskob's
article?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
"Everybody Ought to be Rich"
USSRG:12,1,0
People
H
Discount rate
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The rate at which banks borrow from theFederal Reserve
USSRG:12,1,1
Term
s
M
For which bank did Charles A.Mitchell work?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
National City Bank
USSRG:12,1,1
People
H
Why did the Index of IndustrialProduction fall during the summer of
1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Home building rates fell for the thirdconsecutive year
USSRG:12,1,1
Statistics
M
What strategy did the FederalReserve unsuccessfully employ to
try to curb speculation on WallStreet in the late 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Moral suasion
USSRG:12,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Why did the Federal Reserve fearexcessive spending on Wall Street
in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They believed it distracted from moreimportant investment.
USSRG:12,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What did some companies try to doin order to keep their share prices
from falling in October 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Buy their own shares
USSRG:12,1,2
Events
M
Black Monday and Black Tuesday
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Two days in October 1929 over which theprice of the average stock dropped by25%
USSRG:12,1,3
Term
s
E
What was the market's response torecord share trading volumesthroughout November 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Even more sales the following day
USSRG:12,1,3
Events
M
Who was the President of theUnited States during the stock
market crash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Herbert Hoover
USSRG:12,2,0
People
E
Which FOUR stock markets crashedin response to the New York stock
market crash?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
London, Paris, Berlin, and Tokyo stockmarkets
USSRG:12,2,0
Events
E
What news about the Americaneconomy exacerbated the crash of
1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Production had declined in the thirdquarter
USSRG:12,2,0
Events
H
Open market
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The market on which the Federal Reservebuys and sells bonds
USSRG:12,1,1
Term
s
M
Which family owned Standard Oil?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Rockefellers
USSRG:12,1,2
IndustrialA
ctivity
H
How did American stock prices inmid-November 1929 compare with
those in August 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They were half as valuable.
USSRG:12,1,3
Events
M
How would people have seen the1929 stock market crash if it had
occurred before the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
As a mechanical readjustment of prices
USSRG:12,2,1
Financial
Activity
M
What method of purchasing goodsdid consumer pessimism curbfollowing the crash in 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Buying on credit
USSRG:12,2,1
Financial
Activity
M
Who had been most affected bystock market crashes in the United
States prior to 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
People on the borders of economicsecurity
USSRG:12,2,1
Statistics
H
What resulted from the failure ofmany American banks in 1837?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One of the country's deepest financialdisasters to date
USSRG:13,1,1
Financial
Activity
E
Which TWO methods of paymentmight an account holder accept
from a bank during a bank panic?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Gold and/or banknotes
USSRG:13,1,1
Financial
Activity
H
On what assumption about accountholders' behavior does banking rely?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
That not every account holder will want towithdraw their savings at once
USSRG:13,1,1
Financial
Activity
E
Why could small town Americanbanks in the 1920s not diversify
their investments?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They were forbidden from branch banking.
USSRG:13,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which Nashville-based group'sfailure precipitated the failure of
many of its related banks?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Caldwell and Company
USSRG:13,2,1
Financial
Activity
H
Which bank became the largestbank ever to have failed in
American history in December1930?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Bank of United States
USSRG:13,2,1
Financial
Activity
M
Which large Austrian bank failed inMay 1931?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
USSRG:14,1,1
Financial
Activity
H
What commodity was commonlybelieved to be the only safe form of
wealth in the early 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Gold
USSRG:14,1,1
Financial
Activity
E
How did Britain attempt to forestallthe elimination of its gold reserves
in 1931?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
By abandoning the gold standard
USSRG:14,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What action did four thousandAmerican banks take between
December 1932 and March 1933?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Suspend all their business
USSRG:14,1,1
Financial
Activity
M
Who became President of theUnited States on March 4, 1933?
Orig
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ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
USSRG:14,1,1
People
E
After Britain left the gold standard,what currency did many Britons
exchange for their pounds sterling?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Dollars
USSRG:14,1,1
Financial
Activity
E
What action reined in the Americanbank panic of 1907?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Declaration of bank holidays
USSRG:14,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Bank holiday
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A time during which banks are not allowedto make payments of any sort
USSRG:14,1,2
Term
s
E
Of which organization were allAmerican banks required to be
members after 1907?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Federal Reserve
USSRG:14,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What purpose were the 12 districtbanks in the Federal Reserve
System intended to serve?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
To be lenders of last resort
USSRG:14,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
What cause did the Federal Reserveascribe to most bank failures in the
early 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Mismanagement
USSRG:14,1,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did John Kenneth Galbraithcharacterize the Federal Reservearound the time of the crash of
1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
As having exhibited "startlingincompetence"
USSRG:14,1,3
Econom
icP
olicies
H
The primary concern of the FederalReserve prior to the stock market
crash of 1929
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Curbing inflation
USSRG:14,1,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Call loan
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A loan with no set date for maturitywhose lender can force the borrower topay in full at any time
USSRG:14,2,1
Term
s
H
Against which TWO practices didthe Federal Reserve fail to warn
prior to the stock market crash of1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The purchase of call loans via marginbuying and the inappropriately closerelationships between commercial andinvestment banks
USSRG:14,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
What other institutions were forcedto declare bankruptcy as American
banks failed?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Large and small businesses
USSRG:14,2,2
Financial
Activity
M
Who is the current chair of theFederal Reserve?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Ben Bernanke
USSRG:14,2,2
People
E
Total value of business investmentin the United States in 1932
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$800,000,000
USSRG:14,2,2
Statistics
H
Total value of business investmentin the United States prior to the
depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$16,000,000,000
USSRG:14,2,2
Statistics
H
Why did the economic stock of theUnited States deteriorate following
the stock market crash?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
New investment was not enough tocompensate for depreciation of capital.
USSRG:14,2,2
Financial
Activity
M
President Hoover's request ofbusinesses following the stock
market crash
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
That they maintain wages a pre-crashlevels
USSRG:14,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What did most employed Americando with their earnings after the
crash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Save it
USSRG:14,2,3
Financial
Activity
E
Which group of Americans was hithardest by the closure of banksfollowing the stock market crash?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Those that had invested cautiously
USSRG:15,1,1
Financial
Activity
M
Which economic phenomenonaffected Americans most during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Unemployment
USSRG:15,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Unemployment rate in the UnitedStates in 1923
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
24.9%
USSRG:15,1,1
Statistics
H
What proportion of Americanworkers were either jobless or
endured economic hardship duringthe depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One-half
USSRG:15,2,0
Statistics
M
What source of income did manyunemployed Americans expect they
would always rely on during theearly 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Government assistance
USSRG:15,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which TWO sectors of the Americaneconomy were particularly affected
in the first years of the depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Manufacturing and heavy industry
USSRG:16,1,0
Statistics
M
Which practice of the early IndustrialRevolution resumed in the United
States as wages dropped during thedepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Child labor
USSRG:16,1,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Which type of American city wasmost affected by unemployment
during the depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Heavily industrialized cities
USSRG:16,1,0
Statistics
M
At what percentage of its pre-crashcapacity did the American
automobile industry operate in1932?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
20%
USSRG:16,1,0
Statistics
H
At what percentage of its pre-crashcapacity did the American steel
industry operate in 1932?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
12%
USSRG:16,1,0
Statistics
H
Which TWO groups of Americanwhite-collar workers were among the
first to see widespreadunemployment in the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Architects and engineers
USSRG:16,1,2
Statistics
M
What kind of economic adversity didAmerican doctors most often face
during the depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Pay cuts
USSRG:16,1,2
Statistics
E
Which profession initially seemed tobe recession-proof in the United
States in the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Teaching
USSRG:16,1,2
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Which demographic group bore thebrunt of economic hardship amongmiddle class professionals in the
early 1930s United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The youth
USSRG:16,1,3
Statistics
E
Where were Ph.D.s most likely tofind employment during the New
Deal era?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The government
USSRG:16,1,3
Statistics
M
How much lower were salaries forthe clergy in 1933 than they had
been in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
26% lower
USSRG:16,1,2
Statistics
H
Which group of Americans had beenaffected by deflation prior to the
1929 stock market crash?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Farmers
USSRG:16,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Deflation
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A decrease in nominal prices
USSRG:16,2,0
Term
s
E
How were producers forced torespond to deflation in the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Cut their costs
USSRG:16,2,0
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Why did deflation occur during theGreat Depression, according to
monetarists?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A decrease in the money stock
USSRG:16,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
M
Which TWO factors contributed to adecrease in the money stock during
the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Individuals withdrew their savings frombanks and banks increased their reservesto guard against mass withdrawals.
USSRG:16,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
H
Why does a decrease in the moneystock cause deflation, according to
monetarists?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Fewer dollars chase the same number ofgoods, driving prices down.
USSRG:16,2,1
Term
s
M
How does the real value of a loanchange during times of deflation?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Increases
USSRG:17,1,1
Term
s
M
Under what conditions do companiesloan out money during a liquidity
trap?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
When the anticipated profit exceeds theinterest rate and deflation rate combined
USSRG:17,1,1
Term
s
H
What proportion of New Yorkers lostmoney when the Bank of United
States closed in 1930?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One-third
USSRG:17,2,1
Statistics
M
In which parts of the United Stateswere legal tender most scarceduring the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Rural areas
USSRG:17,2,2
Statistics
E
What form did scrip often takeduring the Great Depression in the
United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Stamps
USSRG:17,2,2
Term
s
M
Which prominent economistendorsed the use of local currencies
during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Irving Fisher
USSRG:18,1,0
People
M
Why could local currencies notprovide a lasting solution to the
decline in the money stock in thepost-crash United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They did not permit trade between differentregions of the United States.
USSRG:18,1,0
Financial
Activity
M
How many main schools of thoughtexist about the cause of the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Three
USSRG:18,1,1
Econom
icT
heories
E
Until which year did the downturnfollowing the stock market crash of
1929 last in the United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1933
USSRG:18,1,1
Statistics
M
On what do short run theoristsconcentrate when examining thecauses of the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The implosion of the stock market
USSRG:18,1,1
Econom
icT
heories
E
The primary goal of manyinvestment brokers in the 1920s
United States
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Their personal interests in accruingtransaction fees
USSRG:18,1,2
Financial
Activity
M
What effect did investment trustshave on the market for capital?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They distracted from the funding ofgenuine businesses.
USSRG:18,1,2
Financial
Activity
E
How many investment trusts existedin the United States in 1921?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
40
USSRG:18,1,2
Statistics
H
How many investment trusts existedin the United States in 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
750
USSRG:18,1,2
Statistics
H
Which risky investment practicecontributed to the spread of
investment trusts in the 1920sUnited States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Low-margin buying
USSRG:18,1,2
Term
s
M
Which new demographic of investorshad entered the American stock
market in the years leading up tothe Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Small-scale investors
USSRG:18,1,2
Statistics
M
What argument did John KennethGalbraith offer about the stock
market crash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Under-regulation and new financialmechanisms made the crash inevitable
USSRG:18,1,2
People
E
What fact does John KennethGalbraith's account of the stock
market crash of 1929 fail toexplain?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The duration of the downturn andstagnation that followed the crash
USSRG:18,1,3
People
M
According to Milton Friedman, whatwas wrong with the Federal
Reserve's approach to discountrates during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It did not lower them enough to improvethe availability of credit during periods ofdeflation.
USSRG:18,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
H
What event prompted the FederalReserve to finally begin buying
bonds on the open market followingthe stock market crash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The second wave of bank closures
USSRG:18,2,0
Events
M
How do Federal Reserve purchasesof bonds affect the economy?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Release currency to the public
USSRG:18,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
With which economist do proponentsof the neo-Austrian interpretation of
the Great Depression identify?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Friedrich Von Hayek
USSRG:18,2,1
People
M
In what way do neo-Austriansbelieve the Federal Reserve
responded wrongly to the stockmarket crash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It did too much.
USSRG:18,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
E
What result would have happenedhad the Federal Reserve done
nothing after the stock market crashof 1929, according to neo-Austrians?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A short but serious recession would haveensued and then been resolved by naturalmarket forces.
USSRG:18,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Neo-Austrian view of the New Deal'seffectiveness
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It hindered the market's natural recoveryand extended the depression unnecessarily
USSRG:18,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
M
What fact does the neo-Austrianposition overlook about bank panics
in post-1929 United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
That it affected healthy banks as well asinsolvent ones
USSRG:18,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
H
During which pre-crash decade didUnited States Presidents model thegovernment inaction espoused by
neo-Austrians?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The 1920s
USSRG:19,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
What TWO problems would haveresulted from government inaction
following the stock market crash of1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The recession would have been far deeperand the cost of readjustment would havebeen less equitably distributed.
USSRG:18,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Which American group's wagesgrew during the 1920s but at a
slower rate than corporate profits?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Non-agricultural workers
USSRG:19,1,1
Statistics
E
Which socio-economic group isgenerally most likely to save and
invest money?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The rich
USSRG:19,1,1
Statistics
E
What problem with the Americaneconomy, present since 1926, was
exposed when the stock marketcrash ruined the credit market?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Under-consumption
USSRG:19,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
H
Who invented national incomeaccounting?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Simon Kuznets
USSRG:19,1,2
People
M
To which theory of the GreatDepression's causes did Simon
Kuznets contribute?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The maldistribution thesis
USSRG:19,1,2
Term
s
M
Who was President of the UnitedStates from 1925 to 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Calvin Coolidge
USSRG:19,1,2
People
E
Why was wealth distributionincreasingly uneven in the 1920s
United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Coolidge administration's tax breaksfor the rich
USSRG:19,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What cause did Joseph Schumpeterpropose was responsible for theunderconsumption that led to the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Structural shifts in the 1920s Americaneconomy, whereby wages did not keep upwith labor productivity
USSRG:19,1,3
People
M
What cause did John MaynardKeynes primarily blame for the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Insufficient levels of investment
USSRG:19,2,0
Econom
icT
heories
M
What percentage of the UnitedStates' Gross National Product wasspent by businesses on investment
for most of the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
16%
USSRG:19,2,0
Statistics
H
In which year did investment peakduring the 1920s in the United
States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1926
USSRG:19,2,0
Statistics
M
What event precipitated a decreasein overall investment during the late
1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A decline in residential construction levels
USSRG:19,2,0
IndustrialA
ctivity
H
Condition of net private investmentlevels in the United States between
1929 and 1933
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They were negative.
USSRG:19,2,0
Statistics
E
What cause was primarilyresponsible for most of the declinein demand for goods from 1929 to
1933?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Decline in companies' demand for capital,and the ensuing decline in production
USSRG:19,2,0
Statistics
H
What condition do stagnationtheorists believe the American
economy was in by 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It had lost the qualities that made iteconomically vivacious
USSRG:19,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
M
THREE qualities stagnation theoristsbelieve the United States had lost
by 1929
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
An increasing population, expandingborders, and heavy exports
USSRG:19,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
M
FIVE biggest industries in the UnitedStates before the start of World
War I
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Machinery, lumber, printing, iron and steel,and malt liquor
USSRG:19,2,2
Statistics
H
FIVE biggest industries in the UnitedStates in 1960
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Machinery, motor vehicles, steel, aircraft,and elementary chemicals
USSRG:19,2,2
Statistics
H
Why did the reconstruction of theAmerican economy after 1929 takeso long, according to the Bernstein
thesis?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The economy that emerged from thedepression was fundamentally differentfrom the one that had entered it
USSRG:19,2,2
Econom
icT
heories
M
Which country do most economistsbelieve led the world into the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The United States
USSRG:19,2,3
Econom
icT
heories
E
Which country had the highestaverage unemployment rates during
the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The United States
USSRG:19,2,3
Statistics
E
What effect did the United States'jingoistic monetary policy in the
wake of the stock market crash of1929 have?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Internal advantages were assured to thedetriment of global stability
USSRG:19,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
H
In which year of the 1920s did theUnited States' trade surplus reach
its height?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1928
USSRG:19,2,4
Statistics
M
Total value of the United States'exports in 1928
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$5,000,000,000
USSRG:19,2,4
Statistics
H
Total value of the United States'imports in 1928
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$4,000,000,000
USSRG:20,1,0
Statistics
H
What decreased European demandfor American goods in the late
1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The difficulty of international payments
USSRG:20,1,0
Financial
Activity
M
Who first lobbied the Americangovernment for tariffs in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Farmers
USSRG:20,1,1
Agricultural
Activity
E
Effect of tariffs on imported goods
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It makes them artificially expensive andthus less able to compete with domesticgoods.
USSRG:20,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Which tariff did Congress passduring the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff
USSRG:20,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Two largest participants in theinternational market in 1931
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Great Britain and the United States
USSRG:20,2,1
Financial
Activity
E
Two countries most in need ofinternational economic cooperation in
1931
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
France and Germany
USSRG:20,2,1
Financial
Activity
M
When and where did Westernizedcountries attempt to coordinate
economic policies during the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
At a London conference in 1933
USSRG:20,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Year in which the Smoot-HawleyTariff was passed
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1930
USSRG:20,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How would the Smoot-Hawley tariffdecrease American exports,
according to leading economists in1930?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Foreign businessmen who relied onAmerican markets would be unable to earnenough money to buy American goods.
USSRG:20,2,2
Econom
icT
heories
H
What response from foreigngovernments did leading economists
predict if the Smoot-Hawley Tariffpassed?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Increased tariffs on American goods
USSRG:20,2,2
Econom
icT
heories
M
Percentage of the United States'Gross National Product comprising
exports in 1930
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
6%
USSRG:20,2,2
Statistics
H
What effect did the United States'Smoot-Hawley Tariff have on other
countries?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It signaled economic pessimism and addedto their economic turmoil.
USSRG:20,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
After which TWO United StatesCongressmen is the Smoot-Hawley
Tariff Named?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Willis C. Hawley and Reed Smoot
USSRG:20,1,2
People
H
Which TWO trades were firstaffected by the Great Depression in
Europe?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Farm goods and coal
USSRG:20,2,3
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Why was it no longer practical tovalue the gold standard in terms of
Pounds Sterling after the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The United States had supplanted Britainas the world's foremost superpower.
USSRG:20,2,3
Financial
Activity
M
Pounds Sterling
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The British currency at the time of theGreat Depression
USSRG:20,2,3
Term
s
E
How did the switch of Americancredit from European investments to
Wall Street affect the Europeaneconomy?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
By weakening it
USSRG:20,2,3
Financial
Activity
E
Year in which the Dawes Plan wasenacted
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1924
USSRG:21,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which bank had financed manyEastern European farms prior to the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The
USSRG:21,1,1
Financial
Activity
M
From which country did manyAmericans withdraw their
investments at the start of the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Germany
USSRG:21,1,1
Financial
Activity
E
When the failed, whichcurrency did many investors sell
off?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
German Marks
USSRG:21,1,1
Financial
Activity
M
What obligation did PresidentHoover suspend in 1931 in aneffort to keep Americans from
selling German Marks?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
German reparations payments
USSRG:21,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did President Hoover'ssuspension of German reparationspayments in 1931 affect German
politics?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It encouraged ultra-right-wing parties tofoment bitterness over the Treaty ofVersailles.
USSRG:21,1,1
Culture
andS
ociety
M
Treaty that ended World War I
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Treaty of Versailles
USSRG:21,1,1
Term
s
E
Which TWO geographical regions ofBritain suffered most during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The North and West
USSRG:21,2,1
Statistics
M
How badly affected was Britain bythe Great Depression relative to the
United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Less affected than the United States
USSRG:21,2,1
Statistics
E
Which event permanently endedgold-backed international banking?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Britain's abandonment of the gold standardin 1931
USSRG:21,2,1
Events
M
Why did Britain abandon the goldstandard?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Its gold reserves had been exhausted byspeculators
USSRG:21,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Britain's unemployment rate in 1932
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
25%
USSRG:21,2,2
Statistics
H
Germany's unemployment rate in1932
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
40%
USSRG:21,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of unemployed Germanworkers in 1932
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
6,000,000
USSRG:21,2,2
Statistics
H
In which THREE European countriesdid fascist governments come to
power during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
German, Italy, and Spain
USSRG:21,2,2
Culture
andS
ociety
M
What paradox pervaded Europeaneconomies during the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A large number of people wereunemployed and starving despite recordproduction capabilities.
USSRG:21,2,2
Culture
andS
ociety
M
Country tied to most Latin Americaneconomies by the 1920s
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The United States
USSRG:21,2,3
Financial
Activity
E
Five Latin American agriculturalproducts whose cultivation increasedbecause of American investment in
the 1920s
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Coffee, fruits, beef, rubber, and cotton
USSRG:21,2,3
Agricultural
Activity
H
What sort of cooperation did theAmerican government encourage in
Latin America in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Cooperation between Americanbusinessmen and Latin Americangovernments
USSRG:21,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Two Latin American extractiveindustries that expanded throughAmerican investment in the 1920s
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Lumber and copper
USSRG:21,2,3
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Two Latin American social classesthat expanded as a result of
American involvement in the 1920s
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Landless workers and a globally-orientedmiddle class
USSRG:21,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
H
Which group of workers wasaffected particularly badly by the
Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Farmers in the Western hemisphere
USSRG:21,2,4
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Two groups of Latin Americancommodities producers
disproportionately affected by theGreat Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Cuban sugar producers and Argentine beefproducers
USSRG:21,2,4
Agricultural
Activity
H
Brazilian president installed by acoup during the Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Getulio D. Vargas
USSRG:22,1,0
People
M
Which TWO Latin Americaninstitutions did the stock market
crash of 1929 weaken?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Banks and currencies
USSRG:21,2,4
Financial
Activity
E
After whose government did GetulioD. Vargas model his own regime?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Benito Mussolini
USSRG:22,1,0
People
M
Which country did Benito Mussolinicontrol?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Italy
USSRG:22,1,0
People
E
Group of Asian and Latin Americanfarmers least dependent on a
currency-driven economy
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Subsistence farmers
USSRG:22,1,1
Agricultural
Activity
E
What sort of economy did manysubsistence farmers in Asia and
Latin American rely on during theGreat Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A barter economy
USSRG:22,1,1
Financial
Activity
E
After what event did the UnitedStates and much of Europe shun
the Soviet Union?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Russian Revolution
USSRG:22,1,2
Events
E
In which year did the RussianRevolution occur?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1917
USSRG:22,1,2
Events
M
What TWO negative effects did theUnited States' refusal to recognize
the Soviet Union have on the Sovieteconomy?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It created hardship for its citizens andmade industrial expansion harder.
USSRG:22,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
What advantage for the Sovieteconomy resulted from the United
States' spurning of the SovietUnion?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It made the Soviet Union immune to thetroubles of the international market.
USSRG:22,1,2
Financial
Activity
E
By what factor did Soviet industrialproduction increase during the
1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Three
USSRG:22,1,2
Statistics
H
The condition of Sovietunemployment during the 1930s
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Practically non-existent.
USSRG:22,1,2
Statistics
M
On what political situation did Sovieteconomic successes in the 1930s
partially rely?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The oppressive Stalinist regime
USSRG:22,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
What sort of country suffereddisproportionately during the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Developing countries with export-driveneconomies
USSRG:22,2,1
Financial
Activity
M
On which export did the Japaneseeconomy rely in the years leading
up to the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Silk
USSRG:22,2,1
Agricultural
Activity
E
What TWO kinds of goods did theJapanese economy purchase with
the money from silk exports?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Fuels and raw materials
USSRG:22,2,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Which TWO factors had threatenedthe Japanese silk trade prior to the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Technological advances and artificial silkproduced by American chemical companies
USSRG:22,2,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
H
Which event made a peacefulexpansion of Japan's industrialcapacity in the 1930s unlikely?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Great Depression
USSRG:22,2,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
E
Against which country did the GreatDepression inflame Japan's
aggressions?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
China
USSRG:22,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Whom did Japanese politiciansblame for their country's inferior
status in the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
White Western imperialists
USSRG:22,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
What benefit did Japanese politiciansbelieve the acquisition of new
agricultural lands would give theircountry?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
National autarky
USSRG:22,2,1
Term
s
M
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Acquiring new lands and wiping out nativepopulations to provide "living space" forGermans
USSRG:22,2,1
Term
s
M
What TWO ideologies did Germannational socialists combine to
produce the idea of ?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Nationalistic economic ideology andanti-Semitic hatred
USSRG:22,2,1
Term
s
E
Which region of China did Japaninvade in 1931?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Manchuria
USSRG:22,2,1
Events
M
Which organization's authority didJapan reject with its invasion of
Manchuria?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The League of Nations
USSRG:22,2,1
Events
E
In which year did Japan invade allof China?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1937
USSRG:22,2,1
Events
M
What event directly precipitated thefirst clashes of World War II in
Asia?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Great Depression
USSRG:22,2,1
Events
E
What fate befell many miners inPennsylvania who lost their jobs
during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They were thrown out of the companytowns where they lived.
USSRG:22,2,2
Culture
andS
ociety
M
Which American region was hometo the cities that comprised the
epicenter of the country's industry?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Northeast
USSRG:22,2,3
Culture
andS
ociety
E
How badly affected were urbanminorities by the Great Depression
relative to general population?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Urban minorities suffered even more thanthe general population.
USSRG:22,2,3
Culture
andS
ociety
E
How much higher was the joblessrate among urban African-Americans
than among urban whites in early1931 in the United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
50% higher
USSRG:23,1,0
Statistics
H
How much more likely wereAfrican-American women to be
unemployed than their whitecounterparts in early 1931 in the
United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Two and a half times more likely
USSRG:23,1,0
Statistics
H
Which TWO factors contributed tothe higher unemployment rates
among African-Americans during theGreat Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Deep racial prejudices among employersand their concentration in the badly-hitservice sector
USSRG:23,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
By how much did residentialconstruction decline between 1928
and 1933?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
95%
USSRG:23,1,1
Statistics
H
Number of homes foreclosed in1932
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
250,000
USSRG:23,1,1
Statistics
H
Proportion of American homemortgages in default by the time ofPresident Roosevelt's inauguration
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One-half
USSRG:23,1,1
Statistics
M
How many more times wereAmerican homes foreclosed upon in1932 than in the average year of
the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Four times more
USSRG:23,1,1
Statistics
H
How many foreclosures wereoccurring each day in the UnitedStates at the time of President
Roosevelt's inauguration?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1,000
USSRG:23,1,1
Statistics
M
To which urban areas did manyhomeless Americans immigrateduring the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The edges of cities
USSRG:23,1,2
Culture
andS
ociety
M
Hoovervilles
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Neighborhoods of makeshift shelters builtof packing crates and metal scraps duringthe Great Depression
USSRG:23,1,2
Term
s
M
How did the air quality of Americancities in 1932 compare with that
from before the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It was cleaner.
USSRG:23,2,0
IndustrialA
ctivity
E
Estimated number of Americantransients in 1933
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1,000,000
USSRG:23,2,0
Statistics
M
Number of American transientspassing through El Paso within six
months in 1933
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
45,000
USSRG:23,2,0
Statistics
H
Number of American transientspassing through Kansas City daily in
1933
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1,500
USSRG:23,2,0
Statistics
H
How much money did New Yorkprovide for its unemployed families
each week?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$2.39
USSRG:23,2,1
Statistics
H
Which TWO levels of governmentprovided welfare to Americans prior
to the New Deal?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
State and local governments
USSRG:23,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Which TWO groups were excludedfrom government assistance inHouston and Dallas during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
African Americans and Mexican Americans
USSRG:23,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why was Detroit unable to tax Fordand Chrysler to fund unemployment
benefits during the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The companies' plants were outside cityboundaries.
USSRG:23,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What did local Americangovernments often postpone during
the Great Depression, to thedetriment of their economies?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Construction plans
USSRG:23,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which American organizationsrefused membership to Poles,
Czechs, and Italians during theGreat Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Unions
USSRG:23,2,2
IndustrialA
ctivity
E
Why were members of immigrantcommunities less likely to request
public welfare than other Americansduring the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They had previously had bad experienceswith government services.
USSRG:23,2,2
Culture
andS
ociety
M
On whom did immigrants rely forsupport prior to the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Other members of their immigrantcommunity
USSRG:23,2,2
Culture
andS
ociety
E
What American institutions helpedimmigrants start small businesses
prior to the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Ethnic banks
USSRG:24,1,0
Culture
andS
ociety
E
What American institutions helpedimmigrants preserve the
consumption habits of their homecountries in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Ethnic neighborhood stores
USSRG:24,1,0
Culture
andS
ociety
E
Why were churches and charities inAmerican immigrant communities
unable to help their members duringthe Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Bank failures and decreasing contributionshad diminished their resources.
USSRG:24,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
What kind of assistance didAmerican immigrants prefer to
individual welfare during the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
State assistance for their communities
USSRG:24,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which federal program changed thestructure of close-knit immigrant
communities in the United Statesforever?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The New Deal
USSRG:24,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Why were American middle classfamilies unable to raise money byselling their real estate during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Lack of buyers
USSRG:24,2,1
Financial
Activity
E
Which TWO resources didmiddle-class families in financial
trouble usually exhaust first prior tothe Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Their savings and credit
USSRG:24,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
To which THREE groups wouldmiddle-class families in financial
trouble turn after exhausting theirsavings and credit prior to the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Their extended families, neighbors, andchurches
USSRG:24,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why would African Americanneighbors crowd tightly around atenement in Chicago during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
To prevent the owners from evicting thefinancially-troubled tenants
USSRG:24,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
H
Rent party
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The practice of inviting musicians to playin one's home and splitting the revenuewith them in order to raise money for rent
USSRG:24,2,2
Term
s
M
Where did rent parties take place inthe United States during the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Harlem
USSRG:24,2,2
Places
M
Location of the OrganizedUnemployed Inc.
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Minneapolis
USSRG:24,2,3
Places
H
Year in which the OrganizedUnemployed Inc. was founded
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1932
USSRG:24,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
In what sort of building was theOrganized Unemployed Inc.
headquartered?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
An old girls' high school
USSRG:24,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
What THREE things did membersof the Organized Unemployed Inc.
do?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Make clothing, build shelters, and harvest,process, can, and sell food
USSRG:24,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
H
TWO American companies whichgave land to the unemployed to
harvest during the Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
U.S. Steel and the Pennsylvania Railroad
USSRG:24,2,3
IndustrialA
ctivity
H
American city which gave land tothe unemployed to harvest during
the Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Detroit
USSRG:24,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Percentage by which farm prices fellin the United States between 1929
and 1932?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
55%
USSRG:24,2,4
Statistics
H
What effect did falling prices haveon indebted American farmersduring the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Increased their debt burden
USSRG:24,2,4
Agricultural
Activity
E
State to which many Americanfarmers migrated after their farmswere foreclosed upon during the
Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
California
USSRG:24,2,4
Society
andC
ulture
E
FOUR southwestern states whosefarmers had been migrating to
California since the 1910s
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri
USSRG:24,2,5
Places
M
Numerical decline of thesouthwestern United States' agrarian
population by 1930
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
341,000
USSRG:25,1,0
Statistics
H
Which TWO factors led farmers inthe southwestern United States tomigrate to California prior to the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
California's allure and the hardship ofsouthwestern agriculture
USSRG:25,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did American southwesternfarmers who migrated to California
during the Great Depression usuallydo so?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Economic failure
USSRG:25,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
How many farmers left the AmericanSouthwest for California during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
300,000 to 400,000
USSRG:25,1,0
Statistics
H
Sharecroppers
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Farmers who pay a portion of their cropsas rent for their land
USSRG:25,2,0
Term
s
E
Percentage of Oklahoma farmschanging ownership due to
bankruptcy between 1931 and 1933
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
10%
USSRG:25,2,0
Statistics
H
What machine did large,commercialized farms in the
depression-era United States useinstead of draft animals?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Gasoline engine tractors
USSRG:25,2,0
Agricultural
Activity
M
Which decade saw the worstdrought in the history of the United
States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The 1930s
USSRG:26,1,0
Events
E
What natural catastropheexacerbated agricultural woes in the
depression-era United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A drought
USSRG:25,2,1
Events
E
Why had farmers cultivated marginalland during World War I?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
To benefit from higher wheat prices
USSRG:26,1,0
Agricultural
Activity
E
In which month of 1933 did dustclouds reach New York and
Washington, D.C.?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
May
USSRG:26,1,0
Events
H
How did the cultivation of marginalland during World War I affect the
ecology of the American plains?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It upset the ecological balance in theregion.
USSRG:26,1,0
Agricultural
Activity
M
In which state were farms coveredby dunes of sand during the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Oklahoma
USSRG:26,1,0
Places
M
Region worst affected by soilerosion during the Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Dust Bowl
USSRG:26,1,1
Term
s
E
Five states that had regions insidethe Dust Bowl
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, andNew Mexico
USSRG:26,1,1
Places
M
Road often taken by farmers oftento California during the Great
Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Route 66
USSRG:26,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Percentage of travelers on Route 66who were white collar workers,
professionals, or business owners
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
15%
USSRG:26,1,1
Statistics
H
Which agricultural positions wererumored to be available in California
during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Fruit and vegetable pickers
USSRG:26,1,1
Agricultural
Activity
M
Which sector of the economy wasdifferent in California than in any
other state during the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Agriculture
USSRG:26,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
By what percentage was California'sper capita income higher than thenational average during the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
40% higher
USSRG:26,1,2
Statistics
H
California's per capita income from1930 to 1934
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$635
USSRG:26,1,2
Statistics
H
Texas's per capita income from1930 to 1934
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$298.44
USSRG:26,1,2
Statistics
H
Absentee owners
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Banks and corporations that controlledlarge farms
USSRG:26,1,3
Term
s
M
What innovation improved profits forabsentee owners in California during
the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Factory methods of agricultural production
USSRG:26,1,3
Agricultural
Activity
M
Four specialty crops produced inCalifornia during the Great
Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Citrus, grapes, nuts, and lettuce
USSRG:26,1,3
Agricultural
Activity
H
What technology helped growersproduce specialty crops indepression-era California?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Large irrigation systems
USSRG:26,1,3
Agricultural
Activity
M
On what kind of laborers didCalifornia growers rely before the
Great Depression began?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Migrant workers from foreign countries
USSRG:26,1,3
Agricultural
Activity
M
Four countries that provided laborfor California growers prior to the
Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Japan, India, the Philippines, and Mexico
USSRG:26,1,3
Agricultural
Activity
H
Why did foreign migrant workersreceive less work in Californiaduring the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Racial animosity increased as the economysuffered
USSRG:26,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
What government action contributedto the migration of many MexicanAmericans back to Mexico during
the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Local, state, and federal deportationcampaigns
USSRG:26,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
What proportion of MexicanAmericans returned to Mexico during
the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One-third
USSRG:26,2,0
Statistics
H
Okies
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Depression-era migrants to California fromMissouri, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
USSRG:26,2,1
Term
s
M
California city sent that 125 of itspolice officers to the states' borders
during the Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Los Angeles
USSRG:27,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
What TWO characteristics did Okiesshare with native Californians during
the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Both groups were white and Protestant.
USSRG:26,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
How were Okies received by nativeCalifornians during the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
With hostility
USSRG:26,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Which book famously celebrates thestory of the Okies?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
USSRG:26,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Who wrote ?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
John Steinbeck
USSRG:26,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Bakersfield
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Agricultural town in California where Okiessettled
USSRG:26,2,1
Places
M
Stockton
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Agricultural town in California where Okiessettled
USSRG:26,2,1
Places
M
Which region led the United Statesin bankruptcies during the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Southern California
USSRG:26,2,2
Places
H
In which city did almost half ofCalifornia's unemployed live during
the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Los Angeles
USSRG:26,2,2
Places
M
Jim Crow South
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The culture of white supremacy in theAmerican South that persisted over sixtyyears after the Civil War
USSRG:27,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Birmingham Trade Council
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Southern organization that reported regionalunemployment of 18% in February 1928
USSRG:27,2,0
Statistics
H
Jefferson County
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Alabama county whose relief rolls morethan doubled from 1926 to 1928
USSRG:27,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What percentage of AfricanAmericans lived in the southern
United States in the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
75%
USSRG:27,1,1
Statistics
M
On what agrarian institution did theeconomy of the southern United
States still rely in the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Plantations
USSRG:27,1,1
Agricultural
Activity
E
In which month did the AmericanSouth first begin to feel the effects
of the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
February 1928
USSRG:27,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did southern American citiesreduce their relief programs despite
rising unemployment during theGreat Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They were concerned that such programsmight help African Americans freethemselves of their white landlords.
USSRG:27,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
In which THREE ways were AfricanAmericans oppressed in the South
during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Racial segregation, racial violence, andlocal measures limiting their voting rights
USSRG:27,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
H
What percentage of AfricanAmerican farmers were tenants,
sharecroppers, or farmhands duringthe Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
80%
USSRG:28,1,0
Statistics
H
Which crop did African Americansharecroppers most often grow?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Cotton
USSRG:28,1,0
Agricultural
Activity
E
Which TWO diseases might anAfrican American farmer have
suffered as a result of a poor dietduring the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Pellagra and rickets
USSRG:28,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
On whom did the financial futuresof African American farmers in thedepression-era South often depend?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
White landowners
USSRG:28,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did landowners in theAmerican South respond to the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Reverted to a cashless system
USSRG:28,1,1
Agricultural
Activity
M
By which year of the GreatDepression was the AmericanSouth's tenancy system on the
verge of?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1931
USSRG:28,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Which organization often proved apartner for impoverished African
Americans during the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The United States Communist Party
USSRG:28,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
The big muddy
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Nickname for the Mississippi River
USSRG:28,1,2
Term
s
M
What natural occurrence started theMississippi Flood of 1927?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Heavy rainfall upstream in summer 1926
USSRG:28,1,2
Events
E
Which natural disaster demonstratedthe need for federal assistance to
African Americans during the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Mississippi Flood of 1927
USSRG:28,1,2
Events
E
How many people were killed bythe Mississippi Flood of 1927?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Over 240
USSRG:28,1,2
Statistics
H
Which Mississippi town was turnedinto an inland sea by the bursting
of a levee on April 21, 1927?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Greenville
USSRG:28,1,2
Places
M
Of which race were the majority ofGreenville residents left stranded in
the Mississippi Flood of 1927?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Black
USSRG:28,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why did planters in Mississippioppose efforts to rescue strandedGreenville citizens when the river
flooded in 1927?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They feared refugees would abandon theSouth altogether after being rescued.
USSRG:28,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
How did National Guardsmen calledin to assist flood victims in
Greensville in 1927 treat therefugees?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They were often accused of robbing,raping, assaulting and killing the AfricanAmerican refugees in the city.
USSRG:28,2,0
Events
M
Who was in charge of flood reliefefforts in Greenville in 1927?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Herbert Hoover
USSRG:28,2,1
People
E
What did Herbert Hoover offerAfrican American leaders in
exchange for their silence on theatrocities of Greensville relief efforts
in 1927?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Land reforms and civil rights improvements
USSRG:28,2,1
Events
M
Of which political party was HerbertHoover a member?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Republican
USSRG:28,2,1
People
E
When did the Scottsboro Boys'alleged crime occur?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
March 1931
USSRG:28,2,2
Events
M
How many of the Scottsboro Boyswere sentenced to death?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Eight
USSRG:28,1,0
Events
M
Of what crime were the ScottsboroBoys convicted?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Rape
USSRG:29,1,0
Events
E
What organization goes by theacronym NAACP?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The National Association for theAdvancement of Colored People
USSRG:29,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Which civil rights organization wasthe most respected organization of
its kind in America in 1931?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The National Association for theAdvancement of Colored People
USSRG:29,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
How long did retrials in the case ofthe Scottsboro Boys go on after the
original conviction?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Six years
USSRG:29,1,0
Events
M
In which year was the last memberof the Scottsboro Boys released
from prison?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1950
USSRG:29,1,0
Events
M
Which non-racial society used theScottsboro Boys as a rallying
cause?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The United States Communist Party
USSRG:29,1,0
Events
M
What happened to marriage rates inthe United States during the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Declined
USSRG:29,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
What happened to divorce rates inthe United States during the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Declined
USSRG:29,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
By what percentage did Americanmarriage rates drop between 1929
and 1932?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
23%
USSRG:29,1,1
Statistics
H
By what percentage did Americanbirth rates drop between 1929 and
1932?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
14%
USSRG:29,1,1
Statistics
H
How many deaths did illegalabortions cause yearly during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
8,000 to 10,000
USSRG:29,1,1
Statistics
H
What newly-accessible innovationsenabled the decline in birth rates
during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Contraceptive devices
USSRG:29,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Gender roles
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Social expectations that inform male andfemale conduct
USSRG:29,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Which gender was consideredresponsible for breadwinning in the
depression-era United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Males
USSRG:29,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
By how much did the fraction ofAmerican women in the paid workforce increase during the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
25%
USSRG:29,2,0
Statistics
H
What situation were women often in,in contrast to idle men, in thedepression-era United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
State of overwork
USSRG:29,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Two reasons an American manmight have left his family during the
Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
to start a new life or to return with cash
USSRG:29,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
How did the increase in Americanwomen's responsibilities during the
Great Depression affect theirself-perception?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Possessed an increased sense of selfworth
USSRG:29,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did unemployment affect manyAmerican men's psyches during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Increased their sense of helplessness
USSRG:29,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Which demographic of Americanwomen had been engaged in paidwork since the beginning of the 20
th century?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
African American women
USSRG:29,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Sectors of the economy in whichAfrican-American women had
primarily worked prior to the GreatDepression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
domestic service and agriculture
USSRG:30,1,0
Agricultural
Activity
M
Labor force participation rate ofmarried nonwhite women at the
beginning of the 1930s
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
33%
USSRG:30,1,0
Statistics
H
Labor force participation rate ofmarried nonwhite American women
at the end of the 1930s
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
28%
USSRG:30,1,0
Statistics
H
Which demographic of Americanwomen increasingly joined the workforce during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
White married women
USSRG:30,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage of American whitemarried women engaged in paid
work in 1940
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
12%
USSRG:30,1,1
Statistics
H
Percentage of American whitemarried women engaged in paid
work in 1940
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
8%
USSRG:30,1,1
Statistics
H
Fields in which white, marriedAmerican women were most often
employed during the GreatDepression careers
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
clerical, sales, service, and trade
USSRG:30,1,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Gender makeup of American heavyindustry payrolls during the Great
Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Almost exclusively men
USSRG:30,1,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
E
In which field did married whiteAmerican women begin to seek
employment during the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Domestic service
USSRG:30,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage of Americans whobelieved that a woman should notwork if her husband had a job in
1936
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
82%
USSRG:30,1,2
Statistics
H
Whom did many Americans thinkwere denied jobs by the
employment of married women?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Men
USSRG:30,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Pin money
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Extra income earned by women that manyAmericans believed families could gowithout
USSRG:30,1,2
Term
s
M
From what aspect of thepre-depression era United Stateswas the concept of adolescence
derived?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Urban consumerism
USSRG:30,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
four historically poor areas of theUnited States badly affected by
malnutrition, disease, andhomelessness during the Great
Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
mining regions of Appalachia, NativeAmerican reservations, and the rural FarWest and South
USSRG:30,2,1
Places
H
Number of older children andadolescents in the United States
during the Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
21,000,000
USSRG:30,2,1
Statistics
H
Activities that American youths usedto raise money during the Great
Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
shoe shining, scavenging, and streettraining
USSRG:30,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
How many American youths becamehobos in the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
250,000
USSRG:30,2,2
Statistics
H
Sisters of the road
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Female vagabonds in the depression-eraUnited States
USSRG:30,2,2
Term
s
E
Why did many American youths optto continue their educations during
the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
To delay their entry into the job market
USSRG:30,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage of America's youths inhigh school in 1932
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Under 50%
USSRG:31,1,0
Statistics
M
Percentage of America's youths inhigh school in 1940
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
75%
USSRG:31,1,0
Statistics
M
Percentage of American 18- to24-year-olds who attended college
during the Great Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
7.5%
USSRG:31,1,0
Statistics
H
How did most American collegestudents help pay for their schooling
during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
By holding jobs in college
USSRG:31,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did Americans' involvement infraternities and sororities change
during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Involvement declined.
USSRG:31,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
In which field did American collegestudents increasingly become
involved during the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Politics
USSRG:31,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
MGM
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Studio that produced films about the Hardyfamily
USSRG:31,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Number of Hardy family films
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Nine
USSRG:31,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
H
Years in which Hardy family filmswere produced
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
From 1936 to 1940
USSRG:31,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Mickey Rooney
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Actor who played Andy Hardy
USSRG:31,1,1
People
M
What job did Andy Hardy's father'shold in the Hardy family films?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Small-town judge
USSRG:31,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
H
Why was the Hardy family appealingto many Americans?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They dealt with very little poverty andcrime, unlike the real world.
USSRG:31,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
From which THREE groups didyoung Americans learn to take
sexual liberation seriously during theGreat Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Musicians, artists, and intellectuals
USSRG:31,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
What proportion of male Americancollege students had had premarital
sex in 1936?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One-half
USSRG:31,1,2
Statistics
M
What proportion of female Americancollege students had had premarital
sex in 1936?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One-fourth
USSRG:31,1,2
Statistics
H
How did American universities'efforts to control students' sexual
activity change in the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Such efforts were abandoned.
USSRG:31,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
With what issue did the mostmemorable depression-era American
literature deal?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The financial difficulty of the times
USSRG:31,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
The most powerful book dealingwith the depression's cruelty in
American literature
Orig
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ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
John Steinbeck's
USSRG:31,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Salinas
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
John Steinbeck's hometown
USSRG:31,1,3
Places
M
With which social class did JohnSteinbeck become a pariah afterpublishing ?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
California's agricultural elite
USSRG:31,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did Salinas citizens expresstheir negative view of
?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
With book-burnings
USSRG:31,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
William Faulkner
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A southern author writing about the psycheof the post-Civil War American South
USSRG:31,2,0
People
E
Horatio Alger
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Popular author who wrote novelsadvertising the rags-to-riches myth
USSRG:31,2,0
People
M
In what time period did HoratioAlger write?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The late 19th century
USSRG:31,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage of American movietheaters that closed between 1929
and 1933
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Over 30%
USSRG:31,2,1
Statistics
H
What percentage of Americans wentto the cinema weekly during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
60%
USSRG:31,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
H
Mae West
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Actress who used lewd innuendo as a wayto distract Americans from personaltroubles
USSRG:31,2,1
People
M
In which time period was Mae Westactive?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The early 1930s
USSRG:31,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did Hollywood eliminate itsracier films in the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Protestant and Catholic campaigns
USSRG:31,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Actors who replaced stars of racy films inthe 1930s
USSRG:31,2,1
People
M
In which sorts of movies did FredAstaire and Ginger Rogers star?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Musical comedies
USSRG:31,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Number of Hollywood moviesproduced during the 1930s
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
5,000
USSRG:31,2,2
Statistics
H
What social phenomena did 1930sAmerican films often comment on?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Corruption and immorality in the eliteclasses
USSRG:31,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Frank Capra
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Director who used his films to comment oncorruption and immorality in the eliteclasses
USSRG:31,2,2
People
M
and
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Movies by Frank Capra that encapsulatedAmerica's feelings toward the rich in the1930s
USSRG:31,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
What happens in bothand
?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Small-town heroes stand up to America'sduplicitous elite classes
USSRG:31,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Number of radios collectively ownedby Americans in 1930
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
13,000,000
USSRG:31,2,3
Statistics
H
Number of radios collectively ownedby Americans in 1940
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
27,500,000
USSRG:31,2,3
Statistics
H
Who paid for radio entertainment inthe United States in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Corporate sponsors
USSRG:31,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
What effect did radios have onUnited States culture in the 1920s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They helped make it more national.
USSRG:31,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did many Americans fear thatthe Great Depression would cause
an increase in crime rates?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They believed poverty and idleness wouldprompt youths to commit crimes.
USSRG:32,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did the Great Depressionaffect Americans' perception of
crime?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Became more concerned about crime
USSRG:32,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Auto bandits
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Americans who committed crimes andescaped quickly in cars during the GreatDepression
USSRG:32,2,1
Term
s
E
John Dillinger
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A bank-robbing auto bandit
USSRG:32,2,1
People
E
Clyde Barrow
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A stick-up artist auto bandit
USSRG:32,2,1
People
M
What national infrastructure helpedauto bandits escape in the
depression-era United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The highway system
USSRG:32,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
From which parts of the UnitedStates did auto bandits normally
come?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Midwest and Southwest
USSRG:32,2,1
Places
M
Bonnie Parker
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Clyde Barrow's partner
USSRG:32,2,1
People
E
How did the term "gangster" differfrom "auto bandit"?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
"Gangster" had urban and ethnicconnotations.
USSRG:32,2,1
Term
s
M
To which historical figures wereauto bandits often compared in the
depression-era United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Old frontier outlaws
USSRG:32,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why were auto bandits seen astragic heroes in the depression-era
United States?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They represented extreme individualvictories over society's injustices.
USSRG:32,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
When was the 18th Amendment tothe United States Constitution
ratified?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1919
USSRG:32,2,2
Events
M
When did the 18th Amendment tothe United States Constitution take
effect?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1920
USSRG:32,2,2
Events
M
The 18th Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Amendment prohibiting the sale anddistribution of alcohol
USSRG:32,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
What black market economy did the18th Amendment to the United
States Constitution create?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Smuggling of alcohol
USSRG:32,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
In which decade did organizedcrime take root?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The 1920s
USSRG:32,2,2
Events
E
What conclusion can be drawn fromthe success of organized crime in
the 1920s about the American policeforce?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They were corrupt and inefficient.
USSRG:32,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Al Capone
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Boss of crime organization the ChicagoOutfit
USSRG:32,2,2
People
M
How did radio journalist ArthurReeve view governments?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
They were "the greatest racket of all"
USSRG:32,2,3
People
H
How did public outrage at organizedcrime change as the economyworsened in the Depression-era
United States ?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
It declined.
USSRG:32,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
In which state did Bonnie Parkerand Clyde Barrow commit their
crimes?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Arkansas
USSRG:32,1,2
Places
M
When was Charles Lindbergh's sonkidnapped?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
March 1932
USSRG:32,2,4
Events
H
Charles Lindbergh
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
American national hero famous for the firstnonstop transatlantic flight
USSRG:32,2,4
People
E
In which year did Charles Lindberghfly nonstop from New York to Paris?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1927
USSRG:32,2,4
Events
M
What fate befell Charles Lindbergh'sson after his ransom was paid?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
He died.
USSRG:32,2,4
Events
E
In which year was the kidnapper ofCharles Lindbergh's son caught?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1934
USSRG:33,1,0
Events
M
Who supplanted auto bandits asnational icons in the 1930s?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
FBI agents
USSRG:33,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
G-men
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Government men, or FBI agents
USSRG:33,2,0
Term
s
E
In which year was a federal Bureauof Investigation created?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1908
USSRG:33,1,1
Events
H
To which department did theFederal Bureau of Investigation
belong?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Department of Justice
USSRG:33,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
James Cagney
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
A movie star who played the lead inand
USSRG:33,2,0
People
M
In which year wasreleased?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1931
USSRG:33,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
H
How did James Cagney's roleschange from to
?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
He switched from playing an outlaw toplaying a law enforcement officer.
USSRG:33,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
H
Hoover-blanket
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Newspapers with which homelessAmericans covered themselves when theyslept
USSRG:33,2,1
Term
s
M
Hoover flags
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Empty pockets pulled out of one's pants
USSRG:34,1,0
Term
s
H
Herbert Hoover
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
31st President of the United States
USSRG:34,1,0
People
E
How much blame do scholars todaygive President Hoover for the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Very little
USSRG:34,1,0
People
E
How long before Black Monday wasPresident Hoover inaugurated?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Seven months
USSRG:34,1,0
Events
M
How qualified was President Hooverfor the presidency, relative to other
United States presidents?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One of the most qualified presidents ever
USSRG:34,1,0
People
E
Why was President Hoover limitedin his ability to lead during an
economic crisis?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
His political philosophy
USSRG:34,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What action did President Hoovertake to improve the long-term
economic situation of the UnitedStates during his time in office?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Introduce a number of ideas that helpedthe United States transition into the NewDeal
USSRG:34,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
State in which Herbert Hoover wasborn
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Iowa
USSRG:34,1,1
People
M
Year in which Herbert Hoover wasborn
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1874
USSRG:34,1,1
People
H
Age at which Herbert Hooverbecame an orphan
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Nine years old
USSRG:34,1,1
People
M
College that Herbert Hooverattended
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Stanford
USSRG:34,1,1
People
H
Two countries in which HerbertHoover earned his fortune
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
China and Australia
USSRG:34,1,1
Places
M
Herbert Hoover's job in China andAustralia
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Mining engineer
USSRG:34,1,1
People
E
Woodrow Wilson's political party
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Democrat
USSRG:34,1,2
People
E
Why did Herbert Hoover not join theDemocratic Party after World War I?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
He thought the incumbent party's odds ofsuccess were too low.
USSRG:34,1,2
People
E
What position did Herbert Hooverhold in President Harding's cabinet?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Secretary of Commerce
USSRG:34,1,2
People
M
How long before Herbert Hoovertook the position of Secretary ofCommerce had the office been
created?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Eight years
USSRG:34,1,2
Events
M
How successful was Herbert Hooverin his first run for the American
presidency?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Lost in the primaries
USSRG:34,1,2
Events
E
Who was elected United StatesPresident the first time Herbert
Hoover sought the office?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Warren G. Harding
USSRG:34,1,2
People
E
What belief did President Hooverinitially maintain about the economicdownturn following the stock market
crash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
That it was a temporary recession
USSRG:34,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Year in which President Hoover firstresponded vigorously to the Great
Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1931
USSRG:34,2,1
Events
M
The only cure to the GreatDepression, according to President
Hoover
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Self-reliance and voluntarism
USSRG:34,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
From where was President Hoover'sbelief in self-help and voluntarism
as the only cure to the GreatDepression derived?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
His personal background
USSRG:34,2,2
People
E
How did President Hoover want hiscabinet members to behave
immediately after the stock marketcrash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
As if the crash hadn't occurred
USSRG:35,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What reward did President Hooveroffer in October 1929 to ensurepre-crash investment levels were
maintained?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Lower corporate and income taxes
USSRG:35,1,0
Econom
icP
olices
M
Why did businesses and localgovernments renege on their
agreement to maintain investmentlevels after the crash of 1929?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Worries about falling consumer confidence
USSRG:35,1,0
Econom
icP
olices
M
Federal Farm Board
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
National program created by Congressunder President Hoover's guidance duringthe Great Depression
USSRG:35,1,1
Term
s
E
How did the Federal Farm Boardtry to prevent the decline of
American agricultural prices duringthe Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
By purchasing surplus crops
USSRG:35,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Measure the Federal Farm Boardfailed to take to control Americanagricultural prices during the Great
Depression
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Regulation of production
USSRG:35,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Original purpose of the NationalCredit Corporation
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Purchasing dubious assets from strugglingbanks
USSRG:35,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
When was the National CreditCorporation created?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
October 1931
USSRG:35,1,1
Events
H
Amount of money the NationalCredit Corporation was given to
purchase assets
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$500,000,000
USSRG:35,1,1
Statistics
H
Why was the National CreditCorporation ineffective at reining in
bank panic?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Reluctance to purchase dubious assets
USSRG:35,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How many banks failed due to theinaction of the National Credit
Corporation?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Almost 2,300
USSRG:35,1,1
Statistics
H
President's Organization ofUnemployment Relief
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Organization to aid existing charities intheir work during the Great Depression
USSRG:35,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Full name of the NCC
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
National Credit Corporation
USSRG:35,1,1
Term
s
E
Why did President Hoover not offermore comprehensive unemployment
benefits during the GreatDepression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Feared such aid would make Americansdependent on the government
USSRG:35,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Full name of the RFC
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
USSRG:35,1,2
Term
s
E
What organization's creation wasHoover's first major deviation from
his principle of voluntarism?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
USSRG:35,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Year in which the ReconstructionFinance Corporation was introduced
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1932
USSRG:35,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
H
After which organizations was theReconstruction Finance Corporation
modeled?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Government organizations founded duringWorld War I
USSRG:35,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How much money was theReconstruction Finance Corporation
given?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
$2,000,000,000
USSRG:35,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Purpose of the ReconstructionFinance Corporation
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Make loans to banks
USSRG:35,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Norris La-Guardia Act
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Depression-era law that limited thegovernment's use of injunctions againststriking workers
USSRG:35,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
The main beneficiaries of theReconstruction Finance Corporation
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Large institutions
USSRG:35,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Which law represented the largestpeacetime tax increase in American
history?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The 1932 Revenue Act
USSRG:35,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What belief did many Americansexpress in their letters to Franklin
and Eleanor Roosevelt?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
That they were responsible for their ownfinancial misfortune
USSRG:35,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
The period of cooperative valuesprior to World War I
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Progressive Era
USSRG:35,2,1
Term
s
M
Which town did sociologists Robertand Helen Lynd study during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Muncie, Indiana
USSRG:35,2,3
Places
H
What fact did Robert and HelenLynd's study of Muncie, Indiana,
reveal?
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Dep
ress
ion
That people in the depression era wereincreasingly educating themselves aboutthe events around them
USSRG:35,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
To which 18th -century thinker weremany Americans attracted during the
Great Depression?
Orig
ins
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Dep
ress
ion
Karl Marx
USSRG:35,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
What opinion did Sidney Hook haveof capitalism?
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Dep
ress
ion
That it "degraded people and ideas alikeby putting a cash value on them"
USSRG:35,2,4
People
H
Sidney Hook's occupation
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Writer
USSRG:35,2,4
People
M
Why did many communist Americanstravel to the South during the Great
Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
To organize black sharecroppers
USSRG:35,2,4
Society
andC
ulture
M
What movement did the work ofdepression-era communists in the
South inspire?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The 1960s Civil Rights Movement
USSRG:35,2,4
Society
andC
ulture
E
The first year in which more peopleleft the United States than entered
it
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1931
USSRG:36,1,1
Statistics
M
In which foreign country didAmericans take particular interest
during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Soviet Union
USSRG:36,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
How many Americans applied for ajob in the Soviet Union daily duringthe Great Depression, according to
the Soviet Union?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
300
USSRG:36,1,1
Statistics
H
William Randolph Hearst'soccupation
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Publisher
USSRG:36,1,1
People
E
Why did American conservativessend spies to American universities
during the Great Depression?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
To find communist professors
USSRG:36,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Decade in which the Red Scaretook place
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
1950s
USSRG:36,1,1
Events
E
Whom did the Red Scare target?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Former communist sympathizers inHollywood and academia
USSRG:36,1,1
Events
M
What action did Congress take twoweeks after the passage of the
1932 Revenue Act?
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
Declined to pay World War I veterans theirbonuses prior to the due date
USSRG:36,1,2
Events
M
Adjusted compensation certificates
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Government bonuses awarded to WorldWar I veterans
USSRG:36,2,0
Term
s
E
When were American World War Iveterans' bonuses due?
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
1945
USSRG:36,2,0
Events
M
In which year were American WorldWar I veterans given their bonuses?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
1925
USSRG:36,2,0
Events
M
Form which American World War Iveterans' bonuses took
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Twenty-year savings bonds
USSRG:36,2,0
Events
E
When were bonuses first given toAmerican veterans?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
After 1865
USSRG:36,2,0
Events
E
The only form of United Statesgovernment assistance prior to the
New Deal
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Veterans' bonuses
USSRG:36,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
What anti-government organizationwas formed by Confederate veterans
after the Civil War?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Ku Klux Klan
USSRG:36,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
N
Why were veterans given assistanceprior to the New Deal but not other
Americans?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Veterans had served their country andrisked their lives.
USSRG:36,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Country in which veterans hadcarried out an armed revolt after
World War I
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Germany
USSRG:36,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
How many World War I veteranstraveled to Washington, D.C. toprotest its bonus policy in 1932?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
20,000
USSRG:37,1,1
Statistics
H
Why were American veterans angryabout Congress's 1932 bonus
policy?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Congress was giving aid to farmers, butnot to veterans.
USSRG:37,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
American veterans protesting inWashington, D. C. for their bonuses to bepaid out early
USSRG:37,1,1
Term
s
E
Where did the Bonus ExpeditionaryForce gather to protest Congress's
bonus policy?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Capitol plaza in Washington, D. C.
USSRG:37,1,1
Events
M
What proportion of AmericanSenators were willing to pay
veterans their bonuses early in1932?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One-third
USSRG:37,1,1
Statistics
H
Two groups President Hoover choseto meet with over the Bonus
Expeditionary Force
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Sports stars and college fraternities
USSRG:37,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
H
When did Congress adjourn in1932?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Mid-July
USSRG:37,1,1
Events
M
Where did the Bonus ExpeditionaryForce stay while in Washington,
D.C.?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Vacant federal buildings and AnacostiaFlats
USSRG:37,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
The open space where somemembers of the Bonus Expeditionary
Force stayed while in Washington,D.C.
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Anacostia Flats
USSRG:37,1,1
Places
M
Patrick Hurley
Orig
ins
ofth
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reat
Dep
ress
ion
President Hoover's Secretary of War
USSRG:37,1,2
People
H
What compensation did PresidentHoover offer members of the Bonus
Expeditionary Force in order toappease them?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Five to twenty dollars each to help themreturn home
USSRG:37,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What order did Patrick Hurley givethat prompted the end of the Bonus
Expeditionary Force sit-in?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The clearance of the federal buildings inwhich the veterans were housed
USSRG:37,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
H
How did members of the BonusExpeditionary Force resist theireviction from federal buildings?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
By throwing bricks at the policemenevicting them
USSRG:37,1,2
Events
M
Why did one of the officers evictingmembers of the Bonus Expeditionary
Force fire his gun?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
He tripped and accidentally fired hisrevolver.
USSRG:37,1,2
Events
E
How did police officers evicting theBonus Expeditionary Force respondto the accidental discharge of an
officer's gun?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Open fire on the veterans
USSRG:37,1,2
Events
M
How many veterans were killed inthe eviction of the Bonus
Expeditionary Force from federalbuildings?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Two
USSRG:37,1,2
Events
M
What order did President Hoovergive after the accidental deaths of
two members of the BonusExpeditionary Force?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The complete removal of all members ofthe Bonus Expeditionary Force
USSRG:37,1,3
Events
E
Commander of the BonusExpeditionary Force eviction effort
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Douglas MacArthur
USSRG:37,1,3
People
E
Wars in which Douglas Macarthurwould become a national hero
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
World War II and the Korean War
USSRG:37,1,3
Events
E
Douglas MacArthur's military rank atthe time of the Bonus Expeditionary
Force eviction
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
General
USSRG:37,1,3
People
E
Where did General DouglasMacArthur serve during World War II
and the Korean War?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Southeast Asia
USSRG:37,1,3
Places
E
Along which river was the BonusExpeditionary Force's Anacostia
Flats encampment situated?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
The Potomac River
USSRG:37,1,3
Places
M
How many people died in theburning of Anacostia Flats?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
One child
USSRG:37,1,3
Statistics
M
Why did President Hoover defendGeneral Douglas MacArthur's actions
at Anacostia Flats?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
Believed the Bonus Expeditionary Forcehad threatened the government's existence
USSRG:37,2,0
Events
M
How did the War Departmentportray General Douglas MacArthur's
role in the removal of the BonusExpeditionary Force?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
As having exhibited "unparalleled humanityand kindness"
USSRG:37,2,0
People
H
How did the War Departmentdescribe the Bonus Expeditionary
Force after their removal fromWashington, D.C.?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
As "Communist agitators"
USSRG:37,2,0
Events
H
Which of President Hoover's policieswas most objectionable to American
voters in 1932?
Orig
ins
ofth
eG
reat
Dep
ress
ion
His reaction to the Bonus ExpeditionaryForce
USSRG:37,2,0
Events
M
Date of Franklin D. Roosevelt'sinauguration
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March 4, 1933
USSRG:38,1,1
Events
H
Essential message of Franklin D.Roosevelt's politics
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Hope for change
USSRG:38,1,1
People
M
What commitment did Franklin D.Roosevelt offer Americans with his
New Deal?
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ewD
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An attempt at solving the economic crisis
USSRG:38,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
President who stayed in officelonger than any other in American
history
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
USSRG:38,1,2
People
E
How many terms did Franklin D.Roosevelt serve as United States
President?
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Four
USSRG:38,1,2
People
E
The "Third American Revolution"
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dth
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The New Deal
USSRG:38,1,2
Term
s
M
How does historian William E.Leuchtenberg describe Franklin D.
Roosevelt?
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As "the first modern President"
USSRG:38,2,0
People
M
Year in which Japan invadedManchuria
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dth
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ewD
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1931
USSRG:39,1,0
Events
H
When did the Dow reach its all-timelowest level?
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July 1932
USSRG:39,1,0
Events
H
Lowest-ever level reached by theDow
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
41.22
USSRG:39,1,0
Events
H
Which American car company hadits worst year ever in 1931?
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dth
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Ford Motor Company
USSRG:39,1,0
IndustrialA
ctivity
E
Number of cars produced by theFord Motor Company in 1929
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dth
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ewD
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1,500,000
USSRG:39,1,0
Statistics
H
Number of cars produced by theFord Motor Company in 1931
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dth
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ewD
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232,000
USSRG:39,1,0
Statistics
H
Ford Motor Company plant at whichpolice opened fire on protestors in
1931
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dth
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ewD
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Dearbom plant
USSRG:39,1,0
Places
M
How many people were killed whenpolice opened fire on protestorsoutside the Ford Dearborn plant?
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dth
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ewD
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Four
USSRG:39,1,0
Statistics
M
In which city did 6,000 protestors fillthe streets singing "TheInternationale" in 1932?
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Detroit
USSRG:39,1,0
Events
E
The Internationale
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A Communist hymn
USSRG:39,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
John Reed Clubs
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American organizations distributingCommunist propaganda
USSRG:39,1,0
Term
s
M
American city in which the first JohnReed Clubs were founded in 1932
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dth
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ewD
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Chicago
USSRG:39,1,0
Places
M
How many consecutive Republicanadministrations preceded Franklin D.
Roosevelt's election?
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dth
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ewD
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Three
USSRG:39,1,1
Events
E
Which United States president saidthat "the business of government is
business"?
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Calvin Coolidge
USSRG:39,1,1
People
E
1932 law setting aside $150 millionto prevent home foreclosures
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ewD
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Federal Home Loan Bank Act
USSRG:39,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
1932 law setting aside $750 millionin gold reserves for business
recovery
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dth
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ewD
eal
Glass-Steagall Act
USSRG:39,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Two Hoover policies thatcounteracted his recovery measures
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dth
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ewD
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Tax hikes and a balanced federal budget
USSRG:39,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Chicago's mayor in 1932
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ewD
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Anton Cermak
USSRG:39,1,1
People
H
Republican candidate for UnitedStates President in 1932
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dth
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ewD
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Herbert Hoover
USSRG:39,1,1
People
E
American city in which theRepublican Party Convention was
held in 1932
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dth
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ewD
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Chicago
USSRG:39,1,1
Places
M
The only American presidentialcandidate to date who had won by
a wider margin than FranklinRoosevelt did in 1932
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dth
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ewD
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Abraham Lincoln in 1864
USSRG:39,1,2
Events
M
Percentage of the popular votegarnered by Franklin D. Roosevelt
in 1932
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dth
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ewD
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57%
USSRG:39,1,2
Statistics
H
Number of electoral votes won byFranklin D. Roosevelt in 1932
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
472
USSRG:39,1,2
Statistics
H
What promise did Franklin D.Roosevelt make with regard to thefederal budget during the UnitedStates' 1932 presidential election?
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Cut it by 25%
USSRG:39,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Franklin D. Roosevelt's view of thegold standard during the UnitedStates' 1932 presidential election
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That it was a sacred covenant
USSRG:39,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Candidate in the United States'1932 presidential election advocating
more equitable income distribution
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ewD
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
USSRG:39,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Building in which an assassin shotat Franklin Roosevelt in February
1933
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dth
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ewD
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Miami Airport
USSRG:39,2,1
Events
M
Giuseppe Zangara
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Man who attempted to assassinate FranklinRoosevelt in February 1933
USSRG:39,2,1
People
M
Politician killed by GiuseppeZangara in February 1933
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dth
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ewD
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Anton Cermak
USSRG:39,2,1
People
M
Why was Franklin Roosevelt inFlorida in February 1933?
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For a fishing trip
USSRG:39,2,1
Events
E
Number of shots Giuseppe Zangarafire at Franklin Roosevelt in his
assassination attempt
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dth
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ewD
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Five
USSRG:39,2,1
Events
H
Giuseppe Zangara's job
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dth
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ewD
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Construction worker
USSRG:39,2,1
People
H
Why did Giuseppe Zangara attemptto kill Franklin Roosevelt?
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dth
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ewD
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Believed Roosevelt's election wouldendanger the prospects of a revolution inthe United States
USSRG:39,2,1
Events
M
How long before FranklinRoosevelt's inauguration did
Giuseppe Zangara attempt to killhim?
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dth
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ewD
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Two weeks
USSRG:39,2,1
Events
E
How many years did Franklin D.Roosevelt spend as President of the
United States?
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dth
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ewD
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13
USSRG:39,2,2
People
E
Two factors contributing to thelongevity of Franklin D. Roosevelt's
legacy
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New Deal policies and the his personality
USSRG:39,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Which anti-New Deal presidentintentionally based his personal style
on Franklin D. Roosevelt's?
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Ronald Reagan
USSRG:39,2,2
People
E
State that Franklin D. Roosevelt'sfamily came from
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dth
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ewD
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New York
USSRG:40,1,0
Places
E
Year in which Franklin D. Rooseveltwas born
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1882
USSRG:40,1,1
Events
M
Where was the family estate inwhich Franklin D. Roosevelt grew
up situated?
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ewD
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Hyde Park
USSRG:40,1,1
Places
M
Roosevelt family investments thatunderpinned their wealth
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ewD
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Railroad and coal mining investments
USSRG:40,1,1
Financial
Activity
E
Why were the Rooseveltsunconventional among Americanfinancial aristocrats of their day?
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Belief that their wealth compelled them tohelp their community
USSRG:40,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Franklin D. Roosevelt's father
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James Roosevelt
USSRG:40,2,0
People
E
Year in which James Rooseveltmarried his second wife
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dth
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ewD
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1880
USSRG:40,2,0
Events
H
Franklin D. Roosevelt's mother
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dth
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ewD
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Sara Delano
USSRG:40,2,0
People
M
Two positions James Roosevelt heldin public service
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ewD
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Town selectman and board member of thelocal state hospital
USSRG:40,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Age at which James Rooseveltmarried Sara Delano
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dth
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ewD
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52
USSRG:40,2,0
People
H
Prep school from which Franklin D.Roosevelt graduated
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dth
eN
ewD
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Groton prep school
USSRG:40,2,0
Places
H
University from which Franklin D.Roosevelt graduated
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dth
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ewD
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Harvard University
USSRG:40,2,0
Places
E
Law school that Franklin D.Roosevelt attended
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dth
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ewD
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Columbia Law School
USSRG:40,2,0
Places
E
For how many years did Franklin D.Roosevelt attend Columbia Law
School?
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ewD
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One
USSRG:40,2,0
Places
E
Franklin D. Roosevelt's first priorityin university
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ewD
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His social life
USSRG:40,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Job that Franklin D. Roosevelt tookafter passing the bar
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ewD
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Corporate lawyer
USSRG:40,2,1
People
M
Cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt'sand former President of the United
States
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Theodore Roosevelt
USSRG:40,2,1
People
E
Twenty-sixth President of the UnitedStates
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ewD
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Theodore Roosevelt
USSRG:40,2,1
People
M
Which family member of Franklin D.Roosevelt's objected to his entry
into politics?
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His mother, Sara
USSRG:40,2,1
People
M
Franklin D. Roosevelt's politicalparty
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Democratic Party
USSRG:40,2,1
People
E
Office Franklin D. Roosevelt won in1910
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New York State Senator
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Office to which Franklin D.Roosevelt was appointed in 1913
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Secretary of the Navy
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Why was Franklin D. Rooseveltunable to join the military in 1918?
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Influenza
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Field that Franklin D. Rooseveltconsidered entering after World War
I ended
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Business
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Office for which Franklin Rooseveltran in 1920
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Vice President of the United States
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People
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The Democratic Party's nominee forPresident of the United States in
1920
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James Cox
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What disease did Franklin Rooseveltcontract in 1921?
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Polio
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Where was Franklin Roosevelt whenhe contracted polio?
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His family's vacation home
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Polio
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Infectious disease caused by a virus thatafflicts the nervous system
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Official name for polio
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Poliomyelitis
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How does polio affect its victims?
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Varying degrees of paralysis
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Which group was most affected bypolio during the late 19th and early
20 th century?
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Small children
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When did major polio epidemicsbegin in the United States and
Europe?
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The 1880s
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When was a vaccine invented forpolio?
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1952
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Inventor of the polio vaccine
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Jonas Selk
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Device that helped FranklinRoosevelt stand again after he
contracted polio
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Steel leg braces
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Frances Perkins
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife
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How were Franklin D. and EleanorRoosevelt related prior to their
marriage?
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The two were distant cousins.
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Year in which Franklin D. andEleanor Roosevelt began dating
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1903
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Year in which Franklin D. andEleanor Roosevelt married
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1905
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How many children did Franklin D.and Eleanor Roosevelt have?
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Five
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Lucy Mercer
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Eleanor Roosevelt's social secretary
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In which year was Franklin D.Roosevelt's affair with Lucy Mercer
discovered?
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1919
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How did Franklin D. and EleanorRoosevelt's marriage change afterthe former's affair was discovered?
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Went from a romance and friendship to apolitical alliance
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With which organization was EleanorRoosevelt most prominently
associated?
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League of Women Voters
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When did Franklin D. Rooseveltdie?
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April 1945
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Who was with Franklin D. Rooseveltwhen he died?
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Lucy Mercer
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Harvard's college newspaper forwhich Franklin D. Roosevelt worked
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The
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Nickname given to Franklin D.Roosevelt during his run for the
New York State Senate
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Galahad of the insurgency
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Franklin Roosevelt's publicitymanager and closest advisor
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Louis McHenry Howe
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Louis McHenry Howe's job in 1910
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Journalist
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People
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City in which Louis McHenry Howeworked in 1910
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New York
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Why was Franklin D. Rooseveltnicknamed "Galahad of the
insurgency" during his bid for theNew York State Senate?
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His liberal opposition to the DemocraticParty machine
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What sort of image did Franklin D.Roosevelt portray during his election
campaigns?
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A positive image of progress that avoidedexcessive detail
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When did Franklin D. Roosevelt firstcome to the attention of the national
press?
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During his 1910 bid for the New YorkState Senate
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Events
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In which year did Franklin D.Roosevelt first use the radio as a
means of political messaging?
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1929
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Four United States presidents thatused the radio to address theirconstituents before Franklin D.
Roosevelt
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Wilson, Harding, Hoover, and Coolidge
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Which politicians dominated the NewYork state legislature while Franklin
D. Roosevelt was the state'sgovernor?
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Conservative Republicans
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How did Franklin D. Roosevelt workaround the conservative state
legislature when he was governor ofNew York?
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By using radio addresses to win overcitizens at large
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Fireside chats
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Radio addresses Franklin D. Rooseveltdelivered to the American people
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How long were Franklin D.Roosevelt's fireside chats?
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Less than half an hour
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Which political movement was at itszenith when Franklin D. Roosevelt
entered politics?
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The progressive movement
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Society
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County in which Franklin D.Roosevelt ran for New York state
Senate
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Duchess
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Places
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The predominant political party inNew York's Duchess County in 1910
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Republican Party
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Society
andC
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Political philosophy of TheodoreRoosevelt's which Franklin D.
Roosevelt admired
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Progressive nationalism
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Charles Evan Hughes' political party
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Republican
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Governmental office to whichCharles Evan Hughes was
appointed in 1910
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Supreme Court Justice
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Whose nomination for President wasFranklin D. Roosevelt instrumental in
securing in 1912?
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Woodrow Wilson
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To which office was Franklin D.Roosevelt appointed by Woodrow
Wilson?
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy
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Two skills Franklin D. Rooseveltlearned as Assistant Secretary of
the Navy
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Negotiating large contracts and settlinglabor disputes
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Town in which Franklin D. Rooseveltrestored a resort after the 1920
presidential election
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Warm Springs, Georgia
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Places
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Purpose of the resort Franklin D.Roosevelt restored in Warm Springs,
Georgia
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Rehabilitation for polio victims
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Places
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Job Franklin D. Roosevelt held afterhis loss in the 1920 presidential
election
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Selling bonds for an insurance company
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Democratic nominee for President ofthe United States in 1924
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Al Smith
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What position did Al Smithencourage Franklin D. Roosevelt to
run for 1928?
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New York governor
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Why did Al Smith want Franklin D.Roosevelt to run for New York
governor in 1928?
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To improve Roosevelt's chances in the1932 presidential election
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The largest state in the UnitedStates in 1928
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New York
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Places
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's view of therole of government
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As an agent of positive change
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's position onmonopolies
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Strong opposition
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Econom
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What unprecedented legislation didFranklin D. Roosevelt pass as
Governor of New York?
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The state's most ambitious spendingprogram ever
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In which year was Franklin D.Roosevelt elected to his second
term as New York governor?
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1930
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's position onbudget deficits
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Strong opposition
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Number of unemployed New Yorkersduring Franklin D. Roosevelt's
second term as governor
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1,000,000
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How did Franklin D. Roosevelt reactto the worsening Depression while
New York governor?
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He began to experiment with economicpolicies.
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How did Franklin D. Rooseveltgenerate new ideas for governmentprograms as Governor of New York
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Employed a group of experts as a braintrust
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How did the role of Franklin D.Roosevelt's brain trust change after
he became President?
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Became major policymakers in the NewDeal
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How much did the brain trust'spolicies improve New York's
economy?
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Very little
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How did the brain trust's policiesaffect public perception of Franklin
D. Roosevelt?
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Gave him a reputation as the mostproactive politician of the day
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When did Franklin D. Rooseveltbegin preparing for his first
presidential campaign?
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Immediately after winning his second termas New York's governor
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Why did Franklin D. Rooseveltabandon previous positions on theLeague of Nations during the 1932
presidential election?
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To avoid putting off isolationist voters
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Which columnist condemned FranklinD. Roosevelt's change of position
on the League of Nations?
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Walter Lipmann
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Walter Lipmann's job
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Columnist
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People
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Civilian Conversation Corps
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New Deal reforestation program employingAmerican youths
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Econom
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Securities and ExchangeCommission
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New Deal organization responsible forregulating Wall Street
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Econom
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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New Deal organization regulating utilitiesand developing public energy
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Rural Electrification Act
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Law regulating utilities and encouraging thedevelopment of public energy
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Which constitutional amendment didthe 21st amendment repeal?
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The 18th amendment
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Which constitutional amendmentrepealed Prohibition?
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The 21st amendment
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andC
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Which of his principles was FranklinD. Roosevelt willing to sacrifice for
the sake of public welfare?
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His insistence on balanced budgets
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Which period of an Americanpresident's term is often used as an
early gauge of their effectiveness?
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The first one hundred days
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andC
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Labor and women's rights advocatein Franklin D. Roosevelt's brain trust
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Frances Perkins
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People
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Harry L. Hopkins' job
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Social worker
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People
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Harold Ickes
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A veteran progressive on Franklin D.Roosevelt's brain trust
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People
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School at which Raymond Moleytaught
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Columbia
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Places
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Two economists on Franklin D.Roosevelt's brain trust
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Rexford Tugwell and Adolph Berle
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People
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President Edward M. House hadadvised before joining Franklin D.
Roosevelt's brain trust
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Woodrow Wilson
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People
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Edward M. House's military rank
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Colonel
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's long-timeadvisor who joined his brain trust
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Louis Howe
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's TreasurySecretary
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Henry Mogenthau
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Henry Morgenthau's special assistant
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Jacob Viner
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People
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School at which Jacob Viner workedprior to joining Franklin D.Roosevelt's administration
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Princeton
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Places
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Five economists who served asinformal advisors to Franklin D.
Roosevelt during his time asPresident
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Laughlin Currie, Adolph Berle, JohnKenneth Galbraith, Gardiner Meenz, andAlan Sweezy
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Why was Laughlin Currie refusedtenure at Harvard?
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His adherence to Keynesian economics
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When did the council of economicadvisors formally become part of the
United States government?
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After World War II
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Small executive office staffedextensively with academic talent
under Franklin D. Roosevelt
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National Resources Board
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Alvin Hansen
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Influential academic on the NationalResources Board under Franklin D.Roosevelt
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Six lawyers who joined the NationalResources Board under Franklin D.
Roosevelt
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Thomas G. Corcoran, William O. Douglas,Louis Brandeis, Jeremy Frank, SamRayburn, and Lyndon B. Johnson
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Office William O. Douglas wouldhold after joining the National
Resource Board
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Supreme Court Justice
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People
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Office Louis Brandeis held when hejoined the National Resources Board
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Supreme Court Justice
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Office Lyndon Baines Johnsonwould hold after his time on the
National Resource Board
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President of the United States
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People
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Who was responsible for guidingFranklin D. Roosevelt's economic
policy through the legislativeprocess?
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Raymond Moley
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Raymond Moley's job prior to joiningFranklin D. Roosevelt's
administration
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Professor
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People
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What criterion was Franklin D.Roosevelt's primary concern when
evaluating policy proposals?
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Political appeal
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Econom
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olicies
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How did Franklin D. Roosevelt'sattitude toward his advisors affect
New Deal policy?
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Made policy inconsistent
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Econom
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olicies
E
Historian who first distinguishedbetween the "first" and "second"
New Deals
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Arthur M. Schlesinger
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People
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The three Rs of New Deal policies
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Relief, reform, and recovery
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olicies
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What meeting did Franklin D.Roosevelt call immediately after his
inauguration?
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An emergency session of Congress
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Econom
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E
Which types of transactions werepostponed between March 6 and 9,
1933?
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Transactions in gold
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Econom
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olicies
M
What measure did Franklin D.Roosevelt take immediately after his
inauguration?
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Declared a national bank holiday untilCongress convened
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How did the Emergency BankingAct impact Franklin D. Roosevelt's
declaration of a national bankholiday?
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Retroactively legalized the declaration
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M
Action penalized by the EmergencyBanking Act
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Hoarding cash
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Econom
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Whose advice did Franklin D.Roosevelt follow in crafting his
economic policies immediately afterhis inauguration?
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Herbert Hoover's
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People
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Documents whose issuance wasauthorized by the Emergency
Banking Act
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New Federal Reserve bank notes
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Econom
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olicies
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Whom did the Emergency BankingAct primarily assist?
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Bankers
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Econom
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olicies
E
Length of bank holiday declared byFranklin D. Roosevelt in March 1933
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Three days
USSRG:45,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Day on which Congress convenedfor the first time following Franklin
D. Roosevelt's inauguration
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dth
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March 9, 1933
USSRG:45,2,2
Events
M
How long did Congressional debateon the Emergency Banking Act last?
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40 minutes
USSRG:45,2,2
Events
H
Day on which the EmergencyBanking Act was signed into law
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dth
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ewD
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March 9, 1933
USSRG:45,2,2
Events
M
How many Americans listened toFranklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chat
following the passage of theEmergency Banking Act?
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60,000,000
USSRG:45,2,3
Statistics
H
Message of Franklin D. Roosevelt'sfireside chat following the passage
of the Emergency Banking Act
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That it was safe for Americans to put theirmoney in banks again
USSRG:45,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Who said that "capitalism wassaved in eight days" by the
Emergency Banking Act?
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dth
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Raymond Moley
USSRG:45,2,3
People
M
Why was Franklin D. Roosevelt ableto pursue broader economic policy
initiatives immediately after hisinauguration?
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dth
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The success of the initial EmergencyBanking Act
USSRG:45,2,3
Events
E
Full name of the FERA
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
USSRG:45,2,3
Term
s
M
Purpose of the Federal EmergencyRelief Administration
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dth
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Aid people who were suffering economichardship during the Great Depression
USSRG:45,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Organization after which the FederalEmergency Relief Administration was
modeled
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Temporary Emergency Relief Administration
USSRG:45,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
H
State in which the TemporaryEmergency Relief Administration was
created
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dth
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New York
USSRG:45,2,3
Places
E
Head of the Federal EmergencyRelief Administration
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dth
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Henry Hopkins
USSRG:45,2,3
People
M
The most powerful man in FranklinD. Roosevelt's administration during
his second term
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ewD
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Henry Hopkins
USSRG:45,2,3
People
M
Henry Hopkins's job prior to headingthe Federal Emergency Relief
Administration
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dth
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ewD
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Social worker
USSRG:45,2,3
People
H
Amount of money the FederalEmergency Relief Administrationgave to state and local agencies
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$500,000,000
USSRG:46,1,1
Statistics
H
Which government program bailedout bankrupt coal towns in Illinois
during the Great Depression?
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dth
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ewD
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The Federal Emergency ReliefAdministration
USSRG:46,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Principal goal of the FederalEmergency Relief Administration
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dth
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ewD
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To alleviate the worst economic hardshipsin the United States
USSRG:46,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Number of bridges built or repairedwith Federal Emergency Relief
Administration money
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dth
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ewD
eal
7,000
USSRG:46,1,1
Statistics
H
Number of buildings built or repairedwith Federal Emergency Relief
Administration money
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seve
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
5,000
USSRG:46,1,1
Statistics
H
Number of adults taught to readand write with Federal Emergency
Relief Administration money
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dth
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ewD
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Over 1,500,000
USSRG:46,1,1
Statistics
H
Full name of the CWA
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dth
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ewD
eal
Civil Works Administration
USSRG:46,1,2
Term
s
E
Full name of the CCC
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dth
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ewD
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Civilian Conservation Corps
USSRG:46,1,2
Term
s
M
Full name of the PWA
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dth
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ewD
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Public Works Administration
USSRG:46,1,2
Term
s
E
Goal of Civil Works Administration,Civilian Conservation Corps, and
Public Works Administration
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dth
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ewD
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Provide government-funded low-wageemployment
USSRG:46,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
When did the Civil WorksAdministration reach its height?
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dth
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ewD
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Winter of 1933 to 1934
USSRG:46,1,2
Events
M
How many people did the CivilWorks Administration employ at its
height?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
4,200,000
USSRG:46,1,2
Statistics
H
How many miles of roads did theCivil Works Administration build or
improve?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
500,000
USSRG:46,1,2
Statistics
H
How many schools did the CivilWorks Administration build or
improve?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
40,000
USSRG:46,1,2
Statistics
H
How many playgrounds and athleticfields did the Civil Works
Administration build or improve?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
3,500
USSRG:46,1,2
Statistics
H
How many airports did the CivilWorks Administration build or
improve?
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seve
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
1,000
USSRG:46,1,2
Statistics
H
City in which the Civil WorksAdministration hired all unemployed
teachers during the GreatDepression
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dth
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ewD
eal
Boston
USSRG:46,1,2
Places
M
Job for which the Civil WorksAdministration hired ninety-four
Kodiak Islands Native Americans
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dth
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ewD
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Restocking the islands with snow-shoerabbits
USSRG:46,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Means test
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Assessment of a person's need for welfare
USSRG:46,1,2
Term
s
M
How long did the Civil WorksAdministration last?
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dth
eN
ewD
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One year
USSRG:46,1,2
Events
E
Why did most federal workprograms pay less than the
minimum wage?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
To ensure people would take privateemployment instead if they could
USSRG:46,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did the public reaction to theCivilian Conservation Corps differ
from that to Civil WorksAdministration?
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dth
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ewD
eal
The Civilian Conservation Corps was muchmore popular.
USSRG:46,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
When was the Civilian ConservationCorps created?
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
March 1933
USSRG:46,2,1
Events
M
Number of young men employed bythe Civilian Conservation Corps
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
250,000
USSRG:46,2,1
Statistics
M
Five jobs Civilian ConservationCorps employees performed
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dth
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ewD
eal
Plant trees, drain swamps, construct dams,create reservoirs, and restore forests,parks, and beaches
USSRG:46,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
To what demographic did mostCivilian Conservation Corps
employees belong?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Urban young men
USSRG:46,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Which department of the federalgovernment oversaw CivilianConservation Corps camps?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The War Department
USSRG:46,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Purpose of the Public WorksAdministration
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
To stimulate demand by putting moneyinto people's pockets
USSRG:46,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Law that created the Public WorksAdministration
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dth
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ewD
eal
National Industrial Recovery Act
USSRG:46,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Full name of the NIRA
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Industrial Recovery Act
USSRG:46,2,1
Term
s
E
Program with activities similar tothose of the Public Works
Administration
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Civil Works Administration
USSRG:46,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Years in which the Public WorksAdministration operated
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dth
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ewD
eal
1933 to 1939
USSRG:46,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Percentage of all new schools builtby the Public Works Administration
between 1933 and 1939 in theUnited States
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
75%
USSRG:46,2,1
Statistics
H
Percentage of all new hospitals builtby the Public Works Administration
between 1933 and 1939 in theUnited States
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
35%
USSRG:46,2,1
Statistics
H
Percentage of all new court houses,city halls, and sewage plants builtby the Public Works Administration
between 1933 and 1939 in theUnited States
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
65%
USSRG:46,2,1
Statistics
H
Two aspects prioritized over speedof completion in the Public Works
Administration
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dth
eN
ewD
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Aesthetics and sound design
USSRG:46,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Director of the Public WorksAdministration
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Harold Ickes
USSRG:46,2,1
People
M
Harold Ickes's nickname
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Honest Harold
USSRG:46,2,1
People
M
Government organization thatcleared slums and built low-costurban housing during the Great
Depression
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Public Works Administration
USSRG:46,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How did critics view jobs in thePublic Works Administration, CivilWorks Administration, and Civilian
Conservation Corps?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
As "make-work" employment
USSRG:46,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
What assumption made the NewDeal different from earlier economic
policies?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
That the labor market had failed millionsof willing and able workers
USSRG:46,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which priority often took precedenceover efficiency for New Deal work
relief programs?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
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Employment
USSRG:46,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Number of Americans unemployedduring the Great Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
13,000,000
USSRG:46,2,2
Statistics
M
Three effects of involuntary idlenesson many unemployed Americans
during the Great Depression
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Depression, destructive behavior anddefeatism
USSRG:46,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did Harry L. Hopkins believegiving Americans money in return
for nothing was harmful?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Would destroy their spirits
USSRG:46,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Government policy on banking thatFranklin D. Roosevelt had opposed
prior to his election as president
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Insuring bank deposits
USSRG:47,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Date on which Franklin D. Rooseveltsigned the Glass-Steagall Banking
Act
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
June 16, 1933
USSRG:47,1,1
Events
H
Which two financial fields did theGlass-Steagall Banking Act
separate?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Commercial banking and investment
USSRG:47,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Why did the Glass-Steagall BankingAct separate commercial and
investment banking?
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
So that savings accounts would beprotected from risky investment strategies
USSRG:47,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Organization created by theGlass-Steagall Banking Act
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
USSRG:47,1,2,
Term
s
E
Full name of the FDIC
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
USSRG:47,1,2,
Term
s
E
Function of the Federal DepositInsurance Corporation
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
To insure bank deposits
USSRG:47,1,2,
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Maximum amount insurable by theFederal Deposit InsuranceCorporation at its inception
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dth
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ewD
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$2500
USSRG:47,1,2,
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Two congressmen who introducedthe Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation into legislation
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Arthur Vandenberg and Henry Steagall
USSRG:47,1,2,
People
H
State which Arthur Vandenbergrepresented
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Michigan
USSRG:47,1,2,
Places
H
State which Henry Steagallrepresented
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Alabama
USSRG:47,1,2,
Places
H
Purpose of the Federal DepositInsurance Corporation
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
To protect small banks
USSRG:47,1,2,
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Why is the Federal DepositInsurance Corporation widely known
today?
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Its logo is displayed at most Americancommercial banks.
USSRG:47,1,2,
Society
andC
ulture
E
When was the next time after theGreat Depression that bank panics
occurred in the United States?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The 1980s
USSRG:47,1,2,
Society
andC
ulture
M
Caveat emptor
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Buyer beware
USSRG:47,2,1
Term
s
E
In which year did the Senatequestion J. P. Morgan about the
stock market crash of 1929?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1933
USSRG:47,2,1
Events
E
The world's most famous financier in1933
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
J. P. Morgan
USSRG:47,2,1
People
E
1933 law regulating financialmarkets
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Securities Act
USSRG:47,2,2
Term
s
M
Which body supervised the issuanceof new securities under the 1933
Securities Act?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Federal Trade Commission
USSRG:47,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Who was made criminally liable forfraudulent stocks by the 1933
Securities Act?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Company directors
USSRG:47,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Who asked Congress to create theSecurities and Exchange
Commission?
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dth
eN
ewD
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
USSRG:47,2,3
People
E
Act of Congress that created theSecurities and Exchange
Commission
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Securities Exchange Act
USSRG:47,2,3
Term
s
E
Full name of the SEC
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Securities and Exchange Commission
USSRG:47,2,3
Term
s
E
Purpose of the Securities andExchange Commission
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
To prevent the manipulation of financialmarkets and regulate trading practices
USSRG:47,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Why was the Securities andExchange Commission unable to
eliminate all fraud on Wall Street?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Couldn't ensure that investors would makefully informed decisions
USSRG:47,2,3
Financial
Activity
M
Henry A. Wallace
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dth
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ewD
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secretary ofAgriculture
USSRG:47,2,4
People
H
Three agricultural interest groupsthat sought the help of Henry A.
Wallace
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
American Farm Bureau Federation, Grangemovement, and Stable Money Society
USSRG:47,2,4
Agricultural
Activity
H
Depression-era law to protectfarmers
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Agricultural Adjustment Act
USSRG:48,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Full name of the 1933 AAA
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Agricultural Adjustment Act
USSRG:48,1,0
Term
s
E
Why did farmers want the moneysupply to increase during the Great
Depression?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
To prevent further decreases in agriculturalprices
USSRG:48,1,0
Agricultural
Activity
M
Aim of the Agricultural AdjustmentAct
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
To increase the prices of agriculturalproducts
USSRG:48,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Mechanism through which theAgricultural Adjustment Act soughtto increase prices of agricultural
products
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
A domestic production allotment plan
USSRG:48,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
H
How would farms' output be affectedunder the Agricultural Adjustment
Act?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By subsidizing farmers not to grow crops
USSRG:48,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How were the farm subsidies in theAgricultural Adjustment Act paid for?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By taxing processing industries that hadbenefited from low agricultural prices
USSRG:48,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Farmers' view of the AgriculturalAdjustment Act
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Strong support
USSRG:48,1,1
Agricultural
Activity
E
How did farmers' incomes in 1936compare to that of 1933?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Twice as high
USSRG:48,1,1
Statistics
M
Why did agricultural prices increasebetween 1933 and 1936?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Reduced acreage under cultivation
USSRG:48,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How many acres of cotton had tobe destroyed because of theAgricultural Adjustment Act?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
10,000,000
USSRG:48,1,1
Statistics
H
Two types of farmers who mostbenefited from federal subsidiesunder the Agricultural Adjustment
Act
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Large western growers and southernlandowners
USSRG:48,1,1
Places
M
What percentage of their federalfarm subsidies did southern
landowners retain during the GreatDepression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
90%
USSRG:48,1,1
Statistics
M
How many tenants worked on farmsin the South during the Great
Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
8,500,000
USSRG:48,1,1
Statistics
H
How many black tenants worked onfarms in the South during the Great
Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
3,000,000
USSRG:48,1,1
Statistics
H
Why were many tenants in theSouth evicted after the passage of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Landowners were not legally obligated tokeep them on their land.
USSRG:48,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Which sector of the economy wentneglected during the first two
months of Franklin D. Roosevelt'spresidency?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Industry
USSRG:48,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Senator who convinced Congress tolimit the work week to thirty-two
hours
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Hugo Black
USSRG:48,2,1
People
M
State Hugo Black represented
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Alabama
USSRG:48,2,1
Places
H
Government office to which HugoBlack was appointed after his time
as a Senator
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
United States Supreme Court
USSRG:48,2,1
People
M
How did Franklin D. Rooseveltreach a decision on his brain trust's
two different industrial plans?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Locked them in a room for four days untilthey compromised
USSRG:48,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which laws did the NationalIndustrial Recovery Act suspend?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Anti-trust laws
USSRG:48,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
The law Franklin D. Roosevelt'sbrain trust came up with to help
American industry
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Industrial Recovery Act
USSRG:48,2,2
Term
s
E
Agreements seen as illegallycollusion under anti-trust laws
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Price agreements between businesses
USSRG:48,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What THREE types of regulationsdid the National Industrial Recovery
Act allow industries to set forthemselves?
Roo
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ltan
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Production, price, and trade regulation
USSRG:48,2,2
Econom
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olicies
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Which section of the NationalIndustrial Recovery Act assured
workers representation in theworkplace?
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Section 7(a)
USSRG:48,2,2
Econom
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olicies
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Collective bargaining
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The practice of workers organizing intounions to negotiate terms of employment
USSRG:48,2,2
Term
s
E
Why did the National IndustrialRecovery Act assure workers
representation in the workplace?
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So that fair wages would be paid in allindustries
USSRG:48,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
On which relationship did theNational Industrial Recovery Act
rely?
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That between government and businesses
USSRG:48,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How many major laws did FranklinD. Roosevelt pass during his first
hundred days as president?
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15
USSRG:48,2,4
Term
s
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How often did Franklin D. Rooseveltmeet with his cabinet during his first
hundred days as president?
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Biweekly
USSRG:48,2,4
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What event followed Franklin D.Roosevelt's cabinet meetings duringhis first hundred days as president?
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Press conferences
USSRG:48,2,4
Events
M
The United States' most respectedliberal commentator during the Great
Depression
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Walter Lippman
USSRG:49,1,0
People
H
Economic theory that compensatesfor falling private demand byboosting government spending
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Keynesianism
USSRG:49,1,1
Term
s
E
Primary goal of Franklin D.Roosevelt's economic policy during
the Great Depression
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Relief
USSRG:49,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Countercyclical fiscal policy during arecession
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Intentional government spending increasesor tax decreases
USSRG:49,2,0
Term
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E
When did the United States firstpractice countercyclical fiscal policy?
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After World War II
USSRG:49,2,0
Events
M
The main economic problem FranklinD. Roosevelt saw when he first
became president
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Too much production
USSRG:49,2,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Two acts of Congress that restrictedproduction and competition during
the Great Depression
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National Industrial Recovery Act andAgricultural Adjustment Act
USSRG:49,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Mature capitalism
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Concept that production has reached amaximum
USSRG:49,2,2
Term
s
M
Theory supporting mature capitalism
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Bernstein theory of long-term change innational economies
USSRG:49,2,2
Term
s
H
How strongly did the injection offederal money during the GreatDepression affect the American
economy?
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Very weakly
USSRG:49,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Why was the injection of federalmoney during the Great Depression
not very effective?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was too debt-averse.
USSRG:49,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
In what way did states negategovernment spending during the
Great Depression?
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Shrank their own budgets
USSRG:50,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Why did states increasingly cutspending during the New Deal?
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Preferred to let federal money from newprograms carry the burden
USSRG:50,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
In how many years did federalspending outweigh state budgetcontractions from 1933 to 1940?
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Two
USSRG:50,1,0
Statistics
M
Who proved that federal spendingoutweighed state budget contractions
in only two years between 1933and 1940?
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Cary Brown
USSRG:50,1,0
People
H
Cary Brown's job
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Economist
USSRG:50,1,0
People
M
Which action of President Hoover'slimited the New Deal's ability to
expand demand?
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dth
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ewD
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The tax increases of 1932
USSRG:50,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How did President Roosevelt'sadvisor Alvin Hansen describe the
New Deal?
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dth
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As a "salvaging program"
USSRG:50,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What observation did economistCary Brown make about demandmanagement during the 1930s?
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It was "unsuccessful.not because it did notwork but because it was not tried"
USSRG:50,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Franklin D. Roosevelt's mostsuccessful Great Depression
recovery program
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dth
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The Tennessee Valley Authority
USSRG:50,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Full name of the TVA
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dth
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The Tennessee Valley Authority
USSRG:50,2,0
Term
s
E
When did Congress create theTennessee Valley Authority?
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dth
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ewD
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May 1933
USSRG:50,2,0
Events
M
Which American politicians hadlobbied hardest to build a
hydropower and irrigation dam inthe 1930s?
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Those from rural areas
USSRG:50,2,0
People
M
Politician who lobbied mostprominently in favor of building ahydropower and irrigation dam in
the 1930s
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George Norris
USSRG:50,2,0
People
M
State George Norris represented
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dth
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Nebraska
USSRG:50,2,0
Places
H
George Norris's government position
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dth
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United States Senator
USSRG:50,2,0
People
E
Two entrepreneurs who had been infavor of building a hydropower and
irrigation dam during the 1920s
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Henry Ford and Samuel Insull
USSRG:50,2,0
People
M
Samuel Insull's career
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dth
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ewD
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Public utility investor
USSRG:50,2,0
People
H
How many people lost their lifesavings when William Insull's
company collapsed?
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dth
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ewD
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600,000
USSRG:50,2,0
Statistics
H
How did the collapse of SamuelInsull's company affect the proposed
hydropower and irrigation damproject?
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Made the project far more likely to becarried out by the government
USSRG:50,2,0
Events
M
How many states did theTennessee Valley span?
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Seven
USSRG:50,2,1
Places
M
Two services provided by theTennessee Valley Authority
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Electricity and flood control
USSRG:50,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Power plant which the TennesseeValley Authority operated
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dth
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Muscle Shoals power plant
USSRG:50,2,1
Places
H
How did the Tennessee ValleyAuthority directly benefit farmers in
the region?
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dth
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Helped them improve their yields
USSRG:50,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Two ways in which the TennesseeValley Authority improved the
region's environment
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dth
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Reforested some areas and restorednatural habitats for fish and wildlife
USSRG:50,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Function of the Tennessee ValleyAuthority which had the greatest
impact
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dth
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ewD
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Generating electricity through its dams
USSRG:50,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did free-market activists objectto the Tennessee Valley Authority?
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dth
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ewD
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Was a demonstration of a successfulgovernment-run economy
USSRG:50,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Member of Franklin D. Roosevelt'sbrain trust who had criticized big
business's power in modern America
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dth
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ewD
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Adolf Berle
USSRG:50,2,2
People
M
Adolf Berle's famous book oncorporations
Roo
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dth
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ewD
eal
USSRG:50,2,2
People
M
Which government policy did AdolfBerle's
shape?
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dth
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ewD
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Section 7(a) of the National IndustrialRecovery Act
USSRG:50,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Primary goal of the United Stateslabor movement during the Great
Depression
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dth
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ewD
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Increasing the United States' consumptivecapacity
USSRG:50,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
What goal did unions have for allAmerican workers during the Great
Depression?
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dth
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ewD
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An "American" standard of living
USSRG:50,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did unions plan to attain anationwide "American" standard ofliving during the Great Depression?
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dth
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ewD
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Through a government that acknowledgedworkers' rights to organize
USSRG:50,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
"radical boosters of the state" duringthe Great Depression
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dth
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ewD
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Communist and socialist organizations thatmobilized American workers to seekgovernment help
USSRG:51,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Two kinds of rallies communists andsocialists used to mobilize American
workers to seek government help
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Unemployment demonstrations andanti-eviction protests
USSRG:51,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did "radical boosters of thestate" impact the American worker?
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dth
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ewD
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Made workers feel entitled to governmentaid
USSRG:51,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Full name of the NRA
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dth
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ewD
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National Recovery Agency
USSRG:51,1,2
Term
s
E
Shortcoming of the NationalRecovery Agency that disappointed
labor activists
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dth
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ewD
eal
Failure to enforce working conditionsagreed upon by industries
USSRG:51,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Why did the National RecoveryAgency undermine section 7(a) ofthe National Industrial Recovery
Act?
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dth
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ewD
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Allowed businesses to create their ownlabor unions to represent workers
USSRG:51,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
H
When was the last time before theNew Deal that workers had beenlegally protected by the American
government?
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dth
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ewD
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World War I
USSRG:51,2,0
Events
E
Which union added one hundredthousand new members in a singlemonth during the Great Depression?
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dth
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ewD
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United Mine Workers
USSRG:51,2,0
Statistics
M
United Textile Workers' membershipfollowing exponential growth from
several thousand
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dth
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ewD
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Almost 250,000
USSRG:51,2,0
Statistics
H
Scabs
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dth
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ewD
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Workers who ignored strikes
USSRG:51,2,0
Term
s
E
Three strategies businessesemployed to counteract growing
union membership during the GreatDepression
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ewD
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Firing union members, breaking up unionmeetings, and hiring scabs
USSRG:51,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
H
National Labor Board
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ewD
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to reconcilelabor and business during the GreatDepression
USSRG:51,2,0
Term
s
M
Who served on the National LaborBoard?
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dth
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ewD
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Business and labor leaders
USSRG:51,2,0
Term
s
E
Reading Formula
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Policy arrived upon by the National LaborBoard
USSRG:51,2,0
Term
s
M
Two stipulations of the ReadingFormula
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Strikers must be rehired and union leadersmust be selected by private voting
USSRG:51,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Why did the Reading Formula insistthat union leaders must be selected
by private voting?
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dth
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ewD
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So that businesses could not coerceworkers to vote for their preferredcandidates
USSRG:51,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why was the effectiveness of theReading Formula limited?
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dth
eN
ewD
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Enforcement
USSRG:51,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Number of workers who went onstrike in the United States in 1934
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dth
eN
ewD
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1,500,000
USSRG:52,1,1
Statistics
H
Number of strikes in the UnitedStates in 1934
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1,800
USSRG:52,1,1
Statistics
H
Result of the poor enforcement ofthe Reading Formula
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dth
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ewD
eal
Increased violence between businesses andworkers
USSRG:52,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
When did 5,000 Chicago teachershold a march on city hall protesting
having been paid in scrip for tenmonths?
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dth
eN
ewD
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April 1934
USSRG:52,1,1
Events
M
Number of Chicago teachers whodemonstrated against being paid in
scrip in April 1934
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dth
eN
ewD
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5,000
USSRG:52,1,1
Statistics
H
Reason 5,000 Chicago teachersdemonstrated in April 1934
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dth
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ewD
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Had only been paid in scrip for theprevious ten months
USSRG:52,1,1
Events
M
City in which teachers held a massrally in July 1934
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dth
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ewD
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Chicago
USSRG:52,1,1
Places
E
Number of teachers participating ina Chicago mass rally in July 1934
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
25,000
USSRG:52,1,1
Statistics
H
Which TWO actions promptedChicago teachers to hold a mass
rally in July 1934?
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dth
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ewD
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Firings and budget cuts
USSRG:52,1,1
Events
M
Sector of the economy in whichworker-business relationships wereworst during the Great Depression
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dth
eN
ewD
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Industry
USSRG:52,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
American city in which two mendied in a labor dispute in May 1934
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
USSRG:52,1,1
Places
M
Profession of the two men killed inMinneapolis in May 1934
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dth
eN
ewD
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Teamsters (truck drivers)
USSRG:52,1,1
People
M
When did the San FranciscoGeneral Strike take place?
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dth
eN
ewD
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July 1934
USSRG:52,1,1
Events
M
Organization that started the SanFrancisco General Strike
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dth
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ewD
eal
San Francisco's Longshoremen'sAssociation
USSRG:52,1,1
Events
E
Effect of the San Francisco GeneralStrike
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dth
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Paralysis of almost the entire city
USSRG:52,1,1
Events
E
Harry Bridges
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Leader of the San Francisco'sLongshoremen's Association during theGreat Depression
USSRG:52,1,1
People
H
Why did the San Francisco GeneralStrike paralyze almost the entire
city?
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dth
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ewD
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Many other unions joined in out ofsympathy.
USSRG:52,1,1
Events
E
Which part of the United States firstbecame unionized during the Great
Depression?
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dth
eN
ewD
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The South
USSRG:52,1,1
Places
E
How many North Carolina textileworkers demonstrated for their right
to organize in September 1934?
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dth
eN
ewD
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65,000
USSRG:52,1,1
Statistics
H
State in which textile workersdemonstrated for their right toorganize in September 1934
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dth
eN
ewD
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North Carolina
USSRG:52,1,1
Places
M
Full name of the AFL
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dth
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American Federation of Labor
USSRG:52,1,2
Term
s
E
When did the American Federationof Labor form?
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ewD
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The late 19th century
USSRG:52,1,2
Events
M
Why was the American Federationof Labor so conservative?
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dth
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ewD
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Earlier, more liberal organizations hadfailed
USSRG:52,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Two objectives of the AmericanFederation of Labor
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dth
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ewD
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Higher wages and shorter working hours
USSRG:52,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Decade in which the AmericanFederation of Labor declined in
power
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dth
eN
ewD
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1920s
USSRG:52,1,2
Events
E
Three reasons for the decline of theAmerican Federation of Labor in the
1920s
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ewD
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Anti-union sentiment, its racial bias, and itsdisdain for unskilled workers
USSRG:52,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
The only two unskilled laborindustries which the American
Federation of Labor paid attention toduring the 1920s
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dth
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ewD
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Coal mining and garments
USSRG:52,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
The United States' largest unionfederation in the 1920s
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dth
eN
ewD
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The American Federation of Labor
USSRG:52,1,3
Statistics
M
What position did AmericanFederation of Labor leaders
originally take on the New Deal'spublic works programs?
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dth
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ewD
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Opposition
USSRG:52,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why were American Federation ofLabor leaders originally opposed to
the New Deal's public worksprograms?
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dth
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ewD
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Feared their low wages would drive wagesdown elsewhere
USSRG:52,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
William Green
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President of the American Federation ofLabor at the time of the New Deal
USSRG:52,1,3
People
H
How did William Green believepublic works programs affected
union loyalty?
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dth
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ewD
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Damaged it by increasing dependence onthe government
USSRG:52,1,3
People
M
Which two groups of workers wenton strike in 1934 against the
American Federation of Labor'sadvice?
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dth
eN
ewD
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Miners and textile workers
USSRG:52,2,1
Events
M
How many American textile workerswent on in early September 1934?
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dth
eN
ewD
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About 375,000
USSRG:52,2,2
Statistics
H
State in which two striking textileworkers were killed by state
troopers in early September 1934
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Rhode Island
USSRG:52,2,2
Places
H
State in which six striking textileworkers were killed by deputies in
early September 1934
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
South Carolina
USSRG:52,2,2
Places
M
How many striking textile workerswere killed in the South in the
September 1934 strike?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
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Nine
USSRG:52,2,2
Statistics
M
How much support did the AmericanFederation of Labor offer textileworkers during their September
1934 strike?
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dth
eN
ewD
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None
USSRG:52,2,2
Events
E
Organization that supported theUnited Textile Workers of Americaduring their September 1934 strike
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dth
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ewD
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United Mine Workers
USSRG:52,2,2
Events
M
How did the textile workers'September 1934 strike end?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
With a return to the status quo
USSRG:52,2,2
Events
M
What organization did industriallabor learn they needed after thetextile workers' September 1934
strike?
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dth
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ewD
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A national industrial union
USSRG:52,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt'smonetary policies affect railroad and
public utility companies?
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dth
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ewD
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Decreased their debt
USSRG:52,2,4
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Joseph P. Kennedy
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First head of the Securities and ExchangeCommission
USSRG:52,2,4
People
H
Joseph P. Kennedy's primaryoccupation
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dth
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Businessman
USSRG:52,2,4
People
M
What action did Franklin D.Roosevelt take regarding the
veterans' bonus?
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Vetoed it
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Econom
icP
olicies
E
When did Franklin D. Roosevelt runout of patience with businessmenwhom he viewed as ungrateful?
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May 1935
USSRG:52,2,4
Events
H
Goal of the American LibertyLeague
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To restore a strict interpretation of thepowers of the federal government
USSRG:53,1,0
Term
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M
Who comprised the AmericanLiberty League?
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American businessmen and politicians whosaw the New Deal as state socialism
USSRG:53,1,0
People
E
Prominent family that joined theAmerican Liberty League
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DuPont family
USSRG:53,1,0
People
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General Motors executive whojoined the American Liberty League
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ewD
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Alfred P. Sloan
USSRG:53,1,0
People
M
Full name of the NAM
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National Association of Manufacturers
USSRG:53,1,1
Term
s
E
Four American organizations thatwere vehemently anti- New Deal
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American Liberty League, NationalAssociation of Manufacturers, Chamber ofCommerce, and National IndustrialConference Board
USSRG:53,1,1
Term
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Number of National Association ofManufacturers members prior to the
New Deal
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1,469
USSRG:53,1,1
Statistics
H
Number of National Association ofManufacturers members in 1937
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dth
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ewD
eal
3,008
USSRG:53,1,1
Statistics
H
Which government programincreased the National Association
of Manufacturers' membershipsubstantially?
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The New Deal
USSRG:53,1,1
Events
E
How many of the 37 majorlegislative proposals from 1933 to
1941 did the National Association ofManufacturers oppose?
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31
USSRG:53,1,1
Statistics
H
How many major pieces oflegislation were proposed in the
United States from 1933 to 1941?
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37
USSRG:53,1,1
Statistics
H
Body that the National Associationof Manufacturers used to influence
New Deal policies
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Special Conference Committee
USSRG:53,1,1
Term
s
M
Government agency influenced bythe National Association of
Manufacturers during the GreatDepression
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The National Recovery Administration'sIndustrial Advisory Board
USSRG:53,1,1
Term
s
M
Jack Warner
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A depression-era movie tycoon whorepresented the entertainment industry
USSRG:53,1,2
People
E
Two technology companies thatsupported the New Deal
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AT&T and IBM
USSRG:53,1,2
Term
s
M
What kind of stores did Edward A.Filene own?
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Department stores
USSRG:53,1,2
People
E
Three industries whose firms oftensupported the New Deal
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Entertainment, technology, and service
USSRG:53,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Associationalism
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Voluntary cooperation of government andbusiness
USSRG:53,1,3
Term
s
M
Which kinds of businesses mostoften supported the New Deal?
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Those that employed some non-blue collarworkers
USSRG:53,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Which laws often weakenedAmerican businesses' efforts to
avoid competition prior to the NewDeal?
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ewD
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Anti-trust laws
USSRG:53,1,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Corporate liberalism
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Limited competition in business
USSRG:53,1,3
Term
s
M
Which agriculture sector problemwent unaddressed by the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration?
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dth
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ewD
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Inequalities within the agricultural sector
USSRG:53,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Who dominated local committeesunder the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration?
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dth
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ewD
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Large local landowners
USSRG:53,2,1
Agricultural
Activity
E
What investments did largesouthwest American landowners
make with their federal subsidies?
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dth
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ewD
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Heavy machinery
USSRG:53,2,1
Agricultural
Activity
E
Who suffered most from largelandowners' investment in heavy
machinery during the GreatDepression?
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dth
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ewD
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Sharecroppers
USSRG:53,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Two depression-era laws designedto protect smaller farmers
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dth
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ewD
eal
The Farm Credit Act and the FarmMortgage Refinancing Act
USSRG:53,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
When was the Farm Credit Actpassed?
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dth
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ewD
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June 1933
USSRG:53,2,2
Events
H
When was the Farm MortgageRefinancing Act passed?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
January 1934
USSRG:53,2,2
Events
H
When did Congress suspend allforeclosures on farm mortgages?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
June 1934
USSRG:53,2,2
Events
M
For how long did Congress suspendall foreclosures on farm mortgages
in June 1934?
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dth
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ewD
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Five years
USSRG:53,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
To which agricultural system did theNew Deal ultimately give rise in the
United States?
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dth
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ewD
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Large-scale, government-subsidizedagro-business
USSRG:53,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Which TWO pillars of the New Dealharmed small producers and
laborers'?
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dth
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ewD
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The National Recovery Act and theAgricultural Adjustment Act
USSRG:53,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Shared goal of the NationalRecovery and Agricultural
Adjustment Acts
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To limit production in order to stabilizeprices
USSRG:53,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What objective did the RooseveltAdministration adopt after attempting
unpopularly to limit production?
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dth
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ewD
eal
Expansion of purchasing power
USSRG:53,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Why were New Deal policy makersunable to use countercyclical fiscal
policy?
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dth
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ewD
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Was politically infeasible at the time
USSRG:53,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Two types of organizations theRoosevelt Administration
strengthened in order to improveAmericans' purchasing power
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Unions and consumer organizations
USSRG:53,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Who had most often blocked urbaninterests lobbying for lower prices
prior to the New Deal?
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dth
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ewD
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Small farmers
USSRG:53,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
City in which the United Council ofWorking-Class Women organized a
strike in 1935
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
New York City
USSRG:54,1,0
Places
E
Against whom did the UnitedCouncil of Working-Class Women
organize a strike in 1935?
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dth
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ewD
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Butchers
USSRG:54,1,0
Events
M
Full name of the UCWCW
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
United Council of Working-Class Women
USSRG:54,1,0
Term
s
M
Length of the United Council ofWorking-Class Women's 1935 strike
against New York butchers last
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dth
eN
ewD
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Four weeks
USSRG:54,1,1
Events
H
Date on which the United Councilof Working-Class Women's strikeagainst New York butchers began
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
May 22, 1935
USSRG:54,1,1
Events
H
Areas of New York City in whichthe United Council of Working-Class
Women organized picket linesagainst butchers in 1935
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dth
eN
ewD
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Jewish and black neighborhoods
USSRG:54,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
How many New York City butchershops closed as a result of theUnited Council of Working-Class
Women's strike in 1935?
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dth
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ewD
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4,500
USSRG:54,1,1
Statistics
H
Number of Los Angeles housewivesparticipating in a 1935 strike against
butcher shops
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
10,000
USSRG:54,1,1
Statistics
M
How long after the June 1935 LosAngeles strike against butcher shops
began did butchers cut prices?
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dth
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ewD
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One day
USSRG:54,1,1
Events
M
Year in which Los Angeleshousewives organized a strike
against butcher shops
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
(June) 1935
USSRG:54,1,1
Events
E
Slogan used in nationwidehousewives' strikes against butchershops during the Great Depression
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dth
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ewD
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Stop Buying Meat until Prices Come Down
USSRG:54,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
City in which housewives rushed theCity Council demanding a price
ceiling on meat in 1935
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Detroit
USSRG:54,1,1
Places
M
Whom did American housewivestarget in their 1935 strikes against
butchers?
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dth
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ewD
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"meatpacker millionaires"
USSRG:54,1,1
People
E
Which family's newspapers calledhousewives' strikes of butcher shops
a communist conspiracy?
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dth
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ewD
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The Hearst family
USSRG:54,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Political orientation of the Hearstfamily's newspapers
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
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Conservative
USSRG:54,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Consumer's Advisory Board
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Agency that pro-consumer politicianssought unsuccessfully to include in theNational Recovery Administration
USSRG:54,1,1
Term
s
M
Which new cabinet-level departmentwas suggested during the New
Deal?
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ewD
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Department of the Consumer
USSRG:54,1,1
Term
s
E
Which larger trend did housewives'strikes on butcher shops in the
depression-era United States reflect?
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dth
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ewD
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The increasing importance of the Americanconsumer
USSRG:54,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Economic theory that dominatedFranklin D. Roosevelt's first hundred
days of reform
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Overproduction
USSRG:54,1,2
Term
s
E
How far was underconsumptionaddressed in Franklin D. Roosevelt's
first hundred days?
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dth
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ewD
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in his rhetoric but not in his policies
USSRG:54,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Two objectives George Soulebelieved should be the primary
goals of economic policy
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dth
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ewD
eal
"high wages" and "mass purchasing power"
USSRG:54,1,2
People
M
George Soule's occupation
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dth
eN
ewD
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Columnist
USSRG:54,1,2
People
H
When did George Soule first writepropose his two primary goals of
economic policy?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
1932
USSRG:54,1,2
Events
M
Book written by Stuart Chase
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
USSRG:54,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
How qualified was Stuart Chase tocomment on economics?
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dth
eN
ewD
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He was an amateur economist.
USSRG:54,1,2
People
H
Which theory did Stuart Chaseadvocate in ?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Underconsumption
USSRG:54,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
The way to achieve wealth underthe theory of underconsumption
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Spending
USSRG:54,2,1
Term
s
M
The most important economicagents under the theory of
underconsumption
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dth
eN
ewD
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Workers
USSRG:54,2,1
Term
s
H
Upton Sinclair's occupation duringthe Progressive Era
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dth
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ewD
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Muckraking reporter
USSRG:54,2,3
People
M
Purpose of Upton Sinclair's books
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dth
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ewD
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Illustration of social evils
USSRG:54,2,3
People
E
Format Upton Sinclair's books mostoften took
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Novel
USSRG:54,2,3
People
E
Upton Sinclair's most famous book
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
USSRG:54,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Year in which waspublished
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
1906
USSRG:54,2,3
Events
H
Which industry did Upton Sinclair'sexplore?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Meatpacking
USSRG:54,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
City in which Upton Sinclair'stook place
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dth
eN
ewD
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Chicago
USSRG:54,2,3
Places
M
Upton Sinclair's political affiliationprior to 1933
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dth
eN
ewD
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Socialist
USSRG:54,2,3
People
M
Political party with which UptonSinclair registered in 1933
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Democratic Party
USSRG:54,2,3
People
E
For which office did Upton Sinclairannounce his candidacy in
September 1933?
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dth
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ewD
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Governor of California
USSRG:54,2,3
Events
E
Title of the book Upton Sinclairused in his campaign for Governor
of California
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
USSRG:55,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Concept for which Upton Sinclairbelieved should replace market price
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Use value
USSRG:55,1,0
Term
s
H
On what criteria did Upton Sinclair'stheoretical economy focus?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Production and distribution of goods withinherent value
USSRG:55,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Title of Upton Sinclair's economicprogram
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dth
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ewD
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End Poverty in California
USSRG:55,1,1
Term
s
M
Full name of EPIC
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
End Poverty in California
USSRG:55,1,1
Term
s
E
To whom did Upton Sinclair proposeto give expropriated California
industrial plants?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Unemployed workers
USSRG:55,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Economic concept Upton Sinclairpropounded in contrast to the
prevailing situation in the UnitedStates in 1934
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Production-for-use
USSRG:55,1,1
Term
s
M
Number of copies of Upton Sinclair's
purchased
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
100,000
USSRG:55,1,2
Statistics
H
The Democratic nominee forGovernor of California in 1934
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Upton Sinclair
USSRG:55,1,2
People
E
How good were Upton Sinclair'sprospects for election as Governorof California upon his nomination in
1934?
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dth
eN
ewD
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Very good
USSRG:55,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Three groups whose opposition costUpton Sinclair the seat of Governor
of California in 1934
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Hollywood executives, the Hearst family'snewspapers, and California's biggestcompanies
USSRG:55,1,2
Events
M
Governmental body to which anumber of candidates supported by
End Poverty in California wereelected
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
California state legislature
USSRG:55,1,2
Events
E
What theme dominated thecampaigns of Upton Sinclair's
opponents in the 1934 Californiagubernatorial election?
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dth
eN
ewD
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Anti-socialist fear-mongering
USSRG:55,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Office that Huey P. Long heldduring the late 1920s
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
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Governor of Louisiana
USSRG:55,1,3
People
M
Office that Huey P. Long heldduring the Great Depression
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
United States Senator
USSRG:55,1,3
People
M
What cause did Huey P. Longblame for the Great Depression?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The inequitable distribution of wealth
USSRG:55,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why was Franklin D. Rooseveltunable to raise alarm about wealth
inequality through his speeches?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
His sophisticated and clear speech whichgave listeners a sense of security
USSRG:55,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Two policy changes Huey P. Longmade as Governor of Louisiana
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dth
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ewD
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Created social services for the poor andtaxed businesses
USSRG:55,1,3
People
H
Which policy of Franklin D.Roosevelt's turned Huey P. Long
against the New Deal?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
His appeasal of banks and largecorporations
USSRG:55,1,4
Econom
icP
olicies
M
With which late-19 th -centuryAmerican political group did Huey P.
Long share much of his economicideology?
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dth
eN
ewD
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Populists
USSRG:55,1,4
Term
s
M
Share Our Wealth society
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dth
eN
ewD
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Huey P. Long's national program to ensurea basic income for all American families
USSRG:55,2,1
Term
s
M
When did Huey P. Long firstpropose the Share Our Wealth
society?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
February 1934
USSRG:55,2,1
Events
H
How much did the Share OurWealth society promise each
American family in homesteadallowance?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
$5,000
USSRG:55,2,1
Statistics
H
How much did the Share OurWealth society promise each
American family in annual income?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
$2,500
USSRG:55,2,1
Statistics
H
Proposed source of funding for theShare Our Wealth society
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Very progressive income and inheritancetaxes
USSRG:55,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Number of letters Huey P. Longreceived dailybetween 1933 and
1935
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
60,000
USSRG:55,2,1
Statistics
H
Who received more letters dailybetween 1933 and 1935 than
Franklin D. Roosevelt?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
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Huey P. Long
USSRG:55,2,1
People
E
Huey P. Long's nickname
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Kingfish
USSRG:55,2,2
People
E
Why was Huey P. Long nicknamedKingfish?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
His iron-fisted control of Louisiana asgovernor
USSRG:55,2,2
People
M
To which economic system didmany Americans compare Huey P.
Long's proposals?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Socialism
USSRG:55,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
When was Huey P. Longassassinated?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
September 1935
USSRG:55,2,2
Events
M
How many people visited Huey P.Long's casket prior to his burial?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
100,000
USSRG:55,2,2
Statistics
M
Which TWO American groups wereparticularly devastated by Huey P.
Long's death?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Poor white and black southerners
USSRG:55,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did Charles Coughlin first beginusing the radio?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
To raise money for his charity
USSRG:56,1,1
Events
E
City in which Charles Coughlin firstbroadcast on radio
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Detroit
USSRG:56,1,1
Places
M
How long before Black Monday hadCharles Coughlin begunbroadcasting on radio?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Three years
USSRG:56,1,1
Events
M
Year in which Charles Coughlinbegan his nationally syndicated radio
show
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1930
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Events
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Company which offered CharlesCoughlin his nationally syndicated
radio show
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CBS
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Title of Charles Coughlin's nationallysyndicated radio show
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"The Golden Hour of the Little Flower"
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Term
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Time slot occupied by "The GoldenHour of the Little Flower"
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Sunday evenings
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Society
andC
ulture
H
How many people tuned into "TheGolden Hour of the Little Flower"
weekly?
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30,000,000 to 40,000,000
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Statistics
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Whom did Charles Coughlin blamefor the Great Depression?
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International banking conspirators
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Society
andC
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Which economic system did CharlesCoughlin deride on his show?
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Communism
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Charles Coughlin's religion
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Catholic
USSRG:56,1,2
People
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Charles Coughlin's ethnicity
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Irish
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People
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Socioeconomic class into whichCharles Coughlin was born
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Working class
USSRG:56,1,2
People
E
How did Charles Coughlin proposeto expand the American money
supply?
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By using silver, as well as gold, as ameasure of currency
USSRG:56,1,2
Econom
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Which TWO groups of Americanswere attracted to Charles Coughlin's
beliefs?
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Heavily indebted farmers and smallbusinessmen
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Society
andC
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Whom did Charles Coughlin censurein order to gain the support ofworking-class Irish Catholics?
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British bankers
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Society
andC
ulture
M
Against which ethnic group wasCharles Coughlin biased?
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Jews
USSRG:56,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Of which European political systemwas Charles Coughlin's commentary
reminiscent?
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Fascism
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Term
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Two organizations to which CharlesCoughlin paradoxically ascribed the
New Deal
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Wall Street and communists
USSRG:56,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
What government program wouldprovide American elderly with
financial security?
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Elderly pensions
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Society
andC
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First proponent of a pension for theelderly in the United States
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Francis Townsend
USSRG:56,2,2
People
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Francis Townsend's profession
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Doctor
USSRG:56,2,2
People
E
Town in which Francis Townsendlived
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Long Beach, California
USSRG:56,2,2
Places
M
At what age did Francis Townsend'sproposed pension program begin?
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60
USSRG:56,2,2
Statistics
M
How much would persons over 60receive monthly under FrancisTownsend's proposed pension
program?
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$200
USSRG:56,2,2
Statistics
H
Two conditions elderly had to meetto receive their pensions underFrancis Townsend's proposed
pension program
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Retire and spend all the money eachmonth
USSRG:56,2,2
Econom
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How did Francis Townsend proposeto pay for his pension program?
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A value added tax on every level ofproduction
USSRG:56,2,2
Econom
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olicies
M
At what rate did Francis Townsendpropose to set a value-added tax in
order to pay for his pensionprogram?
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2%
USSRG:56,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Two ways in which FrancisTownsend believed his pension
program would benefit the economy
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Opening jobs up to the youth and putmoney into the economy
USSRG:56,2,2
Econom
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Townsend Clubs
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Local organizations supporting FrancisTownsend's proposed pension program
USSRG:56,2,3
Term
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How many people had joinedTownsend Clubs by 1935?
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500,000
USSRG:56,2,3
Statistics
H
How many Americans were ofretirement age in 1935?
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Nearly 8,000,000
USSRG:56,2,3
Statistics
H
What stipulation of FrancisTownsend's proposed pension
program was unfeasible?
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The transfer of half of Americans' wealthto the elderly in one year
USSRG:57,1,0
Econom
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olicies
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Frank Merriam
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Depression-era candidate for Governor ofCalifornia
USSRG:57,1,0
People
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Frank Merriam's political party
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Republican
USSRG:57,1,0
People
E
Frank Merriam's position on FrancisTownsend's proposed pension
program
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Support
USSRG:57,1,0
People
M
Year in which elderly pensionlegislation was introduced in the
House of Representatives
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dth
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1935
USSRG:57,1,0
Events
E
Number of signatures gathered insupport of Francis Townsend's
proposed pension program by 1935
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20,000,000
USSRG:57,1,0
Statistics
H
Result of Congress's vote onFrancis Townsend's proposed
pension program
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Did not pass
USSRG:57,1,0
Events
E
Prominent American politician whotook notice of the support forFrancis Townsend's proposed
pension program
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
USSRG:57,1,0
People
E
How did Franklin D. Rooseveltexpect the American public to react
to the New Deal?
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dth
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National consensus
USSRG:57,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
The press's term for Franklin D.Roosevelt's more socialist rhetoric
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Soak-the-rich
USSRG:57,1,2
Term
s
M
Year in which Franklin D. Rooseveltmade a tax proposal termed as
"soak-the-rich"
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dth
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1935
USSRG:57,1,2
Events
M
Tax Franklin D. Roosevelt proposedin addition to the existing estate tax
in 1935
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dth
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ewD
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Inheritance tax
USSRG:57,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Maximum tax rate in the UnitedStates prior to 1935
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dth
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59%
USSRG:57,1,2
Statistics
H
New maximum tax rate proposed byFranklin D. Roosevelt in 1935
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dth
eN
ewD
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79%
USSRG:57,1,2
Statistics
H
New tax created by Franklin D.Roosevelt's 1935 tax proposal
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dth
eN
ewD
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Gradual corporate income tax
USSRG:57,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Constitutional amendment Franklin D.Roosevelt proposed in 1935
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To allow taxation of interest earned onstate and local bonds
USSRG:57,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which Americans usually put theirsavings in state and local bonds
during the Great Depression?
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The very rich
USSRG:57,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
How long did debate on theRevenue Act of 1935 last?
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Ten weeks
USSRG:57,1,2
Events
M
Legislation containing Franklin D.Roosevelt's 1935 tax proposal
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The Revenue Act of 1935
USSRG:57,1,2
Term
s
E
How did the final Revenue Act of1935 compare with Franklin D.Roosevelt's original proposals?
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Much less radical
USSRG:57,1,2
Econom
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olicies
E
Which new tax that Franklin D.Roosevelt proposed was excludedfrom the Revenue Act of 1935?
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The inheritance tax
USSRG:57,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
The maximum tax rate after 1935
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75%
USSRG:57,1,2
Statistics
H
What level of income was taxed ata rate of 75% starting in 1935?
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Income over $50,000 a year
USSRG:57,1,2
Statistics
M
Percentage of Americans makingmore than $10,000 a year in 1935
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dth
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1%
USSRG:57,1,2
Statistics
M
How long after the passage of theRevenue Act of 1935 did thefederal government close tax
loopholes?
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One year
USSRG:57,1,3
Events
M
How did the share of nationalincome belonging to the wealthiest1% of Americans change over the
1930s?
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It stayed the same.
USSRG:57,1,3
Statistics
E
Result of the 1934 Americanmidterm elections
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Democratic gains in both chambers ofCongress
USSRG:57,2,1
Society
andC
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E
Usual result of American midtermelections
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President's party loses seats
USSRG:57,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Number of Democratic senatorsbefore the 1934 midterm elections
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60
USSRG:57,2,1
Statistics
M
Number of Democratic senatorsafter the 1934 midterm elections
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dth
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ewD
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69
USSRG:57,2,1
Statistics
M
In which NINE states did theDemocrats gain Senate seats in
1934?
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Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,Maryland, New Jersey, Indiana,Connecticut, and Rhode Island
USSRG:57,2,1
Places
H
Number of Democrats in the Houseof Representatives after the 1934
midterm elections
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322
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Statistics
H
Percentage of House ofRepresentatives seats occupied byDemocrats after the 1934 midterm
elections
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74%
USSRG:57,2,1
Statistics
H
Franklin D. Roosevelt's four mostprominent challengers on the left
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Huey P. Long, Charles Coughlin, UptonSinclair, and Francis Townsend
USSRG:57,2,2
People
M
Which branch of the United Statesgovernment most stood in the way
of New Deal reforms?
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The judiciary
USSRG:57,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did conservative opponents ofthe New Deal seek to cast Franklin
D. Roosevelt's programs?
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As unconstitutional
USSRG:57,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why was Congress advantaged inits early confrontations with the
judiciary over New Deal legislation?
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It had passed a large volume of laws inFranklin D. Roosevelt's first hundred daysas president.
USSRG:57,2,3
Events
M
Which department of the UnitedStates Federal Government isresponsible for assessing the
constitutionality of laws?
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The Justice Department
USSRG:57,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why did American federal courtsduring the New Deal have a
conservative bias?
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Judges had been appointed by threeconsecutive Republican administrations.
USSRG:57,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
By which year had federal courtsruled against the enforcement ofalmost every New Deal program?
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1935
USSRG:58,1,1
Events
E
Which body would resolve theultimate conflict between NewDealers and their opponents?
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The Supreme Court
USSRG:58,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Four conservative Supreme Courtjustices in 1935 staunchly committed
to property rights
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Sutherland, Van Devanter, Butler, andReynolds
USSRG:58,1,1
People
H
Nickname given to JusticesSutherland, Van Devanter, Butler,
and Reynolds
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dth
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ewD
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
USSRG:58,1,1
Term
s
M
Three economic regulations thatJustices Sutherland, Van Devanter,
Butler, and Reynolds opposed
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Proscription of child labor, right to unionize,and imposition of minimum wages
USSRG:58,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
On which kinds of issues didJustices Sutherland, Van Devanter,
Butler, and Reynolds decline tointervene?
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Those pertaining to free speech
USSRG:58,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Which THREE 1935 United StatesSupreme Court Justices treated
economic laws with judicial restraint?
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Cardozo, Brandeis, and Harlan Stone
USSRG:58,1,1
People
H
How did Justices Cardozo, Brandeis,and Harlan Stone treat laws
restricting civil liberties?
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Without much leeway
USSRG:58,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Two swing votes on the UnitedStates Supreme Court in 1935
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Charles Evan Hughes and Owen Roberts
USSRG:58,1,1
People
H
Chief Justice of the United StatesSupreme Court in 1935
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ewD
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Charles Evan Hughes
USSRG:58,1,1
People
M
Which President appointed CharlesEvan Hughes to the Supreme
Court?
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Herbert Hoover
USSRG:58,1,1
People
E
Which President appointed OwenRoberts to the Supreme Court?
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ewD
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Herbert Hoover
USSRG:58,1,1
People
E
Law that was struck down in 1935,representing the first major blow to
the New Dealers
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dth
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Railroad Retirement Act
USSRG:58,1,2
Term
s
M
Why did the Supreme Court strikedown the Railroad Retirement Act?
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Congress' power to regulate interstatecommerce did not empower it to create apension.
USSRG:58,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Case in which the RailroadRetirement Act was struck down
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USSRG:58,1,2
Term
s
H
Year in which
was decided
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ewD
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1935
USSRG:58,1,2
Events
M
Which Supreme Court swing votevoted with the majority in
?
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Owen Roberts
USSRG:58,2,0
People
M
Why did Justice Owen Roberts voteto strike down the Railroad
Retirement Act?
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Saw no correlation between pensions andrailroad safety
USSRG:58,2,0
People
M
Industry in which the NationalRecovery Administration's legality
was challenged
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dth
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ewD
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Poultry industry
USSRG:58,2,0
Events
E
When did the Supreme Court rulethat poultry was an interstate
industry?
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dth
eN
ewD
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1934
USSRG:58,2,0
Events
M
Supreme Court case challenging theNational Recovery Administration
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ewD
eal
USSRG:58,2,1
Events
M
How did New Dealers feel abouttheir chances of winning
?
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ewD
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Optimistic
USSRG:58,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
The Schechter Brothers' business
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Kosher poultry
USSRG:58,2,1
People
M
Three regulations the SchechterBrothers were convicted of violating
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Recovery Administration rules onwages, work hours, and trade
USSRG:58,2,1
Events
M
Why did New Deal lawyers seek totry the Schechter Brothers on
federal offenses?
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dth
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ewD
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The brothers' actions had impactedinterstate commerce.
USSRG:58,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Date of the New Deal's "BlackMonday"
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May 27, 1935
USSRG:58,2,2
Events
H
Why was May 27, 1935 known asthe New Deal's "Black Monday"?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Supreme Court reached threeconclusions undermining its effectiveness
USSRG:58,2,2
Events
E
Supreme Court case decided on theNew Deal's "Black Monday"
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USSRG:58,2,2
Events
E
Why was the Supreme Courtdecision in
unusual?
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dth
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ewD
eal
Its unity
USSRG:58,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
To whom can Congress legitimatelydelegate legislative powers,
according to the Supreme Court in1935?
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dth
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The President
USSRG:58,2,2
People
E
What action can the President nottake with his delegated legislativepowers, according to the Supreme
Court in 1935?
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dth
eN
ewD
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Further delegation of the authority toprivate parties
USSRG:58,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Supreme Court Justice who calledthe President's role in the New Deal
"delegation running riot"
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Justice Cardozo
USSRG:58,2,2
People
M
Why was the Schechter PoultryCorp. outside of federal authority,according to the Supreme Court?
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dth
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ewD
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Impact on interstate commerce wasinsufficient to qualify for federal regulation
USSRG:58,2,2
Events
E
What ruling did the Supreme Courtmake about the government's
constitutional powers on May 27,1935?
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dth
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ewD
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Could not be expanded even underextraordinary economic conditions
USSRG:58,2,2
Events
E
Important agricultural law struckdown by the Supreme Court in May
1935
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Emergency Farm Mortgage Act
USSRG:58,2,3
Term
s
M
The purpose of the EmergencyFarm Mortgage Act
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
To slow the rate of farm foreclosures
USSRG:58,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Supreme Court case in which theEmergency Farm Mortgage Act was
found to be unconstitutional
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dth
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ewD
eal
USSRG:58,2,3
Term
s
H
Year in whichwas decided
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
1935
USSRG:58,2,3
Events
E
How long did the Emergency FarmMortgage Act allow debtors to keep
their farms after declaringbankruptcy?
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dth
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ewD
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Five years
USSRG:58,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
The debtor in
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ewD
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Radford
USSRG:58,2,3
People
E
The creditor in
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Louisville Land Bank
USSRG:58,2,3
Financial
Activity
E
Constitutional amendment violatedby the Emergency Farm Mortgage
Act
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Fifth amendment
USSRG:58,2,3
Term
s
M
Which prohibition of the fifthamendment did the Emergency
Farm Mortgage Act violate?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Prohibition against taking private propertywithout just compensation
USSRG:58,2,3
Term
s
M
Law deemed unconstitutional in
Roo
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
USSRG:59,1,1
Events
M
When wasdecided?
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January 1936
USSRG:59,1,1
Events
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Number of Supreme Court Justicesvoting to strike down the AgriculturalAdjustment Act in
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Six
USSRG:59,1,1
Events
M
Number of Supreme Court Justicesvoting to uphold the Agricultural
Adjustment Act in
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Three
USSRG:59,1,1
Events
M
Type of company that challengedthe Agricultural Adjustment Act in
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A milk company
USSRG:59,1,1
Events
M
Which provision of the AgriculturalAdjustment Act was challenged in
?
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The processing tax
USSRG:59,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Who wrote the majority opinion in?
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Owen Roberts
USSRG:59,1,1
People
H
Why was the tax innot a "true tax," according to
the Supreme Court?
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Revenue was given to local businesses,not the national public
USSRG:59,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Who did the majority opinion inbelieve was
the appropriate regulator ofagriculture?
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Individual states
USSRG:59,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Three dissenting Justices in
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Justices Stone, Cardozo, and Brandeis
USSRG:59,1,2
People
H
Which Justice in the majority ofwas
purported to have secretly sidedwith the dissenters?
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Charles E. Hughes
USSRG:59,1,2
People
M
Why did Charles E. Hughes sidewith the majority in
according to rumors?
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To avoid a narrow, five-to-four decision
USSRG:59,1,2
Events
M
The Supreme Court's main problemwith the New Deal, according to
Charles E. Hughes
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Its poorly-worded laws
USSRG:59,1,2
People
E
Law passed by Congress a fewweeks after
was decided
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dth
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ewD
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Soil Conservation Act
USSRG:59,2,0
Term
s
H
Law which the Soil ConservationAct resembled
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dth
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ewD
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
USSRG:59,2,0
Term
s
E
Four factors that weakened thelabor movement during the Great
Depression
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dth
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Employer opposition, a weak AmericanFederation of Labor, company unions, andpoor National Recovery Administrationregulation
USSRG:59,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
H
During which two years of the GreatDepression did the number of new
union charters increasesubstantially?
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dth
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ewD
eal
1933 and 1934
USSRG:59,2,3
Statistics
M
During which year of the GreatDepression did the number of new
union charters decrease?
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ewD
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1935
USSRG:59,2,3
Statistics
M
How many unions were dissolvedbetween August 1934 and August
1935?
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dth
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ewD
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Over 600
USSRG:59,2,3
Statistics
H
Why were industrial workersunsuccessful in their campaign forunionization in the early years of
the Great Depression?
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dth
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ewD
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Little support from government programs
USSRG:59,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Legislative body to which RobertWagner belonged
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ewD
eal
United States Senate
USSRG:59,2,3
People
E
National Labor Board chairman in1934
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Robert Wagner
USSRG:59,2,3
People
M
State which Robert Wagnerrepresented
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
New York
USSRG:59,2,3
Places
M
When did profits, executives'salaries, and industrial production
first rise in the United States afterthe 1929 crash?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Late 1933
USSRG:59,2,3
Events
H
How did American workers' wageschange in late 1934?
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dth
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ewD
eal
Remained the same
USSRG:59,2,3
Statistics
E
Senator who submitted a bill toclose the loopholes in the National
Recovery Administration in 1934
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dth
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ewD
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Robert Wagner
USSRG:59,2,3
People
M
Year in which Robert Wagnersubmitted a bill to close the
loopholes in the National RecoveryAdministration
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
1934
USSRG:59,2,3
Events
M
Organization most opposed toRobert Wagner's bill to fix the
National Recovery Administration
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Association of Manufacturers
USSRG:59,2,3
Events
M
Why did Franklin D. Rooseveltdistance himself from Robert
Wagner's bill to fix the NationalRecovery Administration?
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ltan
dth
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ewD
eal
Preferred solutions that cooperated withbusinesses
USSRG:59,2,3
People
E
Full name of the NLRB
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Labor Relations Board
USSRG:59,2,3
Term
s
E
Body Franklin D. Rooseveltauthorized in order to help resolve
labor disputes
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Labor Relations Board
USSRG:59,2,3
Term
s
M
When did Franklin D. Rooseveltfinally tacitly support Robert
Wagner's bill to fix the NationalRecovery Administration?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
May 1935
USSRG:60,1,1
Events
H
Two reasons why Franklin D.Roosevelt gave implicit support to
Robert Wagner's bill to fix theNational Recovery Administration
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Supreme Court was about to strikedown the National Recovery Administrationand the public supported laborers' rights
USSRG:60,1,1
Events
M
Law that resulted from RobertWagner's bill to fix the National
Recovery Administration
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Wagner Act
USSRG:60,1,1
Term
s
E
Goal of the Wagner Act
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
To eliminate disparities in bargaining powerbetween employers and employees
USSRG:60,1,1
Term
s
M
Organizations prohibited under theWagner Act
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Company unions
USSRG:60,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How did the Wagner Act prohibitcompany unions?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
By making employer influence on labororganizations illegal
USSRG:60,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Body established by the Wagner Act
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Labor Relations Board
USSRG:60,1,1
Term
s
E
Purpose of the National LaborRelations Board
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
To oversee union elections
USSRG:60,1,1
Term
s
M
Who was the National LaborRelations Board supposed to backin conflicts between employers and
employees?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Employees
USSRG:60,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
United States federal law that gaveofficial government support for the
right to unionize
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Wagner Act
USSRG:60,1,1
Term
s
E
Which organization was at thecenter of the 1935 labor "civil war"?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The American Federation of Labor
USSRG:60,1,2
Term
s
M
Three policies of the AmericanFederation of Labor at the heart of
the 1935 labor "civil war"
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Separating trades, shunning government,and discouraging public works
USSRG:60,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
H
Which workers was the AmericanFederation of Labor uninterested in
organizing?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Unskilled workers
USSRG:60,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why was the American Federationof Labor uninterested in organizing
unskilled workers?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Believed unions could not depend on sucheasily replaceable laborers
USSRG:60,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
John L. Lewis's union in 1935
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
United Mine Workers
USSRG:60,1,3
People
M
What need did John L. Lewisidentify in the depression-era United
States?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
National collectivization of industrial workers
USSRG:60,1,3
People
M
Five industries in which John L.Lewis saw a need for unionization
during the Great Depression
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dth
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ewD
eal
Automobiles, rubber, steel, textiles, andaluminum
USSRG:60,1,3
IndustrialA
ctivity
H
How did William Green react toJohn L. Lewis's suggestions?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
He ignored them.
USSRG:60,1,3
Events
E
Where was the 1935 conference inwhich John L. Lewis suggested
national collectivization of industrialworkers held?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Atlantic City
USSRG:60,1,3
Places
H
How did John L. Lewis react toWilliam Green's refusal to listen to
his suggestions in Atlantic City?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
By walking out of the conference
USSRG:60,1,3
Events
M
Organization John L. Lewis foundeda few weeks after walking out of
the Atlantic City conference
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Committee for Industrial Organization
USSRG:60,1,3
Term
s
E
Full name of the CIO
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Committee for Industrial Organization
USSRG:60,1,3
Term
s
E
In which kinds of industries did theCommittee for Industrial Organization
launch organizing campaigns?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Mass production industries
USSRG:60,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why was the Committee forIndustrial Organization able to
succeed?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Its principle of inclusiveness
USSRG:60,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Two groups excluded by theAmerican Federation of Labor thatwere embraced by the Committee
for Industrial Organization
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Mexican Americans and African Americans
USSRG:60,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
How many women joined newCommittee for Industrial Organization
unions upon their establishment?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
800,000
USSRG:60,2,0
Statistics
H
Political party from which manyCommittee for Industrial Organization
members came
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Communist Party
USSRG:60,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Communist Party campaign thatsought the cooperation of other
groups concerned with labor andcivil rights
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Popular Front
USSRG:60,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
H
Percentage of Americannon-agricultural laborers unionized in
1940
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
23%
USSRG:60,2,1
Statistics
H
Number of unionized Americanlaborers in 1940
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
9,000,000
USSRG:60,2,1
Statistics
H
How many times more Americanlaborers were unionized in 1940
than in 1930?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Three times more
USSRG:60,2,1
Statistics
M
How did the Committee for IndustrialOrganization help workers?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Improved wages and working conditions
USSRG:60,2,1
Events
M
Form of workers' protests in theUnited States until 1935
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
A strike, during which workers picketedoutside their workplace
USSRG:60,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why were strikes largely ineffectivein the United States before 1935?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Employers simply brought in scabs
USSRG:60,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
When did workers at Goodyear goon strike during the Great
Depression?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
February 1936
USSRG:60,2,2
Events
H
Why was the 1936 Goodyearunique?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Workers sat down rather than walking out.
USSRG:60,2,2
Events
M
Goodyear workers' union in 1936
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
United Rubber Workers of America
USSRG:60,2,2
Term
s
M
Product of the Goodyear plant whichwent on strike in 1936
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Rubber and tires
USSRG:60,2,2
IndustrialA
ctivity
E
Why were the owners of theGoodyear plant reluctant to send in
security forces during the 1936strike?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Afraid of damaging company property
USSRG:60,2,2
Events
M
Form of strike employed byGoodyear workers in February 1936
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Sit-down strike
USSRG:61,1,0
Term
s
M
When did Chevrolet workers in Flint,Michigan go on strike during the
Great Depression?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
December 1936
USSRG:61,1,1
Events
H
Location of the Chevrolet body partplant that went on strike in
December 1936
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Flint, Michigan
USSRG:61,1,1
Places
M
Form of strike employed byChevrolet workers in Flint, Michigan
in 1936
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Sit-down strike
USSRG:61,1,1
Term
s
E
Goal of striking Chevrolet workers inFlint, Michigan in 1936
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
To get management to agree to collectivebargaining
USSRG:61,1,1
Events
M
Law that required business ownersto agree to collective bargaining
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Wagner Act
USSRG:61,1,1
Term
s
E
Length of the 1936 strike byChevrolet workers in Flint, Michigan
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Over forty days
USSRG:61,1,1
Events
M
Parent company of Chevrolet
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
General Motors
USSRG:61,1,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
Union that General Motorsrecognized after the 1936 strike in
Flint, Michigan
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
United Automobile Workers
USSRG:61,1,1
Term
s
E
Full name of the UAW
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
United Automobile Workers
USSRG:61,1,1
Term
s
M
Year in which US Steel Corprecognized United Steelworkers as
its workers' only union
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1937
USSRG:61,1,1
Events
M
Union that US Steel Corprecognized for the first time on
March 1, 1937
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
United Steelworkers
USSRG:61,1,1
Term
s
E
US Steel Corp's policy towardunions prior to 1937
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Suppression
USSRG:61,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Number of sit-down strikes between1936 and 1939 in the United States
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Nearly 600
USSRG:61,1,1
Statistics
H
Why did sit-down strikes cease inthe United States in 1939?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Supreme Court declared themunconstitutional.
USSRG:61,1,1
Events
M
Which constitutional rights did theSupreme Court find sit-down strikes
violated in 1939?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Property rights
USSRG:61,1,1
Events
E
City in which United AutomobileWorkers leaders were assaulted by
company police in 1937
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
River Rouge, Michigan
USSRG:61,1,2
Places
H
When were 1930s UnitedAutomobile Workers leaders
assaulted by Ford company policein River Rouge, Michigan?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
May 1937
USSRG:61,1,2
Events
M
Company whose police assaultedUnited Automobile Workers leaders
in 1937
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Ford Motor Company
USSRG:61,1,2
Places
M
Which future president of the UnitedAutomobile Workers was assaultedby Ford Motor Company police in
1937?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Walter Reuther
USSRG:61,1,2
People
H
City in which the 1937 MemorialDay Massacre took place
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Chicago
USSRG:61,1,2
Places
M
Date on which the ChicagoMemorial Day Massacre took place
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
May 30, 1937
USSRG:61,1,2
Events
H
Company for which the workersinvolved in the Memorial Day
Massacre worked
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Republic Steel
USSRG:61,1,2
Places
M
Number of people killed in the 1937Memorial Day Massacre
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Ten
USSRG:61,1,2
Statistics
M
Number of people injured in the1937 Memorial Day Massacre
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Over 80
USSRG:61,1,2
Statistics
H
At what event did the 1937Memorial Day Massacre take place?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
A Memorial Day picnic
USSRG:61,1,2
Events
E
Roughly how many strikes tookplace in the United States in 1937?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Thousands
USSRG:61,1,3
Statistics
M
Party with which the Committee forIndustrial Organization allied in the
1930s
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Democratic Party
USSRG:61,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
From which communities did many1930s union leaders come?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Immigrant communities
USSRG:61,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did most American workersfeel about unions throughout the
Great Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Hostile
USSRG:61,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Two ways in which the Committeefor Industrial Organization aided the
Democratic Party in the 1930s
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Campaign donations and agitation forsocial justice beyond the workplace
USSRG:61,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Documents resulting from mostunion endeavors in the 1930s
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Contracts between employees andemployers
USSRG:61,1,4
Society
andC
ulture
E
How many national laws did unionssucceed in passing during the Great
Depression?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
One
USSRG:61,1,4
Statistics
M
Which national law did unionssucceed in passing during the Great
Depression?
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Fair Labor Standards Act
USSRG:61,1,4
Term
s
M
Full name of the FLSA
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Fair Labor Standards Act
USSRG:61,1,4
Term
s
E
Three standards established by theFair Labor Standards Act
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Minimum wage, maximum hours, andminimum age for employment
USSRG:61,1,4
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Minimum age for employmentestablished by the Fair Labor
Standards Act
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
16
USSRG:61,1,4
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Two years during which Congressdebated the Fair Labor Standards
Act
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1937 and 1938
USSRG:61,2,0
Events
M
Which TWO Congressional groupsopposed the Fair Labor Standards
Act?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Republicans and southern Democrats
USSRG:61,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did southern Democratsoppose the Fair Labor Standards
Act?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Feared its minimum wage laws woulddeprive the South of its advantage as asource of cheap labor
USSRG:61,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
What workers did southernDemocrats want to exempt from theFair Labor Standards Act's minimum
wage laws?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Domestic servants
USSRG:61,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Of what race were most domesticservants in the South during the
Great Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
African American
USSRG:61,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
To which TWO provisions of theFair Labor Standards Act didgrowers in the West object?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Minimum wages and maximum hours
USSRG:61,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Initial minimum wage established bythe Fair Labor Standards Act
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
25 cents
USSRG:61,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Period of time over which the FairLabor Standards Act's minimum
wage would increase
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
7 years
USSRG:61,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Initial maximum working hours underthe Fair Labor Standards Act
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44 hours a week
USSRG:61,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Eventual maximum working hoursunder the Fair Labor Standards Act
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40 hours a week
USSRG:61,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Number of Americans who receivedincreased wages under the Fair
Labor Standards Act?
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Nearly 500,000
USSRG:61,2,1
Statistics
H
Number of Americans who workedshorter hours under the Fair Labor
Standards Act
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dth
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ewD
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Over 1,000,000
USSRG:61,2,1
Statistics
H
Why were many American workersleft unprotected by the Fair Labor
Standards Act?
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dth
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ewD
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Contained many compromises andexceptions
USSRG:61,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Five types of workers not includedin the Fair Labor Standards Act
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Farm workers, domestic servants, retailclerks, fishermen, and streetcar operators
USSRG:61,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
When were workers excluded fromthe original Fair Labor Standards
Act included in its provisions?
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dth
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ewD
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After World War II
USSRG:61,2,1
Events
M
Of which new program did FranklinD. Roosevelt seem uniquely
confident in 1935?
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dth
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ewD
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Works Progress Administration
USSRG:62,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Why was Franklin D. Roosevelt'sconfidence shaken after his first
hundred days as president?
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dth
eN
ewD
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Political opposition from critics
USSRG:62,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Full name of the WPA
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dth
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ewD
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Works Progress Administration
USSRG:62,1,0
Term
s
E
Year in which the Works ProgressAdministration was created
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seve
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dth
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ewD
eal
1935
USSRG:62,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did the Works ProgressAdministration differ from earlier
public works programs?
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dth
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ewD
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Acknowledged that short-term relief had notended the Great Depression
USSRG:62,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Number of unemployed Americans in1935
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About 10,000,000
USSRG:62,1,1
Statistics
H
Purpose of the Works ProgressAdministration
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dth
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ewD
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To unite all emergency public worksprograms
USSRG:62,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
To whom did the Works ProgressAdministration return responsibility
for the unemployed?
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dth
eN
ewD
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State and local governments
USSRG:62,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
For whom did Franklin D. Rooseveltpromise to find jobs through theWorks Progress Administration?
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dth
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"able bodied but destitute workers"
USSRG:62,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Act of Congress that created theWorks Progress Administration
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ewD
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Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
USSRG:62,1,2
Term
s
M
When was the Emergency ReliefAppropriation Act passed?
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dth
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ewD
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April 1935
USSRG:62,1,2
Events
H
Whom would have run the WorksProgress Administration if Franklin D.
Roosevelt had wanted efficiency?
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dth
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ewD
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Harold L. Ickes
USSRG:62,1,2
People
M
How would Harold L. Ickes run theWorks Progress Administration if
asked to?
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dth
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ewD
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Ensure that the program's money wasspent well
USSRG:62,1,2
People
M
The man selected to run the WorksProgress Administration
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dth
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ewD
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Henry Hopkins
USSRG:62,1,2
People
E
Henry Hopkins' first priority inrunning the Works Progress
Administration
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
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Employment
USSRG:62,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How had Henry Hopkins ensuredhigh employment levels while in the
Civil Works Administration?
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dth
eN
ewD
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By assigning workers to projects thatrequired few tools and building materials
USSRG:62,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What percentage of its budget didthe Civil Works Administration spend
on wages?
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dth
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ewD
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80%
USSRG:62,1,2
Statistics
H
Why did Franklin D. Rooseveltchoose Henry Hopkins to run the
Works Progress Administration?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Staggering unemployment numbers
USSRG:62,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did the Works ProgressAdministration limit its workers' total
earnings?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
By limiting number of hours worked
USSRG:62,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Two ways in which the WorksProgress Administration avoidedcrowding out private companies
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
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Setting lower-than-market wages andlimiting the number of hours worked
USSRG:62,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did the Works ProgressAdministration ensure its employeeswere in genuine need of the relief
work?
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The means test
USSRG:62,1,2
Term
s
E
What sort of employer did thefederal government become underthe Works Progress Administration?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
An employer of last resort
USSRG:62,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
When were employees of the WorksProgress Administration supposed to
leave the program?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
As soon as work became available in theprivate market
USSRG:62,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How many people did the WorksProgress Administration employ at
its height?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
3,500,000
USSRG:62,2,1
Statistics
H
What fraction of the Americanunemployed worked for the Works
Progress Administration at itsheight?
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dth
eN
ewD
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One-third
USSRG:62,2,1
Statistics
M
Cost of the Works ProgressAdministration
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
$5,000,000,000
USSRG:62,2,1
Statistics
H
Organization that predicted theWorks Progress Administration wouldbe the end of the American system
of government
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Liberty League
USSRG:62,2,1
Term
s
M
How did Keynesians view the WorksProgress Administration?
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Too small to stimulate demand in the waythe economy needed
USSRG:62,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
E
Three public works programs thathad preceded the Works Progress
Administration
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Public Works Administration, Civil WorksAdministration, and Civilian ConservationCorps
USSRG:62,1,1
Term
s
M
Number of hospitals built by theWorks Progress Administration
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
2,500
USSRG:62,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of schools built by theWorks Progress Administration
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
5,900
USSRG:62,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of airports built by theWorks Progress Administration
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
350
USSRG:62,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of miles of rural roads builtby the Works Progress
Administration
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
570,000
USSRG:62,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of parks built by the WorksProgress Administration
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
8,000
USSRG:62,2,2
Statistics
H
Amount of money spent by theWorks Progress Administration on
work relief between 1935 and 1943
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
$11,000,000,000
USSRG:62,2,2
Statistics
M
Total number of Americansemployed by the Works Progress
Administration
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
8,000,000
USSRG:62,2,2
Statistics
M
Two ways in which the WorksProgress Administration improvedthe United States' public works
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Conserved its natural resources andimproved its transportation infrastructure
USSRG:62,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
The Works Progress Administration'syouth program
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Youth Administration
USSRG:62,2,3
Term
s
E
Full name of the NYA
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Youth Administration
USSRG:62,2,3
Term
s
E
Political aim of the National YouthAdministration
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
To prevent the radicalization of theAmerican youth
USSRG:62,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
What kind of governments did manyAmerican youths support during the
Great Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Fascist European governments
USSRG:62,2,3
Events
E
How many American collegestudents did the National YouthAdministration keep in school?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
500,000
USSRG:62,2,3
Statistics
M
Number of American youthsemployed part-time by the National
Youth Administration
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
4,000,000
USSRG:62,2,3
Statistics
H
For which kind of youths did theNational Youth Administration have
a specially reserved fund?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Black students
USSRG:62,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
How many times more likely wereblack students to be unemployed as
whites?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Twice as likely
USSRG:62,2,3
Statistics
M
Director of the National YouthAdministration's fund for black
students
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Mary McLeod
USSRG:62,2,3
People
H
Mary McLeod's profession
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Educator
USSRG:62,2,3
People
M
Umbrella federal program thatemployed 40,000 artists during the
Great Depression
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Federal Project One
USSRG:62,2,3
Term
s
M
Full name of the FWP
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Federal Writers' Project
USSRG:62,2,3
Term
s
M
Full name of the FAP
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Federal Arts Project
USSRG:63,1,0
Term
s
E
Two writers whose careers werelaunched by the Federal Arts Project
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison
USSRG:63,1,0
People
M
Jackson Pollock
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Artist whose career was launched by theFederal Arts Project
USSRG:63,1,0
People
M
Number of murals created under theFederal Arts Project
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
2,500
USSRG:63,1,0
Statistics
H
Number of sculptures created underthe Federal Arts Project
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
18,000
USSRG:63,1,0
Statistics
H
New Deal program believed bymany to represent Franklin D.
Roosevelt's agenda
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Federal Theater Program
USSRG:63,1,0
Term
s
M
State that Martin Dies representedin Congress
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Texas
USSRG:63,1,1
Places
M
Committee that Martin Dies chairedin Congress
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
House Committee on Un-AmericanActivities
USSRG:63,1,1
Term
s
E
Year in which the Federal TheaterProgram ended
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1939
USSRG:63,1,1
Events
M
Case that challenged theconstitutionality of the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
USSRG:63,2,1
Term
s
M
Year in whichwas
decided
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
1936
USSRG:63,2,1
Events
M
Two life experiences that helpedFranklin D. Roosevelt appreciate the
environment
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Growing up in Hyde Park, New York, andrecovering from polio in Warm Springs,Georgia
USSRG:63,2,1
Events
E
Two trails built by the CivilianConservation Corps and Works
Progress Administration
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Pacific Crest Trail and the Blue RidgeParkway
USSRG:63,2,1
Term
s
M
Which TWO national parks did theBlue Ridge Parkway connect?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Shenandoah National Park and GreatSmoky Mountains National Park
USSRG:64,1,0
Places
H
State in which the ShenandoahNational Park is located
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Virginia
USSRG:64,1,0
Places
M
State in which the Great SmokyMountains National Park is located
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
North Carolina
USSRG:64,1,0
Places
M
Depression-era American legislationprotecting ecological balance
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Soil Conservation and Domestic AllotmentAct
USSRG:64,1,1
Term
s
E
Two practices eliminated by the SoilConservation and Domestic
Allotment Act
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Processing taxes and acreage quotas
USSRG:64,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did the Soil Conservation andDomestic Allotment Act get around
powerful landlords?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Gave checks directly to sharecroppingtenants
USSRG:64,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Full name of the SCS
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
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Soil Conservation Service
USSRG:64,1,1
Term
s
E
Shelterbelt
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Bushes and trees used in the Midwest toprotect fields from wind
USSRG:64,1,2
Term
s
M
Depression-era government officethat helped solve the West's water
scarcity problem
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Bureau of Reclamation
USSRG:64,1,2
Term
s
M
In which TWO valleys was theAll-American Canal located?
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Imperial Valley and Coachella Valley
USSRG:64,1,2
Places
H
Body of water from which theAll-American Canal came
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Colorado River
USSRG:64,1,2
Term
s
M
Which state became the UnitedStates' biggest agricultural producer
after 1947?
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
California
USSRG:64,1,2
Places
M
Percentage of American farms withelectricity in 1934
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
11%
USSRG:64,1,3
Statistics
H
Full name of the REA
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Rural Electrification Administration
USSRG:64,1,4
Term
s
E
Law that created the RuralElectrification Administration
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
USSRG:64,1,4
Econom
icP
olicies
M
To whom did the Rural ElectrificationAdministration make loans toconstruct electrical distribution
networks?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Non-profit consumer cooperatives
USSRG:64,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Percentage of American farmsreceiving electricity through the RuralElectrification Administration in 1939
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
25%
USSRG:64,2,1
Statistics
H
Organization that funded the RuralElectrification Administration's loans
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
USSRG:64,2,0
Financial
Activity
M
How did the Soil ConservationService affect cotton prices in 1937?
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
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Lowered them
USSRG:64,2,0
Events
E
Bales of cotton produced in theUnited States in 1937
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
19,000,000
USSRG:64,2,0
Statistics
H
Full name of the RA
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Resettlement Administration
USSRG:64,2,3
Term
s
M
Aim of the ResettlementAdministration
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Prevent the displacement of poor farmers
USSRG:64,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Full name of the FSA
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Farm Security Administration
USSRG:65,1,0
Term
s
M
Which organization evolved out ofthe Resettlement Administration?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Farm Security Administration
USSRG:65,1,0
Term
s
M
Rexford Tugwell
Roo
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Farm Security Administration's firstdirector
USSRG:65,1,0
People
H
Role of the ResettlementAdministration
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Help poor farmers relocate to better land
USSRG:65,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Why did Congress not provide theFarm Security Administration with
much funding in its first two years?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
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Doubted its efficiency
USSRG:65,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Dorothea Lange
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Photographer whose photograph of amigrant mother became the face of theGreat Depression
USSRG:65,1,1
People
H
How long did most mortgages lastduring the Great Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Less than ten years
USSRG:65,1,2
Statistics
M
What financial innovation did notexist during the Great Depression,
leading to many foreclosures?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Refinancing
USSRG:65,1,2
Financial
Activity
E
Year in which the Federal HomeLoan Bank Act was passed
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1932
USSRG:65,1,3
Events
M
Act that created the Home OwnersLoan Corporation
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Home Owners Refinancing Act
USSRG:65,1,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Full name of the HOLC
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Home Owners Loan Corporation
USSRG:65,1,3
Term
s
E
Purpose of the Home Owners LoanCorporation
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
To help prevent foreclosures
USSRG:65,1,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Total amount of loans made by theHome Owners Loan Corporation
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
$3,000,000,000
USSRG:65,1,3
Statistics
H
Year in which the Home Loan BankAct was passed
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1933
USSRG:65,1,3
Events
M
How did the Home Owners LoanCorporation help Franklin D.
Roosevelt politically?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By consolidating support among the middleclass
USSRG:65,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Whose economic theories didMarriner Eccles support?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
John Maynard Keynes
USSRG:65,2,1
People
E
Which government board didMarriner Eccles chair?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Federal Reserve
USSRG:65,2,1
People
M
Bill sponsored by Marriner Eccles torevive the real estate market
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Housing Act
USSRG:65,2,2
Term
s
M
Year in which the National HousingAct was passed
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1934
USSRG:65,2,2
Events
H
Two organizations created by theNational Housing Act
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Federal Housing Administration and FederalSavings and Loan Insurance Corporation
USSRG:65,2,2
Term
s
M
Full name of the FHA
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Federal Housing Administration
USSRG:65,2,2
Term
s
E
Full name of the FSLIC
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Federal Savings and Loan InsuranceCorporation
USSRG:65,2,2
Term
s
M
Function of the Federal Savings andLoan Insurance Corporation
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Back home loans issued by banks
USSRG:65,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How long did mortgages typicallylast after 1934?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
20 to 30 years
USSRG:65,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
How did the Federal HousingAdministration affect the market for
home ownership?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Expanded it
USSRG:65,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Fraction of Americans poorlyhoused, clothed, and fed in 1937
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dth
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ewD
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One-third
USSRG:66,1,1
Statistics
M
Why was the Works ProgressAdministration's housing project
delayed?
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The battle over the federal government'suse of eminent domain
USSRG:66,1,1
Events
H
Year in which the Wagner SteagallAct was passed
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dth
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ewD
eal
1937
USSRG:66,1,1
Events
M
Law that created the United StatesHousing Authority
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Wagner Steagall Act
USSRG:66,1,1
Term
s
E
Function of the United StatesHousing Authority
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dth
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ewD
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To make loans to local entities to createpublic housing projects
USSRG:66,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Full name of the USHA
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dth
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ewD
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United States Housing Authority
USSRG:66,1,1
Term
s
E
Government assistance denied to'red-lined' neighborhoods
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Home Owners Loan Corporation loans
USSRG:66,1,1
Term
s
M
Which demographic usually lived in'red-lined' neighborhoods?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Black citizens
USSRG:66,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Which New Deal governmentagency did Kenneth Jackson saymade segregation public policy?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Federal Housing Administration
USSRG:66,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Which law most clearly shows theinfluence of the New Deal on
today's United States government?
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dth
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ewD
eal
The Social Security Act
USSRG:66,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Year in which the Social SecurityAct was passed
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1935
USSRG:66,2,2
Events
E
Three professions receiving publicpensions in the United States prior
to 1935
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Teachers, police, and firemen
USSRG:66,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Date on which the Social SecurityAct was signed
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dth
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ewD
eal
August 14, 1935
USSRG:66,2,3
Events
H
Two populist critics who served asimpetus for the Social Security Act
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Huey P. Long and Francis Townsend
USSRG:66,2,3
People
H
How were Social Security Actpensions to be financed?
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Taxes on employers and employees
USSRG:66,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Why did the Social Security Actgive assistance to the blind, deaf,disabled, and dependent children?
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ltan
dth
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ewD
eal
Could not support themselves
USSRG:66,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
The only state with anunemployment insurance program in
1934
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Wisconsin
USSRG:66,2,3
Places
H
Clause of the Constitution thatFranklin D. Roosevelt believed
authorized Congress to create SocialSecurity
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
General welfare clause
USSRG:67,1,1
Term
s
M
Which section of the United StatesConstitution contains the general
welfare clause?
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dth
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ewD
eal
Section 8, Article I
USSRG:67,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
H
Type of depression-era Americansthat believed minimum aid levelsshould be nationally standardized
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Nationalists
USSRG:67,1,1
Term
s
M
Two depression-era Americans whobelieved minimum aid levels should
be nationally standardized
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Henry Wallace and Rexford Tugwell
USSRG:67,1,1
People
H
Two depression-era Democrats whobelieved benefits like Social Security
were best left to states
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Felix Frankfurter and Henry Morgenthau,Jr.
USSRG:67,1,2
People
H
Localists
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dth
eN
ewD
eal
Those who believed that benefits likeSocial Security were best left to states
USSRG:67,1,2
Term
s
M
Why would future governments notbe able to end Social Security,
according to Franklin D. Roosevelt?
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Social Security recipients would feelentitled to their benefits
USSRG:67,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Percentage of Americans with healthinsurance during the Great
Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
6%
USSRG:67,2,0
Statistics
H
Position of the American MedicalAssociation on national health care
during the Great Depression
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seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Opposition
USSRG:67,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
What sort of tax was the employeeSocial Security tax?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Regressive
USSRG:67,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How much of their Social Securitypayroll taxes could employers offset
by contributing to stateunemployment insurance?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
90%
USSRG:67,2,2
Statistics
M
What problem did the localadministration of Social Security
cause in the United States duringthe Great Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Regional inequalities in payment levels
USSRG:67,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
How many states waited until 1939to join the temporary Social Security
grant offered by the federalgovernment?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Ten
USSRG:67,2,3
Statistics
M
How did Southerners defend theirlower-than-average payments for
federal programs during the GreatDepression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By pointing out that their region hadalways had below-average wages
USSRG:68,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
H
Why did white Southerners opposefederal aid to blacks?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Would allow them to leave thesharecropping system
USSRG:68,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Dixiecrats
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Southern depression-era Democrats
USSRG:68,1,0
Term
s
E
Two groups of laborers excludedentirely from Social Security benefits
during the Great Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Domestic workers and agricultural workers
USSRG:68,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Fraction of African Americansineligible for Social Security benefits
during the Great Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
One-half
USSRG:68,1,1
Statistics
M
Which TWO kinds of work mademany women ineligible for SocialSecurity benefits during the Great
Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Religious and non-profit work
USSRG:68,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did women who paid payrolltaxes for Social Security often notreceive benefits during the Great
Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Their years of employment were interruptedby caring for their children.
USSRG:68,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Dual welfare state
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Great Depression phenomena ofentitlement programs for white males andcharities for all other citizens
USSRG:68,1,3
Term
s
H
City where the 1936 DemocraticNational Convention was held
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Philadelphia
USSRG:68,2,1
Places
M
Republican nominee for President in1936
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Alfred Landon
USSRG:68,2,2
People
E
Alfred Landon's state
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Kansas
USSRG:68,2,1
Places
M
The Union Party's leader in 1936
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
William Lemke
USSRG:68,2,1
People
H
Derogatory label applied to AlfredLandon's 1936 presidential campaign
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Me-tooism
USSRG:68,2,2
Term
s
M
State which William Lemkerepresented in Congress
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
North Dakota
USSRG:68,2,2
Places
H
William Lemke's nickname
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Liberty Bell
USSRG:68,2,2
People
M
Whom did Literary Digest predictwould win the 1936 presidential
election?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Alfred Landon
USSRG:69,1,1
People
E
Only two states that voted for AlfredLandon in the 1936 presidential
election
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Maine and Vermont
USSRG:69,1,1
Places
H
Why were high-income groupsoverrepresented in polling in 1936?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Pollsters contacted respondents throughautomobile registration and phonebooklistings.
USSRG:69,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
How many more Americans voted inthe 1936 presidential election than
in 1932?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
6,000,000
USSRG:69,2,0
Statistic
H
Which party dominated nationalelections between 1896 and 1932?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Republican Party
USSRG:69,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Only two Democratic presidentsbetween 1865 and 1932
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Woodrow Wilson and Grover Cleveland
USSRG:69,1,1
People
M
Between which years did theRepublican Party return to power for
the first time after 1932?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1968 and 1980
USSRG:70,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage of African Americansvoting Democratic in 1936
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
90%
USSRG:70,1,1
Statistics
M
Year in which African Americanvoters began switching to the
Democratic Party
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1934
USSRG:70,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Case in which the Supreme Courtstruck down specific mining industry
regulations
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
USSRG:70,1,2
Term
s
H
Clause of the Constitution whosenarrow construction restricted federal
regulation of working conditions
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Interstate commerce clause
USSRG:70,1,2
Term
s
E
How did the Supreme Court seek toundermine the Tennessee Valley
Authority during the GreatDepression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By allowing shareholders and public utilitiesto sue their executives for cooperating withthe Tennessee Valley Authority
USSRG:70,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Year in which Franklin D. Rooseveltproposed the Judicial Procedures
Reform Act
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1937
USSRG:70,2,1
Events
M
Judicial Procedures Reform Act
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Bill proposed by Franklin D. Roosevelt thatwould expand the size of federal courts
USSRG:70,2,1
Term
s
E
Three arguments Franklin D.Roosevelt advanced for the Judicial
Procedures Reform Act
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Impaired judgment of older justices; heavycaseload; the American people should notbe represented by just nine people
USSRG:71,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
H
When in the Great Depression didthe Supreme Court uphold
Washington state's minimum wagelaw?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
March 1937
USSRG:71,1,2
Events
M
When did the Supreme Court voteto uphold the Wagner Act?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
December 1936
USSRG:71,1,2
Events
H
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Challenge to the minimum wage law inthe state of Washington
USSRG:71,2,0
Term
s
M
Why did Justice Roberts vote touphold the minimum wage law in
?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Counselors had specifically asked thatprecedent forbidding minimum wage lawsbe overturned
USSRG:71,2,0
Events
M
The third-largest steel producer inthe United States in 1937
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.
USSRG:71,2,1
IndustrialA
ctivity
M
What argument did Jones &Laughlin Steel Co. make against the
Wagner Act?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
That it regulated local, not interstate,commerce
USSRG:71,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Stream of commerce
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Concept that national companies did not,by definition, merely engage in localproduction
USSRG:71,2,1
Term
s
M
How far did the Judicial ProceduresReform Act influence the SupremeCourt in
?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Did not affect the Supreme Court
USSRG:71,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why did the Judicial ProceduresReform Act have no effect on the
Supreme Court in?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
It was announced after the decision wasmade.
USSRG:71,2,1
Events
E
Why did Justices Hughes andRoberts reverse their position on the
interstate commerce clause?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Franklin D. Roosevelt's overwhelmingvictory in the 1936 election
USSRG:71,2,2
Events
M
First year after 1937 in which theSupreme Court overturned a law
because Congress was not able toregulate the relevant commerce
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1995
USSRG:71,2,3
Events
H
Which clause of the Constitutionallowed Congress to enforce civilrights nationally during the 1960s?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The interstate commerce clause
USSRG:72,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Law that suspended federal judges'full retirement packages in1933
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Economy Act
USSRG:72,1,1
Term
s
H
Supreme Court Justice who replacedJustice Van Devanter
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Hugo Black
USSRG:72,1,1
People
M
Total number of Supreme CourtJustices appointed by Franklin D.
Roosevelt
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
8
USSRG:72,1,1
Statistics
M
Hugo Black's state
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Alabama
USSRG:72,1,1
Places
H
How did Franklin D. Rooseveltamend the federal budget in 1937?
Roo
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ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Trimmed it
USSRG:72,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Day on which the stock marketcrashed in 1937
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
October 19
USSRG:72,2,1
Events
H
Roosevelt recession
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Period of negative economic growth from1937 to 1939
USSRG:72,2,1
Term
s
E
Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt makebudget cuts in 1937?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Feared excessive deficits
USSRG:72,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How much more money did SocialSecurity remove from the economythan it injected between 1936 and
1937?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
$2,000,000,000
USSRG:72,2,3
Statistics
H
State-level action that contributed tothe Roosevelt recession
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Levying of flat taxes
USSRG:72,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Three industries whose prices didnot fall during the Roosevelt
recession
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Transportation, home appliances, andconstruction
USSRG:73,1,0
Statistics
H
Whom did Franklin D. Rooseveltblame for the 1937 downturn?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Selfish monopolists
USSRG:73,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
To which historical campaign didHarold Ickes compare Franklin D.
Roosevelt's fight againstmonopolies?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Andrew Jackson's campaign against theUnited States Bank during the 1830s
USSRG:73,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Year in which the RooseveltAdministration campaigned against
monopolies
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1938
USSRG:73,1,1
Events
E
Which economic policy didKeynesianism supplant in the
Roosevelt administration?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Anti-monopoly campaign
USSRG:73,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Event at which Eleanor Rooseveltfamously sat in the colored section
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Southern Conference for Human Welfare
USSRG:73,2,2
Term
s
H
City in which the SouthernConference for Human Welfare was
held
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Birmingham, Alabama
USSRG:73,2,2
Places
M
In what TWO ways did EleanorRoosevelt react to the Daughters ofthe American Revolution's rejection
of Marian Anderson?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By resigning from the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution and organizing aconcert for Marian Anderson
USSRG:74,1,0
Events
M
How many people attended MarianAnderson's 1939 Easter concert onthe steps of the Lincoln Memorial?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
75,000
USSRG:74,1,0
Statistics
H
What kind of social inequality didthe New Deal primarily target?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Class inequality
USSRG:74,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did the New Deal affect reformefforts on behalf of racial minorities
and women?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By opening the door for these groups
USSRG:74,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did Franklin D. Rooseveltrefuse to sign a federal anti-lynching
law?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Didn't want to anger white southerners
USSRG:74,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Why did white southerners believe afederal anti-lynching law was
unnecessary?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Felt that state laws sufficed
USSRG:74,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Which federal work program housedwhite and black workers separately?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Civilian Conservation Corps
USSRG:74,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage of Works ProgressAdministration workers that were
African American
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
18%
USSRG:74,2,2
Statistics
H
Percentage of Americans that wereAfrican American during the Great
Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
10%
USSRG:74,2,2
Statistics
M
Head of Franklin D. Roosevelt's"black cabinet"
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Mary McLeod Bethune
USSRG:74,2,2
People
H
"black cabinet"
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
African Americans Franklin D. Rooseveltappointed to second-tier positions in hisadministration
USSRG:74,2,2
Term
s
M
The closest ally of AfricanAmericans in the Roosevelt
administration
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Eleanor Roosevelt
USSRG:75,1,0
People
M
How did the volume of naturalizationrequests change during the New
Deal?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Increased
USSRG:75,1,1
Statistics
E
Why did the New Deal increasenaturalization requests in the United
States?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Made American citizenship more appealing
USSRG:75,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Three benefits available to urbanbut not rural Mexican Americans
during the Great Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Unionization, minimum wages, and SocialSecurity
USSRG:75,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
City in which the first United Statesconference for Latin Americans' civil
rights took place
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Los Angeles
USSRG:75,1,2
Places
E
Year in which the first United Statesconference for Latin Americans' civil
rights took place
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1939
USSRG:75,1,2
Events
M
Which political party welcomedMexican Americans during the Great
Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Democratic Party
USSRG:75,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did the unemployment rate ofwomen compare to that of men
during the Great Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Women's was lower
USSRG:75,1,3
Statistics
M
When did New Deal women'sreformers gain experience in
campaigning?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The 1910s and 1920s
USSRG:75,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Under what cause did New Dealwomen's reformers gain experience
in campaigning?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Protective legislation for women
USSRG:75,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Two things to which Superman wassusceptible
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Kryptonite and Lois Lane
USSRG:75,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why were men less likely to listento women's arguments for equality
during the Great Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Men had lost authority during the GreatDepression and wanted the New Deal torestore it.
USSRG:75,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
What percentage of her husband'sSocial Security benefits did a widow
receive during the GreatDepression?
Roo
seve
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dth
eN
ewD
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75%
USSRG:75,2,2
Statistics
H
Why did a widow only receive 75%of her husband's Social Security
benefits during the GreatDepression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
A woman could do her own cooking andcleaning
USSRG:75,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
How long did a couple have to bemarried before retiring to receive full
Social Security benefits?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Five years
USSRG:75,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did the National IndustrialRecovery Act enshrine gender roles
in the law?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By allowing for wage differences betweengenders
USSRG:75,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Minimum wage difference betweengenders during the Great Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
5 to 25 cents
USSRG:75,2,3
Statistics
H
First woman to hold a cabinetposition in the United States
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Frances Perkins
USSRG:75,2,3
People
E
The two most visible women in theNew Deal
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Frances Perkins and Eleanor Roosevelt
USSRG:75,2,3
People
E
Women's press corps
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Eleanor Roosevelt's organization ofwomen-only press conferences
USSRG:75,2,3
Term
s
M
"the president's conscience"
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Eleanor Roosevelt
USSRG:75,1,0
People
E
Year in which the InternationalLadies Garment Workers Union
went on strike
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1934
USSRG:75,1,1
Events
M
Number of unionized women in1924
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
200,000
USSRG:75,1,1
Statistics
H
Number of unionized women in1938
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
800,000
USSRG:75,1,1
Statistics
H
How much higher was the NativeAmerican unemployment rate than
the national average during theGreat Depression?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Three times higher
USSRG:75,1,2
Statistics
M
Which New Deal law most affectedNative Americans?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Indian Reorganization Act
USSRG:75,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Year in which the IndianReorganization Act was passed
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1934
USSRG:75,1,2
Events
M
Which policy did the IndianReorganization Act reverse?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Dawes Act
USSRG:75,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Franklin D. Roosevelt'sCommissioner of Indian Affairs
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
John Collier
USSRG:75,2,0
People
M
Organization created by John Collierto help Native American artists sell
their work
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Indian Arts and Crafts Board
USSRG:75,2,0
Term
s
M
John Collier's aim for NativeAmericans and their lands
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Decolonization
USSRG:75,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Number of Native American nationsthat refused to join John Collier's
organization plan
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
80
USSRG:75,2,1
Statistics
H
Number of Native American nationsthat joined John Collier's
organization plan
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
174
USSRG:75,2,1
Statistics
H
Year in which the Dawes Act waspassed
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1887
USSRG:75,1,2
Events
H
To which United States foreignpolicy did Franklin D. Rooseveltexpress opposition in his youth?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Imperialism in the South Pacific
USSRG:77,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Dominant approach to foreign policyin the United States in 1932
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Isolationism
USSRG:77,2,1
Term
s
E
Johnson Act of 1934
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Law forbidding trade using the bonds ofcountries that had defaulted on their debtsto the United States
USSRG:77,2,1
Term
s
H
When was the London EconomicConference held?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Summer 1934
USSRG:77,2,2
Events
M
Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Law that required the United States to cutimport tariffs on any country that cut itstariffs on Americans goods
USSRG:77,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Policy that Presidents Hoover andRoosevelt pursued with Latin
America
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Good neighbor policy
USSRG:78,1,1
Term
s
E
Man whom the American Navyhelped to come to power in Cuba
during the Great Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Carlos Mendieta
USSRG:78,2,0
People
H
Man whom the American Navystopped from gaining power in Cuba
during the Great Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Grau San Martin
USSRG:78,2,0
People
H
President of Mexico during theGreat Depression
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Lazaro Cardenas
USSRG:78,2,1
People
M
Why did the United Statesgovernment not intervene whenMexico nationalized oil plants in
1938?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
German and Japanese aggression
USSRG:78,2,1
Events
M
Legal status of Filipinos in theUnited States after it annexed the
Philippines and before 1934
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Nationals
USSRG:78,2,2
Term
s
E
1934 Tydingsale-McDuffy Act
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Made the Philippines a United Statescommonwealth
USSRG:78,2,3
Term
s
M
When did Albert Einstein flee NaziGermany?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
January 1933
USSRG:79,1,1
Events
M
Destination of the inMay 1939
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Cuba
USSRG:79,1,2
Places
M
How many passengers on thewere denied entry into
Cuba in 1939?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
930
USSRG:79,1,2
Statistics
H
Adolf Hitler's party
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
National Socialist Party
USSRG:79,2,1
Term
s
E
When did the National SocialistParty take control of Germany?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
January 1933
USSRG:79,2,1
Events
M
Board that investigated warprofiteering during World War I
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Nye Committee
USSRG:80,1,0
Term
s
H
Ban effected by the Neutrality Actof 1935
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Shipment of weapons to any warringstates
USSRG:80,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Fascist who revolted against Spain'srepublican government
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Francisco Franco
USSRG:80,1,2
People
M
Demilitarized region of WestGermany that Adolf Hitler invaded in
1935
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Rhineland
USSRG:80,1,2
Places
E
Nation whose military wasresponsible for the Rape of Nanking
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Japan
USSRG:80,1,3
Places
E
United States ship attacked byJapanese planes in 1937
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
USSRG:80,2,0
Term
s
H
How did the United States react tothe 1937 Japanese attack on the
?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By withdrawing from China
USSRG:80,2,0
Events
M
Quarantine doctrine
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Belief that warring nations should beisolated from the rest of the world
USSRG:80,2,1
Term
s
M
How did the United States react tothe Soviet Union's 1939 invasion of
Finland?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
By condemning the action
USSRG:80,2,2
Events
M
After which country's invasion in1939 did France and Great Britain
declare war on Germany?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Poland
USSRG:80,2,2
Places
M
Event that precipitated Americaninvolvement in World War II
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
USSRG:80,2,2
Events
E
Two important international eventsthat followed the New Deal
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
World War II and the Cold War
USSRG:82,1,1
Events
E
How did World War II causeeconomic recovery?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Through large government spending andjob creation
USSRG:82,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Year by which the Works ProgressAdministration and Civilian
Conservation Corps had been ended
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1943
USSRG:82,1,1
Events
M
How did Democrats fare in the 1942United States elections?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Diminished their congressional majority
USSRG:82,1,1
Events
E
Dr. Win-the-War
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Franklin D. Roosevelt's nickname forhimself during World War II
USSRG:82,1,1
Term
s
E
Year in which Republicans began todismantle New Deal agencies
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
1938
USSRG:82,1,1
Events
M
Two agencies through whichgovernment spending was expanded
during World War II
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
War Production Board and NationalResources Planning Board
USSRG:82,1,2
Term
s
H
Why was the United Stateseconomy able to grow more quickly
than European economies duringWorld War II?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Was not attacked on the home front
USSRG:82,1,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
The only nation with the atomicbomb at the end of World War II
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The United States
USSRG:82,2,0
Places
E
Why did the United States possessworldwide military influence after
World War II?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The war had spread its military all overthe world.
USSRG:82,2,0
Events
M
The United States' ideological rivalin the Cold War
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
The Soviet Union
USSRG:82,2,0
Places
E
Three types of competition betweenthe United States and the Soviet
Union during the Cold War
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Economic, political, and military competition
USSRG:82,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
How were the millions of ColdWar-era United States veterans
received upon their return?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Given veterans' benefits
USSRG:82,2,0
Term
s
E
Two ways in which the Cold Waraffected American unions
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Became conservative and purgedsuspected communists
USSRG:82,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Franklin D. Roosevelt's successor aspresident
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Harry S. Truman
USSRG:83,1,1
People
E
How did the New Deal change theUnited States federal government?
Roo
seve
ltan
dth
eN
ewD
eal
Expanded its institutions concerned withsocial and economic policy
USSRG:83,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
When did the New Deal end?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1937
USSRG:83,1,2
Events
E
With which policy did the New Dealend?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Franklin D. Roosevelt's court-packing plan
USSRG:83,1,2
Events
M
Only significant New Deal legislationpassed after 1937
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Fair Labor Standards Act
USSRG:83,1,2
Term
s
H
Which political party lost seats inthe election of 1938?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Democratic Party
USSRG:83,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Fraction of Americans that receivedaid from the federal government
during the New Deal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
One-third
USSRG:83,1,2
Statistics
M
Which entity became responsible fordefusing economic crises after the
New Deal?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The federal government
USSRG:83,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Three distinct purposes of New Dealpolicies
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Relieve hardship, stimulate the economy,and prevent a recurrence of the conditionsthat had caused the Great Depression
USSRG:83,1,3
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Three New Deal programs that stillimpact Americans' lives today
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Social Security, Securities and ExchangeCommission, and Federal DepositInsurance Corporation
USSRG:83,1,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did the New Deal affect theconstituency of the Democratic
Party?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Increased it
USSRG:83,1,4
Society
andC
ulture
E
Percentage of Americans on reliefprograms voting Democratic in 1936
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
84%
USSRG:83,2,0
Statistics
H
Why did unions ally with theDemocrats after World War II?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Had made unions a recognized force inthe United States
USSRG:83,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did American immigrantsincreasingly begin to see themselves
after World War II?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
As normal white Americans
USSRG:83,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Hyphenated Americans
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
United States immigrants with their owndistinct cultures
USSRG:83,2,1
Term
s
M
How did Franklin D. Rooseveltaddress American immigrants?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
As his peers
USSRG:83,2,1
People
E
Only region in which the DemocraticParty was "solid" prior to the New
Deal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The South
USSRG:83,2,1
Places
M
How did the Democratic Partyappeal to the middle class during
the New Deal?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
With programs that helped families
USSRG:83,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How did stock market regulationsand deposit insurance benefit
families with savings during the NewDeal?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Provide a sense of security
USSRG:83,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
New Deal home loan program'seffect on home ownership
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
An increase
USSRG:83,2,2
Statistics
E
One of the most definingcharacteristics of middle-class life in
the United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Home ownership
USSRG:83,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
The largest beneficiary of the NewDeal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The enlarged middle class
USSRG:83,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
The most important legacy of theNew Deal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
An enlarged middle class
USSRG:83,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Demographic that most consistentlyvoted Democratic following the New
Deal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
African Americans
USSRG:83,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Head of the Brotherhood of SleepingCar Porters in 1941
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
A. Philip Randolph
USSRG:84,1,0
People
H
With what action did A. PhilipRandolph threaten Franklin D.
Roosevelt in 1941?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
A march on Washington D.C.
USSRG:84,1,0
Events
M
Racial composition of theBrotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
African-American
USSRG:84,1,0
Term
s
E
Two reasons why A. PhilipRandolph threatened to march on
Washington D.C. in 1941
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Segregation in the military anddiscrimination in war industries
USSRG:84,1,0
Events
H
Franklin D. Roosevelt's response toA. Philip Randolph's threat to march
on Washington D.C. in 1941
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Fair Employment Practices Commission
USSRG:84,1,0
Term
s
M
Fair Employment PracticesCommission
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Agency that established the federalgovernment's role in preventing workplacediscrimination
USSRG:84,1,0
Term
s
M
United States political party mostsupportive of equal rights for all
races in 1941
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Democratic Party
USSRG:84,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Four New Dealers who advocatedracial equality
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Hopkins, MaryMcLeod Bethune, and John Collier
USSRG:84,1,0
People
H
Whom did the New Deal seek tomake families' chief breadwinners?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Men
USSRG:84,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Labor force participation rate ofAfrican American women relative to
that of white women during the NewDeal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Higher for African American women
USSRG:84,1,1
Statistics
E
How did the female labor forceparticipation rate change during the
1930s?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Increased
USSRG:84,2,0
Statistics
M
Why did the female labor forceparticipation rate increase during the
1930s?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Families needed extra money
USSRG:84,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Whom did New Dealers generallythink the Great Depression most
affected?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Men
USSRG:84,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
New Deal program that cateredexclusively to men
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Civilian Conservation Corps
USSRG:84,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Why did World War II temporarilyalter family income structures in the
United States?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Subjected men to the draft
USSRG:85,1,1
Events
M
Quintessential gendered welfareprogram in the United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
G. I. Bill
USSRG:85,1,1
Term
s
M
Full name of the AFDC
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Assistance for Families with DependentChildren
USSRG:85,1,2
Term
s
E
System of which the Assistance forFamilies with Dependent Children
program was part
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Social security
USSRG:85,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
The most significant demographicshift in the 20 th century United
States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Migration of poor African Americans fromthe South to northern cities
USSRG:85,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
H
New Deal program accelerating thenorthwards migration of poor African
Americans by displacingsharecroppers
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The Agricultural Adjustment Act
USSRG:85,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Which New Deal program's regionalinequalities encouraged the
northwards migration of poor AfricanAmericans?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Social Security
USSRG:85,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Year in which Lyndon B. Johnsonexpanded funding for the Assistancefor Families with Dependent Children
program
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1965
USSRG:85,1,3
Events
M
President of the United States in1965
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Lyndon B. Johnson
USSRG:85,1,3
People
E
Which United States governmentprogram became vital to
single-parent households in the1960s?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Assistance for Families with DependentChildren
USSRG:85,1,3
Term
s
E
What effect did conservative criticsof the Assistance for Families withDependent Children program claim
the New Deal had?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Degraded family values and hard work
USSRG:85,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Decade in which the American civilrights struggle of the 1960s first
began
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1930s
USSRG:85,1,4
Society
andC
ulture
E
Academic focus of the 1930s thatdiscredited "scientific racism"
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The effects of environment on behavior
USSRG:85,1,4
Society
andC
ulture
M
Which demographic groupincreasingly won important cases
before the Supreme Court after the1930s?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
African Americans
USSRG:85,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Date on which Franklin D. Rooseveltdied
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
April 12, 1945
USSRG:85,2,1
Events
H
Franklin D. Roosevelt's vicepresident
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Harry S. Truman
USSRG:85,2,1
People
E
Law that Harry S. Truman vetoedunsuccessfully in 1946
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Taft-Hartley Act
USSRG:85,2,1
Term
s
M
Year in which a wave of strikesangered Harry S. Truman
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1946
USSRG:85,2,1
Events
M
Who won the presidential electionof 1948?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Harry S. Truman
USSRG:85,2,1
People
E
Primary beneficiaries of Harry S.Truman's expansion of the New
Deal's reach
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
African Americans
USSRG:85,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Harry S. Truman's legislativeprogram to extend New Dealbenefits to African Americans
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The Fair Deal
USSRG:86,1,1
Term
s
M
From whom did the Fair Dealencounter congressional resistance?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Republicans
USSRG:86,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Presidential Civil Rights Commission
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Agency created by Harry S. Truman in1946 to expand African Americans' rights
USSRG:86,1,1
Term
s
H
Year in which Harry S. Trumandesegregated the military
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1948
USSRG:86,1,1
Events
M
Method Harry S. Truman used todesegregate the military in 1948
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Executive order
USSRG:86,1,1
Events
M
Year in whichwas decided
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1948
USSRG:86,1,1
Events
M
Supreme Court ruling in
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Racially discriminatory housing agreementscould not be enforced
USSRG:86,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
H
How did Harry S. Truman's JusticeDepartment aid the civil rights cause
in ?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Filed a brief with the Supreme Courtsupporting the cause
USSRG:86,1,1
Events
M
Type of brief filed by Harry S.Truman's Justice Department in
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Amicus curiae
USSRG:86,1,1
Term
s
H
National effect of
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
End of segregation in schools
USSRG:86,1,1
Events
E
Two reasons Harry S. Trumansupported the civil rights cause
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Morals and concern about foreign views ofthe United States
USSRG:86,1,2
People
M
With which contemporary eventcould the early 1900s' segregation
of African Americans in theAmerican South be compared?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Nazis' treatment of Jews
USSRG:86,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Global post-World War II trend thatled to the formation of many new
nations
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Decolonization
USSRG:86,1,2
Term
s
M
Form of segregation in the AmericanNortheast and West during the
Truman administration
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Informal
USSRG:86,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Region of the United States whereblacks were restricted from voting in
the first half of the 20 th century
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
South
USSRG:86,1,2
Places
E
The party of white supremacy in theAmerican South prior to World War
II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Democratic Party
USSRG:86,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did Dixiecrats react to Harry S.Truman's civil rights measures?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
With protests
USSRG:86,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Two laws Lyndon B. Johnsonsigned that pushed Dixiecratstoward the Republican Party
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act
USSRG:86,2,1
Term
s
M
Year in which Lyndon B. Johnsonsigned the Civil Rights Act
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1964
USSRG:86,2,1
Events
M
Year in which Lyndon B. Johnsonsigned the Voting Rights Act
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1965
USSRG:86,2,1
Events
H
The first sizable group to breakaway from the New Deal coalition
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
White southern Democrats
USSRG:86,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Discrimination by design
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Intentional exclusion of many AfricanAmericans from the original Social Securityprogram
USSRG:86,2,2
Term
s
M
Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt haveto exclude many African Americans
from the original Social Securityprogram?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
To appease southern white Democrats
USSRG:86,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage of African Americansineligible for the original Social
Security program
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
65%
USSRG:86,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of African Americanseligible for Social Security'sretirement benefits in 1940
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
2,300,000
USSRG:86,2,3
Statistics
H
Number of workers newly eligiblefor Social Security after Harry S.
Truman's reforms
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
10,000,000
USSRG:86,2,3
Statistics
H
Percentage by which Harry S.Truman increased Social Security
benefits
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
75%
USSRG:86,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Why did Dwight D. Eisenhower notcut Social Security?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Did not want to engender the wrath of theprogram's supporters
USSRG:86,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
The most popular entitlementprogram in the United States in
1953
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Social Security
USSRG:86,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Harry S. Truman's successor asPresident
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Dwight D. Eisenhower
USSRG:86,2,3
People
E
Extension to Social Security underDwight D. Eisenhower
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Full, permanent disability coverage forAmericans over 50
USSRG:86,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Year in which Lyndon B. Johnsonincreased Social Security benefits
considerably
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1965
USSRG:86,2,3
Events
M
Improvement to Social Security inthe 1970s under Jimmy Carter
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Cost-of-living adjustments
USSRG:86,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Two new tools of governance withwhich New Dealers entered World
War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Regulation and fiscal management
USSRG:86,2,4
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How did Keynesians propose tolevel the ups and downs of the
business cycle?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Countercyclical government fiscal policy
USSRG:87,1,0
Econom
icT
heories
E
Whose intellectual tradition didregulators in World War II-era
United States follow?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Progressive reformers around 1900
USSRG:87,1,0
Econom
icT
heories
M
How did regulators in World WarII-era United States seek to curesocial and economic inequalities?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Legislating the unpredictable behavior ofthe marketplace
USSRG:87,1,0
Econom
icT
heories
M
How did Keynesians seek to curesocial and economic inequalities?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Through growth
USSRG:87,1,0
Econom
icT
heories
M
Three industries for which theInterstate Commerce Commission
was created
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Railroads, trucking, and water carriers
USSRG:87,1,1
Term
s
H
Industry for which the FederalReserve was created
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Banking
USSRG:87,1,1
Term
s
E
Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Agency created after World War II toaddress problems in a broad range ofindustries
USSRG:87,1,2
Term
s
M
Full name of the OSHA
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration
USSRG:87,1,2
Term
s
H
The most significant regulationpassed in the United States since
World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Various laws designed to protectconsumers from flawed goods
USSRG:87,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Time from which the earliestprecedent of consumer protectionlaws dates in the United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Early 1800s
USSRG:87,1,2
Events
M
New Deal principle on which theconcept of consumer protection
relies
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The government's responsibility to intervenein case of market failure
USSRG:87,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Event after which most consumerprotection legislation was passed in
the United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
World War II
USSRG:87,1,2
Events
E
Law that the 1962 Kefauver-HarrisAmendment changed
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
USSRG:87,1,3
Term
s
H
Change that the Kefauver-HarrisAmendment made to the Food Drug
and Cosmetic Act
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Required more thorough testing of newdrugs
USSRG:87,1,3
Term
s
M
Event that prompted the 1962Kefauver-Harris Amendment
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Increase in birth defects
USSRG:87,1,3
Events
E
Drug responsible for the increase inbirth defects that prompted the 1962
Kefauver-Harris Amendment
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Thalidomide
USSRG:87,1,3
Term
s
M
What public sentiment prompted theNational Traffic and Motor Vehicle
Safety Act of 1966?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Distrust of the market's ability to find asocially optimal solution
USSRG:87,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Two regulations imposed by the1966 National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Safety standards for motor vehicles andtheir parts, and recalls in case of theirviolation
USSRG:87,1,3
Term
s
M
The most diverse workplaces in theworld during World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
United States defense industries
USSRG:87,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Whose theories gained supportthrough the broad participation inthe American economic recovery
from the Great Depression?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
John Maynard Keynes
USSRG:87,2,1
People
E
Two government actions JohnMaynard Keynes believed would
restore full employment following arecession
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Countercyclical spending on public worksand measures to increase privateinvestment
USSRG:87,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
M
Two of prominent Keynesians duringthe New Deal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Alvin Hansen and Paul Samuelson
USSRG:87,2,1
People
H
How could a government avoidinflation after full employment was
reached, according to Alvin Hansenand Paul Samuelson?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Cutting spending or increasing taxes
USSRG:87,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
M
The richest country in the worldafter World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The United States
USSRG:87,2,2
Places
E
How long did United Statesrecessions between 1945 and the
mid-1970s typically last?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
A year or less
USSRG:87,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
How many times higher was UnitedStates manufacturing production in
1965 than in 1945?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Two times
USSRG:87,2,3
Statistics
M
How many times higher was UnitedStates manufacturing production in
1976 than in 1945?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Three times
USSRG:87,2,3
Statistics
H
In which aspect of the Americaneconomy did the New Deal have
little legacy?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
International economics
USSRG:87,2,4
Society
andC
ulture
E
Two ways in which Franklin D.Roosevelt expressed his desire toextend the domestic stability of the
New Deal to foreign affairs
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Signing the Atlantic charter and supportingthe United Nations
USSRG:87,2,4
Society
andC
ulture
M
Three organizations created to fostera fair and profitable international
trade system
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
World Bank, International Monetary Fund,and General Agreement on Tariffs andTrade
USSRG:88,1,0
Term
s
H
Full name of the IMF
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
International Monetary Fund
USSRG:88,1,0
Term
s
M
Full name of the GATT
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
USSRG:88,1,0
Term
s
M
Bretton Woods
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Economic conference of the Allied nations
USSRG:88,1,1
Term
s
E
Year in which Bretton Woods tookplace
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1944
USSRG:88,1,1
Events
M
State in which Bretton Woods tookplace
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
New Hampshire
USSRG:88,1,1
Places
M
Currency established as the principalcurrency of the world market system
at Bretton Woods
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
United States Dollar
USSRG:88,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Year in which the Bretton Woodsinternational monetary system ended
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1973
USSRG:88,1,1
Events
H
Commodity to which the UnitedState dollar was pegged under the
Bretton Woods system
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Gold
USSRG:88,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Assumption made by the BrettonWoods international monetary
system
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
United States dollars were desirableglobally.
USSRG:88,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Year in which Germany and Japanbegan to amass significant dollar
reserves
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1965
USSRG:88,2,1
Events
H
Why did Germany and Japan beginto amass significant dollar reserves
in 1965?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Had a trade surplus with the United States
USSRG:88,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Two aspects of the Americaneconomy that lessened the appeal
of the Bretton Woods systeminternationally from 1966 to 1970
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Inflation and trade deficits
USSRG:88,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Practice ultimately responsible forthe United States' acceptance offloating exchange rates in 1973
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Speculation against the United Statesdollar
USSRG:88,2,1
Financial
Activity
M
Why did investors speculate againstthe United States dollar in the early
1970s?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Was thought to be overvalued
USSRG:88,2,1
Financial
Activity
E
System which replaced the BrettonWoods agreement
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Floating exchange rates
USSRG:88,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Organization created at BrettonWoods to make loans to
war-ravaged European countries anddeveloping nations
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
World Bank
USSRG:88,2,2
Term
s
E
Official name of the World Bank
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
International Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment
USSRG:88,2,2
Term
s
H
Official name of the Marshall Plan
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
European Recovery Program
USSRG:88,2,2
Term
s
M
How much money did the MarshallPlan distribute in Europe?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
$13,000,000,000
USSRG:88,2,2
Statistics
H
Years during which the MarshallPlan operated
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
From 1948 to 1952
USSRG:88,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Number of European countriesreceiving money from the Marshall
Plan
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
16
USSRG:88,2,2
Statistics
M
Domestic policy that the MarshallPlan replicated on an international
scale
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
New Deal
USSRG:88,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Two advantages secured by theUnited States through the Marshall
Plan
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Assured allegiance of European countriesto the United States and created Americanexport markets
USSRG:88,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Proposed post-World war IIorganization to reduce barriers to
trade among its members
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
International Trade Organization
USSRG:88,2,3
Term
s
M
Full name of the ITO
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
International Trade Organization
USSRG:88,2,3
Term
s
M
Weaker alliance created instead ofthe International Trade Organization
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
USSRG:88,2,3
Term
s
E
Meeting out of which theInternational Monetary Fund
emerged
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Bretton Woods
USSRG:89,1,1
Events
E
Aspect of the International MonetaryFund John Maynard Keynes and
United States negotiators disagreedover
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
How to allocate the burden of keeping theglobal economy stable
USSRG:89,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Five functions of the InternationalMonetary Fund
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Expand global trade, stabilize exchangerates, lower trade barriers, establishmultilateral payment systems, and aiddeeply indebted countries
USSRG:89,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
H
In what TWO ways would theInternational Monetary Fund reduce
countries' international deficits?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Financial assistance and strong policyrecommendations
USSRG:89,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Country that often set conditions forcountries to qualify for International
Monetary Fund loans
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The United States
USSRG:89,1,2
Places
E
Franklin D. Roosevelt's FourFreedoms
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Freedom of speech and religion; freedomfrom fear and want
USSRG:89,1,4
Term
s
M
Conflict waged to secure the FourFreedoms, according to Franklin D.
Roosevelt
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
World War II
USSRG:89,1,4
Events
E
What kind of security did freedomof speech and religion provide?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
National security
USSRG:89,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
What kind of security did freedomfrom fear and want provide?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Social security
USSRG:89,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
The most famous vehicle of WorldWar II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Jeep
USSRG:89,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Two effects of the spike inAmerican demand after World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Rising prices and rapid conversion frommilitary to peacetime production
USSRG:89,2,1
Events
M
Why did Americans begin to savemore during World War II?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The war made them suspend their futureplans.
USSRG:89,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Committee created by Franklin D.Roosevelt that recommended
generous benefits for World War IIveterans
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Postwar Manpower Committee
USSRG:89,2,2
Term
s
H
Policy suggested by the PostwarManpower Committee to keep WorldWar II veterans from going straight
to bread lines
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Large benefits packages
USSRG:89,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Total federal spending on Americanveterans' benefits from 1944 to 1971
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
$95,000,000,000
USSRG:90,1,0
Statistics
H
Percentage of the American federalbudget dedicated to the G.I. Bill in
1948
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
15%
USSRG:90,1,0
Statistics
M
Percentage of the American federalworkforce working in the Veterans
Administration in 1948
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
18%
USSRG:90,1,0
Statistics
H
Full name of the VA
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Veterans Administration
USSRG:90,1,0
Term
s
M
Law stipulating large benefitspackages for World War II veterans
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Servicemen's Readjustment Act
USSRG:90,1,0
Term
s
M
Employment Act of 1946
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Law requiring the federal government tosustain maximum production, employment,and purchasing power
USSRG:90,1,1
Term
s
E
Whom did the Employment Act of1946 favor in terms of price levels
relative to wages?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Workers
USSRG:90,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How did Social Security supportprivate consumption during periods
of high unemployment?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Transfer payments
USSRG:90,1,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Whom did the Employment Act of1946 make the country's chief
macroeconomic architect?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The president
USSRG:90,1,1
People
E
First president not to reject a roleas the United States' chief
macroeconomic architect
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Franklin D. Roosevelt
USSRG:90,1,1
People
E
Full name of the CEA
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Council of Economic Advisors
USSRG:90,1,2
Term
s
M
Law that created the Council ofEconomic Advisors
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Employment Act of 1946
USSRG:90,1,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
First chairman of the Council ofEconomic Advisors
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Edwin Nourse
USSRG:90,1,2
People
H
Edwin Nourse's ideologicalorientation
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Conservative
USSRG:90,1,2
People
M
Why did Harry S. Truman appointEdwin Nourse as first chairman ofthe Council of Economic Advisors?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
To ease the fears of businessmen andRepublicans
USSRG:90,1,2
Events
M
Man appointed to the first Councilof Economic Advisors to represent
labor's interests
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Leon Keyserling
USSRG:90,1,2
People
H
Nature of the government's role ineconomics, according to Edwin
Nourse
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Scientific
USSRG:90,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Nature of the government's role ineconomics, according to Leon
Keyserling
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Political
USSRG:90,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
By what percentage did GrossNational Product fall during the first
post-World War II Americanrecession?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
4%
USSRG:90,2,1
Statistics
H
How did Harry S. Truman react tothe first post-World War II American
recession?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Gave military contracts to economicallydistressed areas
USSRG:90,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Level above which the Americanunemployment rate briefly rose
during the first post-World War IIrecession
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
5%
USSRG:90,2,1
Statistics
H
John F. Kennedy's boldest use ofKeynesian economic policy
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Tax Reduction Act of 1964
USSRG:90,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
H
President of the United States whenthe Tax Reduction Act of 1964 was
passed
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Lyndon B. Johnson
USSRG:90,2,2
People
M
John F. Kennedy's successor
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Lyndon B. Johnson
USSRG:90,2,2
People
E
Month in which the Tax ReductionAct of 1964 was passed
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
February
USSRG:90,2,2
Events
M
Two actions stipulated by the TaxReduction Act of 1964
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Increase spending and decrease taxes
USSRG:90,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
E
The United States' paramounteconomic question in 1932
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The labor question
USSRG:90,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Prospective political party whosechances of forming diminished
during the New Deal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Labor Party
USSRG:91,1,1
Term
s
M
Act of Congress that first subjectedunions to federal legislation
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Wagner Act
USSRG:91,1,1
Econom
icP
olicy
E
Two main objectives of unionsduring the New Deal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Full employment and high wages
USSRG:91,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
The United States' response to thelabor question after World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
American Standard of Living
USSRG:91,1,1
Term
s
M
Political trend that caused unionleaders to push for private pensions
and healthcare after World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Election of Republicans to Congress
USSRG:91,1,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
How many times higher was unionmembership in the United States in
1945 than in 1933?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Five times higher
USSRG:91,1,3
Statistics
H
Number of unionized workers in theUnited States in 1945
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
14,000,000
USSRG:91,1,3
Statistics
H
Percentage of American workersunionized in 1945
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
30%
USSRG:91,1,3
Statistics
H
Why did American wages growmore slowly than prices after World
War II?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
The end of wartime price ceilings
USSRG:91,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Company against which the UnitedAutoworkers went on strike in 1946
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
General Motors
USSRG:91,2,1
Events
E
How many workers went on strike in1946?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
About 5,000,000
USSRG:91,2,1
Statistics
M
How many work/man days were lostas a result of strikes in 1946?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
107,460,000
USSRG:91,2,1
Statistics
H
Two types of workplaces in whichstrikes took place in 1946
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Mines and factories
USSRG:91,2,1
Places
E
Percentage increase in wagesdemanded by striking United Auto
Workers in 1946
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
30%
USSRG:91,2,1
Statistics
M
Why did striking United AutoWorkers demand a 30% increase in
wages in 1946?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
So that General Motors workers could buythe cars they made
USSRG:91,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage increase in wagesreceived by striking United Auto
Workers in 1946
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
18.5%
USSRG:91,2,1
Statistics
H
What aim did the 1946 United AutoWorkers strike fail to fulfill?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Getting General Motors to open its books
USSRG:91,2,1
Events
M
Political party that dominated 1946congressional elections
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Republican Party
USSRG:91,2,2
Event
E
Law also known as theLabor-Management Relations Act
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Taft-Hartley Act
USSRG:91,2,2
Term
s
M
Three provisions of the Taft-HartleyAct
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Restricted solidarity strikes, let states banunion-only workplaces, and forbadeCommunists in unions
USSRG:91,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
H
Full name of COLA
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Cost of living adjustment
USSRG:92,1,1
Term
s
M
Full name of AIF
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Annual improvement factor
USSRG:92,1,1
Term
s
M
Year in which the Treaty of Detroitwas agreed upon
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1950
USSRG:92,1,1
Events
H
Two parties to the 1950 Treaty ofDetroit
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
General Motors and the UnitedAutoworkers
USSRG:92,1,1
Events
M
Full name of GM
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
General Motors
USSRG:92,1,1
Term
s
E
Percentage of labor contractsincluding cost-of-living adjustmentsand annual improvement factors in
1960
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
50%
USSRG:92,1,1
Statistics
M
The principal focus of contractnegotiation in 1960
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Graduated increases in wages
USSRG:92,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Year in which the AmericanFederation of Labor and Committeefor Industrial Organization merged
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1955
USSRG:92,1,1
Events
M
How long after the AmericanFederation of Labor-Committee forIndustrial Organization split did the
two remerge?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
20 years
USSRG:92,1,1
Events
M
Primary source of social and politicalchange in the 1960s United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Civil rights activists
USSRG:92,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Two factors that contributed to thegrowth of the American middle class
after World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Government's commitment to welfare andinternational political circumstances
USSRG:92,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
American industry in whichprospects for personal advancement
were high during and after WorldWar II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Military industries
USSRG:92,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Number of World War II veteranswho bought farms or started
businesses using G.I. Bill money
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
200,000
USSRG:92,2,1
Statistics
H
Demographic in the militaryindustries most likely to enter theAmerican middle class during and
after World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Whites
USSRG:92,2,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Two factors contributing to theincrease in American consumer
goods available during the Cold War
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Cheap raw materials from abroad and newproduction techniques
USSRG:92,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Three factors contributing toincreasing American wages during
the Cold War
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Social security, secure union wages, andveterans' benefits
USSRG:92,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Most important factor in theAmerican consumers' republic of the
Cold War era
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Expansion of home ownership
USSRG:92,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Three federal programs that helpedexpand home ownership after World
War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Home Owners Loan Corporation, VeteransAdministration, and Federal HousingAdministration
USSRG:92,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
1862 law to which the G.I. Bill'seffect on home ownership was
compared
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Homestead Act
USSRG:92,2,3
Term
s
M
Who first compared the G.I. Bill'seffect on home ownership with the
Homestead Act?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Michael Bennet
USSRG:92,2,3
People
H
Michael Bennet's profession
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Historian
USSRG:92,2,3
People
M
How many World War II veteranspurchased homes under the G.I.
Bill?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
60,000,000
USSRG:92,2,4
Statistics
H
How did the Federal HousingAdministration encourage banks to
make home loans?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Insuring them against losses
USSRG:92,2,4
Econom
icP
olicies
M
How many families purchasedhouses under the Federal HousingAdministration between 1945 and
1972?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
11,000,000
USSRG:92,2,4
Statistics
M
How many families upgraded theirproperties under the Federal
Housing Administration between1945 and 1972?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
22,000,000
USSRG:92,2,4
Statistics
M
Number of condominiums andapartments insured by the Federal
Housing Administration
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1,800,000
USSRG:92,2,4
Statistics
H
1945 home ownership rate
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
44%
USSRG:92,2,4
Statistics
H
1972 home ownership rate
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
63%
USSRG:92,2,4
Statistics
H
Number of new homes built in theUnited States between 1944 and
1954
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
13,000,000
USSRG:92,2,4
Statistics
H
Levitt and Sons
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Building company that used massproduction techniques during World War II
USSRG:92,2,5
Term
s
M
For whom did Levitt and Sons buildhousing during World War II?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
War workers
USSRG:92,2,5
Events
E
Town created by Levitt and Sonsafter World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Levittown, New York
USSRG:92,2,5
Places
M
Baby boom
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Increase in birth rate following World WarII
USSRG:93,1,0
Term
s
E
Cause of the baby boom
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Political and economic circumstances
USSRG:93,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
For how long after World War II didmost Americans marry early and
have large families?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
20 years
USSRG:93,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage of Americans with atleast one year of college living
outside their home state after WorldWar II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
45%
USSRG:93,2,1
Statistics
H
Percentage of Americans with ahigh school diploma living outside
their home state after World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
27.3%
USSRG:93,2,1
Statistics
H
Primary loyalty of Americans afterthe Cold War
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Loyalty to the nuclear family
USSRG:93,2,0
Society
andC
ulture
M
Number of American collegegraduates at the beginning of World
War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
160,000
USSRG:93,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of American collegegraduates in 1950
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
500,000
USSRG:93,2,2
Statistics
H
Year in which the G.I. Bill had thegreatest impact
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1947
USSRG:93,2,2
Events
M
Number of American veteransenrolled in college in 1947
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1,800,000
USSRG:93,2,2
Statistics
H
Percentage of American collegestudents that were veterans in 1947
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
70%
USSRG:93,2,2
Statistics
H
Legislation responsible for creatingtoday's "black bourgeoisie"
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
G.I. Bill
USSRG:93,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Number of American engineersschooled under the G.I. Bill
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
400,000
USSRG:93,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of American teachersschooled under the G.I. Bill
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
200,000
USSRG:93,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of American scientistsschooled under the G.I. Bill
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
90,000
USSRG:93,2,2
Statistics
H
Number of American doctors anddentists schooled under the G.I. Bill
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
82,000
USSRG:93,2,2
Statistics
H
Why did New Dealers postponetheir healthcare proposals in the
1930s?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Anticipated political obstacles
USSRG:93,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Majority party in Congress after the1948 elections
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Democratic Party
USSRG:93,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Full name of the AMA
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
American Medical Association
USSRG:93,2,3
Term
s
E
Organization that campaignedagainst Harry S. Truman's national
health insurance program
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
American Medical Association
USSRG:93,2,3
Term
s
E
Percentage of the average retiredAmerican's income supplied by
Social Security during the Fair Deal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
30%
USSRG:93,2,3
Statistics
M
Fraction of the under-65 workforcecovered by private health insurance
in the 1960s
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Two-thirds
USSRG:94,1,1
Statistics
M
Organizations that helped Americanworkers obtain private health
insurance during the Cold War
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Unions
USSRG:94,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
Post-World War II decade in whichunionized manufacturing industries
declined
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1970s
USSRG:94,1,1
Events
M
Peak number of unionized workersreceiving employer health insurance
in the United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
40,000,000
USSRG:94,1,1
Statistics
H
Peak percentage of private healthinsurance paid for by employers in
the United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
70%
USSRG:94,1,1
Statistics
H
Year in which John F. Kennedypromised to reform healthcare for
the elderly
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1960
USSRG:94,1,2
Events
M
Lyndon B. Johnson's programincluding healthcare reform
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Great Society
USSRG:94,1,2
Term
s
M
Healthcare program for the elderlybegun under Lyndon B. Johnson
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Medicare
USSRG:94,1,2
Term
s
E
Healthcare program for the poorbegun under Lyndon B. Johnson
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Medicaid
USSRG:94,1,2
Term
s
E
Why did non-unionized companiesoffer their employees pensionsduring and after the New Deal?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
To prevent unionization
USSRG:94,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Percentage of American workers inpension programs in 1945
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
19%
USSRG:94,1,3
Statistics
H
Percentage of American workers inpension programs in 1970
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
45%
USSRG:94,1,3
Statistics
H
First year in which pensions were apoint of conflict in collective
bargaining in the United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1980
USSRG:94,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
Pension
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Amassing of savings for long-terminvestment
USSRG:94,1,4
Term
s
E
Fraction of all American stockmarket transactions carried out by
mutual funds in the 1960s
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
One-fourth
USSRG:94,2,0
Statistics
M
Number of mutual funds in 1982 inthe United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
340
USSRG:94,2,0
Statistics
H
Number of mutual funds in 1998 inthe United States
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Over 3500
USSRG:94,2,0
Statistics
H
United States law regulatingretirement plans
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
USSRG:94,2,1
Term
s
M
Year in which the EmployeeRetirement Income Security Act was
passed
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1974
USSRG:94,2,1
Events
M
Financial innovation that allowedAmerican workers to choose the risk
level of their retirement plan
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
401(k)
USSRG:94,2,1
Term
s
E
Percentage of American familiesowning stock in 1960
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
10%
USSRG:94,2,1
Statistics
M
Percentage of American familiesowning stock in 2000
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Over 50%
USSRG:94,2,1
Statistics
M
Percentage of United States wealthheld as stock in 2000
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Over 25%
USSRG:94,2,1
Statistics
H
Charles Merrill
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Founder of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner,and Smith
USSRG:94,2,2
People
M
How did Charles Merrill eliminateself-interest amongst his sales staff?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
By eliminating commissions
USSRG:94,2,2
People
M
Merrill Lynch's slogan
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
"own your share of America"
USSRG:94,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
United States company thatpromoted "people's capitalism"
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Merrill Lynch
USSRG:94,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Financially-themed board game
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
USSRG:94,2,3
Term
s
H
How did the percentage ofstock-holding Americans after World
War II compare to that of otherfirst-world countries?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Three to four times higher
USSRG:94,2,3
Statistics
M
Two banking practices that helpedachieve a long period of stability for
banks after World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Conservative investment and high reserveratios
USSRG:95,1,1
Financial
Activity
M
Type of account on which New Dealregulations prohibited interest
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Commercial checking accounts
USSRG:95,1,1
Financial
Activity
H
Full name of Fannie Mae
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Federal National Mortgage Association
USSRG:95,1,1
Term
s
M
Specialty of Fannie Mae
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Housing loans
USSRG:95,1,1
Financial
Activity
E
The 3-6-3 rule's suggested depositinterest rate
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
3%
USSRG:95,1,1
Term
s
M
The 3-6-3 rule's suggested mortgageinterest rate
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
6%
USSRG:95,1,1
Term
s
M
Time by which bankers shouldarrive at the golf course, according
to the 3-6-3 rule
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
3:00 p.m.
USSRG:95,1,1
Term
s
M
Sector of the American economythought to be perfectly competitive
during the 19th century
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Agriculture
USSRG:95,2,0
Econom
icT
heories
E
Two factors contributing to hardshipamongst American farmers beginning
in the 1880s
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Expanding supply and declining prices
USSRG:95,2,0
Agricultural
Activity
E
Year in which Franklin D.Roosevelt's Second Agricultural
Adjustment Act was passed
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1938
USSRG:95,2,1
Events
M
Goal of the Second AgriculturalAdjustment Act
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
To restore full agricultural production
USSRG:95,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Event that erased the problem ofsurplus in American agriculture
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
World War II
USSRG:95,2,1
Events
E
Year in which American agriculturaloverproduction first resurfaced as a
problem after World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1948
USSRG:95,2,2
Events
M
Dwight D. Eisenhower's party
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Republican Party
USSRG:95,2,2
People
E
Two groups in whose interestsDwight D. Eisenhower allowed food
prices to vary as president
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Urban consumers and free-marketconservatives
USSRG:95,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Year in which the Soil Bank Actwas passed
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1956
USSRG:95,2,3
Events
M
To whom did the Soil Bank Act of1956 give federal subsidies?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Farmers who took land out of production
USSRG:95,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Program in which the Soil Bank Actof 1956 was rooted
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Soil conservation program during the DustBowl
USSRG:95,2,3
Econom
icP
olicies
M
1961 United States law that offeredsubsidies for taking land out of
production
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Emergency Feed Grain Bill
USSRG:95,2,3
Term
s
M
1965 United States law that offeredsubsidies for taking land out of
production
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Food and Agriculture Act
USSRG:95,2,3
Term
s
M
How did American farmerscompensate for the loss in
productive acreage caused bysubsidies?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Aggressively cultivating their land still inproduction
USSRG:95,2,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
Cause of the decline of agriculturein the American economy
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Industrial expansion
USSRG:96,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
When did the decline of agriculturein the American economy begin?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Early 19th century
USSRG:96,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
E
How did increases in real incomeaffect spending on food in theUnited States in the 1970s and
1980s?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Made food a smaller portion ofexpenditures
USSRG:96,1,1
Society
andC
ulture
M
In what TWO ways did the use ofworkers in agriculture change in as
technology improved?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Became less necessary and moreexpensive
USSRG:96,1,2
Agricultural
Activity
M
Technique that decreasedsharecroppers' competitiveness in
the American South
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Chemical defoliation of cotton plants
USSRG:96,1,2
Agricultural
Activity
H
Advance in tomato production thatallowed mechanical harvesting
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Tougher skin
USSRG:96,1,2
Agricultural
Activity
M
Three American groups thatexpedited technological
improvements in agriculture afterWorld War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Department of Agriculture, state agencies,and college research facilities
USSRG:96,1,2
Agricultural
Activity
M
United States government agencywith the biggest effect on the
American people over the last 50years
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Federal Housing Administration
USSRG:96,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
M
How did the Federal HousingAdministration's refusal to insure
red-lined districts affect those areas?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Expedited their decay
USSRG:96,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
How many times more mortgageinsurance did St. Louis suburbs
receive than the city itself between1933 and 1960?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Five times
USSRG:96,2,0
Statistics
H
Number of buildings demolished inAmerican urban renewal plans
between 1949 and 1967
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
400,000
USSRG:96,2,1
Statistics
H
Number of people displaced inAmerican urban renewal plans
between 1949 and 1967
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1,400,000
USSRG:96,2,1
Statistics
H
How did American politicians andcity planners react to the decay of
urban areas after World War II?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
With urban renewal programs
USSRG:96,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
E
The biggest beneficiaries of the NewDeal
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
White working- and middle-class men andtheir families
USSRG:96,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
American president who began thewar on poverty
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Lyndon B. Johnson
USSRG:96,2,2
People
M
Year in which the EconomicOpportunity Act was passed
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1964
USSRG:96,2,2
Events
M
Law that contained most of LyndonB. Johnson's anti-poverty programs
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Economic Opportunity Act
USSRG:96,2,2
Term
s
E
Three provisions of the EconomicOpportunity Act
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Opened training camps, gave grants tosmall farmers and businesses, andsupported local anti-poverty programs
USSRG:96,2,2
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Effect of the Economic OpportunityAct on the New Deal coalition
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Caused former allies to leave the coalition
USSRG:96,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
H
Side-effect of over-employmentaccording to Keynes
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Inflation
USSRG:97,1,0
Econom
icT
heories
E
Conflict whose cost increasedshortly after John F. Kennedy's tax
cut
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Vietnam War
USSRG:97,1,1
Events
E
Chair of the Council of EconomicAdvisers under Lyndon B. Johnson
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Walter Heller
USSRG:97,1,1
People
H
Full name of OPEC
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Organization of Petroleum ExportingCountries
USSRG:97,2,0
Term
s
E
Year in which the Yom Kippur Wartook place
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1973
USSRG:97,2,0
Events
M
Stagflation
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Simultaneous inflation and economicstagnation
USSRG:97,2,0
Term
s
E
Four suggested reasons for theAmerican stagflation in the 1970s
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Rising oil prices, declining industrialcompetitiveness, cost of the Vietnam War,and cost of the war on poverty
USSRG:97,2,1
Econom
icT
heories
M
Group that believed special interestgroups were taking jobs and moneyfrom mainstream Americans in the
1970s
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Silent Majority
USSRG:97,2,1
Term
s
M
Taxpayer revolts
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Demonstrations by those who believed thatminorities controlled the government andwanted small government during the 1970s
USSRG:97,2,1
Term
s
M
Poster child of American industrialdominance after World War II
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Automobile industry
USSRG:97,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
E
Three factors in the decline ofAmerican dominance in the
automobile industry during the 1970s
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
German and Japanese competition, risingoil prices, and outsourcing to low-wagelabor sources
USSRG:97,2,2
Society
andC
ulture
M
Why did conservative politiciansresist unionization in the Sunbelt
after World War II?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
To keep the region competitive in the labormarket
USSRG:98,1,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Ronald Reagan's successor aspresident
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
George H. W. Bush
USSRG:98,1,1
People
E
Economic approach favored byRonald Reagan
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Supply-side economics
USSRG:98,1,2
Econom
icT
heories
M
Ronald Reagan's chief economist
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Arthur Laffer
USSRG:98,1,2
People
M
Ronald Reagan's 1981 tax cutlegislation
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Economic Recovery Tax Act
USSRG:98,2,0
Term
s
M
Effect of Reagan's economic policieson wealth distribution
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Redistributed money from the poor to therich
USSRG:98,2,0
Econom
icP
olicies
E
Problem states encountered in tryingto regulate the economy on their
own under Ronald Reagan
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Insufficient budget
USSRG:98,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Policy that partially caused theSavings and Loan Crisis from 1986
to 1989
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Elimination of geographic restrictions oninvestment firms
USSRG:98,2,1
Econom
icP
olicies
M
Full name of the FAA
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Federal Aviation Administration
USSRG:98,2,2
Term
s
E
Types of area in which financialservices disappeared after the
deregulation of banks under RonaldReagan
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Central urban areas
USSRG:99,1,0
Society
andC
ulture
E
Shift of services once in the publicdomain to individual ownership
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Privatization
USSRG:99,1,0
Term
s
E
Why did the most recent attempt toprivatize Social Security to lose
steam?
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
A series of corporate scandals
USSRG:99,1,3
Events
M
Two industries that triggered therecent first American depression
since the Great Depression
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Banking and mortgage industries
USSRG:99,2,0
Events
E
Generation whose members benefitfrom Social Security, making itpolitically difficult to dismantle
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
Baby Boom generation
USSRG:99,1,3
Term
s
M
First decade in which the ratio ofSocial Security beneficiaries tosupporters strained the system
Lega
cyof
the
New
Dea
l
1970s
USSRG:99,1,3
Society
andC
ulture
E
