which group experienced an early depression in the 1920's |
farmers |
during the 1920 the united states economy moved through which pahse of the business cycle |
expansion |
in 1929 the stock market carshed because |
investors lost confidence in the market and rushed to sell their shares |
what even occured on black tuesday |
investors sold more than 16 million shares of stock |
european countries reacted to the Hawley-Smoot Tariff by |
passing high protective tariffs |
president hoover urged congress to institue the RFC because he believed that the economy suffered from |
a lack of credit |
why were banks of one of the first institutions to feel the effects of the stock market crash |
people began to lose confidence in the economy and frightened depositors beagan to remove their money from banks |
what was the destination of most Dust Bowl migrants |
cities to find work |
both african americans and mexican americans had an espciaally difficult time during the great depression because |
faced discrimination when competing with white americans for limited number of jobs |
why did the bonus army march on washington dc |
president hoover veoted a bill providing for early payment of bonuses |
WWI veterns who marched to demand payment of money promised by congress |
Bonus army |
risky stock purchases made by investors with the hope of high returns |
speculation |
president when the stock market crashed |
herbert hoover |
agriculture workers who work on land owned by someone else |
tenant farmers |
the theory that money invested in banks and businesses will work its way through the system to laborers |
trickle down economies |
the occasion of the stock market crash |
black tuesday |
what did roosevelt and congress pass the day after FDR's inaugration |
emergency banking bill |
roosevelt created the securities exchange commission to |
regulate the stock market |
what were the goals of the new deal |
provide relief recovery and reform |
the agriculture adjustment act helped farmers because |
sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices |
what did president roosevelt introduce to help retirees |
social security act |
the rural electrification adminstration provided electricuty to |
farmers |
the right to collective bargaining was part of the |
wagner act |
member of this participated in a sit-down strike until general motors agreed to recognize them |
UAW |
what caused republicans to gain power in congress in 1938 |
the economy took a downturn and wiped out much of FDR's progress |
which opponet of the new deal believed that the program did not do enough to help poor americans and what program did he propose |
senator huey long proposed a high tax program on the wealthy and large corporations and the redistrubution of their incoe to give to poor americans |
what was the chief complaint of conservatives against the new deal |
made the government too powerful |
FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for |
national parks |
how many terms did roosevelt serve as president |
4 |
who was the first female cabinet member |
frances perkins |
how did the indian new deal reverse the conditions that resulted from the dawes act |
john coollier heelped get laws passed that restored tribal control over american indian land |
one way that americans escpaed their concerns during the 1930s was to |
go to movie theaters |
the radio drama was so realtistic that some people thought aliens were invading earth |
war of the worlds |
the federal art project set a precednt for |
federal funding of the arts and artistics |
the new deal coalition was a strong politcal force that |
gave democrats a majority in both houses of congress for many years |
lousiana senator who opposed the new deal |
huey long |
putting money in consumers' hands to stimulate the economy |
pump priming |
member of the black cabinet |
mary mcleod bethune |
formed when the government assumes responsiblity for providing for citizens needs |
welfare state |
protest used against general motors |
sit-down strike |
name for fdr's attempt to change the supreme court |
court packing |
new deal program that funded large murals |
federal act project |
new deal program created to build and improve highways |
works progress administration |
writer of the grapes of wrath |
john steinbeck |
allowed union members to negotiate about hours and wages |
collective bargaining |