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What right did the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) give
labor unions?
right to collective bargaining
What is it called when business owners and unions work out differences over wages and
working conditions?
collective bargaining
Why did the government begin the Tennessee Valley Authority?
to create jobs and improve the standard of living in the
area
to provide a strong supply of money and credit
What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve System?
Why did the Supreme Court declare parts of the New Deal unconstitutional?
Federal government had too much power.
What was the first animated feature-length film?
Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs
Was Roosevelt more effective in his first or second term?
1st
What did the Agriculture Adjustment Act do?
paid farmers not to grow some crops
What state was Roosevelt from?
Massachusetts
Relief, Reform, and Recovery
What were the 3 R’s of the New Deal?
Mexican-Americans were sent back to Mexico, and it
was harder to find jobs.
How were people in California affected by the Dust Bowl (2 reasons)?
California to pick fruit and veggies
Where did people in the Dust Bowl go to escape the conditions?
Drought, wind, and grasshoppers
What were 3 NATURAL factors that caused the Depression?
Farmers overused the land.
What was a HUMAN factor in causing the Dust Bowl?
25%
What percentage of people of people were unemployed in the
Depression?
People borrowed too much because of banking
policies.
How did people contribute to the Great Depression?
He didn’t do enough to create jobs.
Why was Hoover criticized the most?
high tariffs
What contributed to a world depression?
People became dependent on the government.
What was a criticism of Roosevelt’s programs to combat the
Depression?
jobs
What did the Civil Conservation Corps provide people?
bear market
What type of market has stock prices falling?
bull market
What type of market has stocks rising in value?
January 20th
What date is the president sworn in due to the 20th Amendment?
Roosevelt was willing to solve economic problems.
How was Roosevelt different from Hoover in dealing with the
Depression?
John Maynard Keynes
Who was the economist that argued that the government needed to spend
heavily to provide jobs for the people to end the Depression?
to let it run its course
What was Hoover’s response to the Depression?
less federal government control over the economy
What did the American Liberty League support during the Depression?
Frances Perkins
Who was the first woman appointed to a president’s cabinet?
10 years
How long did the Dust Bowl last?
Southern Great Plains
What region of America was affected the most by the Dust
Bowl?
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