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| The public's distain for him assured a Democratic victory in the election of 1932 |
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| His belief in progressivism and a commitment to public service were the basis for his New Deal policies |
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| Shantytown set up by homeless people during the Depression |
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| When stocks are selling well and prices are rising |
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| Hoover's belief that every person could succeed if they put enough effort into their lives |
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| They provided relief during the Depression in the way of food and shelter |
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| With some starting to fail, people rushed in to withdraw all their money |
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| Members of this claimed the Depression was inevitable because of capitalism |
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| Value of goods and services produced in any given year |
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| They marched on the capitol demanding their "reward" promised for fighting in World War I |
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| Title given to the fatal day when stocks bottomed out |
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| One of the reasons for the Depression, when people purchase stocks using borrowed money |
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| Title given to the depiction of African American domestic servants standing on street corners looking for work |
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| Many economists believe if these had been increased the Depression could have been avoided |
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| An increase in discrimination and horrible working conditions face these people in the South and California during the Depression |
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| There was a large decrease in this during the Depression as a result of high levels of unemployment |
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| The push by producers for consumers to buy this way also contributed to the Depression |
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| Not only was FDR elected in 1932, but this party took control of both houses of Congress |
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| Federal Emergency Relief Board |
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| Unlike Hoover, FDR created this organization to allow for the provision of direct relief to the unemployed |
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| A decrease in the high production levels needed for World War I contributed to this |
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| A study here found some people believed African Americans should not be hired if whites were looking for jobs |
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| These dropped because many people delayed marriage or stayed single during the Depression |
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| Reconstruction Finance Corporation |
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| Created to lend money to banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions to try and stabilize them |
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| Hoover authorized this agency to buy up surplus crops in an attempt to keep prices higher |
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| Hoover believed this agency would help to slow the amount of foreclosures on homes and farms |
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| President's Commission for Unemployment Relief |
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| Hoover tried to get the public sector to increase donations to private relief organizations in an effort to aid stuggling individuals |
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| Grant Wood's depiction of farm life during the Depression |
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| Californian critic of the New Deal, he called for a $200 a month pension for every American over 60 |
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| Responsible for one of the most famous photographs of the suffering of rural life during the Depression |
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| One of FDR's first actions, designed to stop the ban runs and be sure banks were healthy |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| One if the largest New Deal programs, it put the government in the business of creating and selling electricity |
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| His "Grapes of Wrath" showed the harshess of the life of migrant workers |
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| Type of music to come about in the Depression which utilized a big-band style |
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| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
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| It restored faith in banks by providing insurance for deposits up to a certain amount |
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| Federal Emergency Relief Administration |
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| The federal government gave $500 millions to states and local relief agencies |
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| Civil Works Administration |
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| Harry Hopkins created this agency which provided federal, state, and local "make work" jobs |
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| Richard Wright's grim novel about urban life for African Americans during the Depression |
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| Main character in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind", dealing with the turmoil of Reconstruction in the south |
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| She created the play "The Little Foxes" which attacked upper class greed |
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| His "Billy the Kid' was a good example of how he used folk songs and tales as the basis for his compositions |
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| This was a radio show that helped to popularize country music |
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| Midwestern artists who stressed local folk themes and customs |
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| His Share-Our-Wealth program would have allowed the government to seize wealth from the rich and provide a guaranteed minimum income to every American family |
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| Initiated more public-works programs, a social-security plan, and wage and hour improvements for laborers |
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| Rural Electrification Act |
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| In may 1935 FDR created this to provide electricity to isolated rural areas |
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| Often called the Wealth Tax Act, in sharply increased takes on the nation's riches people |
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| National Labor Relations Act |
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| Also known as the Wagner-Connery Act, it guaranteed labor's right to organize and to bargain collectively |
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| Organized in 1936 in an attempt to help Mexicans and Filipino laborers who were often discriminated against in New Deal programs |
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| National Youth Administration |
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| Headed by Mary McLeod Bethune, "Junior WPA" provided high school and college-aged Americans with part-time jobs that allowed them to stay in school |
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