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| Which president supported direct relief from government to address the problems of the economic crisis of the 1930s? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| What were the basic characteristics of the business cycle during the 1920s? | economic expansion, overproduction, and speculation |
| Which financial practices encouraged consumers to borrow money for household purchases during the 1920s? | easy credit and the installment plan |
| What were the shantytowns built by the homeless during the early stages of the Great Depression called? | Hoovervilles |
| During the Depression of the 1930s, how did charities provide relief to Americans suffering from hunger? | Soup kitchens and Bread lines |
| President Hoover's re-election campaign was damaged by his use of troops against which group? | the Bonus Army |
| Which new technology was developed during the 1920s? | radio and "talkies" (movies with sound) |
| What was President Franklin Roosevelt's proposals to deal with the Great Depression called? | New Deal |
| What did President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal provide to people suffering from the Great Depression? | direct government relief |
| Which New Deal programs provided jobs to the unemployed? | Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
| Which New Deal program increased farmers' incomes? | Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) |
| Which New Deal program regulated business? | National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) |
| Which New Deal program built dams for hydroelectric power in the South? | Tennesse Valley Authority (TVA) |
| Which New Deal Program insured banking deposits to restore public confidence in the banks? | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) |
| Which sector of the economy did not prosper during the 1920s? | agriculture/farmers |
| Which group benefited from the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)? | labor unions |
| Which government agency was created under the New Deal to regulate trade in the stock market? | Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) |
| What did President Franklin Roosevelt do during his "First Hundred Days" to prevent bank failures? | Bank holiday and emergency banking relief |
| What New Deal program provides direct benefits to the elderly and disabled? | Social Security |
| What was established under the Fair Labor Standards Act? | minimum wage and forty-hour work week |
| Why did President Franklin Roosevelt propose legislation to "pack the court" by enlarging the number of justices on the Supreme Court? | to prevent the Court from striking down New Deal legislation (ex. NIRA & AAA) |
| Who represented the most radical political opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt? | Huey Long and Father Charles Coughlin |
| What is the long-term impact of the New Deal? | increased government involvement and regulation |
| Which period of Roosevelt's presidency involved a series of emergency measures and government programs to provide direct relief against the Great Depression? | the "First Hundred Days" |
