Unit 6 Study Guide
The Great Depression
1. During what time frame did the U.S. economy boom?
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2. What problem should have been a major concern during the late 1920’s that should
not have been ignored?
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3. What were 2 noticeable indications that the “good times” might not last forever?
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4. Who were the 2 candidates in the 1928 election(indicate parties as well)?
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5. What was seemingly the only controversial issue in the 1928 election?
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6. What decided the election of 1928?
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7. What disaster marks the start of the Great Depression? On what date did the crash
occur? What is that date known as in U.S. history?
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8. Name the 5 Major causes of the Great Depression.
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9. How would you define the word?
speculation-______________________________________________________________
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10. How does buying stock on margin work?
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11. Were all Americans affected immediately when the stock market crashed? Who were
the first affected?______
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12. How much stock value was lost in the first 2 months?
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13. In what year did the depression reach its worst?
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14. How many banks had closed by then? How much was lost in savings?
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15. What had the unemployment rate reached by 1932? How many Americans were
unemployed?
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16. What were Hoovervilles? What was that name in reference to?
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17. Did the situation for farmers improve during the 1930’s?Why? __________
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18. What part of the nation was hit by a major drought beginning in 1931? What did the
area affected becomes known as?
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19. What 3 factors greatly contributed to these conditions?
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20. What became the only option for many?
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21. In a sentence or 2, describe Hoover’s feeling about government involvement in the
economy.
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22. What was direct relief? Did Hoover believe in it?
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23. What did Hoover believe in? How would you describe rugged individualism?
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24. What did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act do? How did other nations respond?
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25. What program did Hoover establish in 1932 to try and make loans to banks and
railroad companies? Did it work? ________
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26. What work project was started under the Hoover Administration in 1931? What were
the 2 goals of the project?
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27. What was the goal of the Patman Bill?
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28. Describe the Bonus March(Army).
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29. What commander used tear gas to drive vets out of Washington, D.C.?
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30. Name the 2 candidates in the 1932 presidential election. What were the results?
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31. What was Roosevelt’s view about government involvement in the economy?
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32. What 2 promises did Roosevelt make in the election campaign?
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33. What were Roosevelt’s informal advisors known as that helped him develop a plan?
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34. After losing the 1932 election, why was Hoover considered to be a lame duck ?
What change did the 20th Amendment bring? What was it known as?
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35. Who was Francis Perkins? What was she the 1st female to accomplish?
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36. What were the 3 R’s(be specific)?
1. R
2. R
3. R
37. What are FDR’s 1st 3 months known as? What did he spend those 3 months doing?
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38. What was the name of FDR’s program to lead to nation out of the depression known
as(15 proposals)?
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39. What was FDR’s 1st action after he was inaugurated?
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40. What did Roosevelt feel was the key to recovery?
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41. What do the following programs stand for? What were they set up to do?
a. Emergency Banking Act—
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b. FERA—
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c. SEC—
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d. CCC—
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e. TVA—
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f.. FDIC—
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42. What law created the FDIC program?
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43. What were the qualifications to work for the CCC?
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44. In addition to providing employment, what was a positive result of the work done by
the TVA?
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45. What did the 21st Amendment do?
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46. In what year did FDR evaluate the progress made? ________What was his reaction?
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47. How did he respond to his frustration?
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48. What became the largest work program in U.S. history? What type of work did the
program provide?
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49 Who introduced the Wagner Act? What was it also known as?
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50. What did the Wagner Act do? What did it make illegal?
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51. What critic came up with the idea to provide aid to the elderly?
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52. What did the Social Security Act do?
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53. Who was Charles Coughlin? What was his nickname? What did he attack Roosevelt
for?
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54. Who was the biggest critic of Roosevelt and the New Deal?
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55. What plan did Huey Long propose and what did it promise Americans?
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56. By 1936, give 3 economic signs that the economy might start to rebound.
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57. Name the 2 candidates in the 1936 presidential election. What was the result?
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58. What year proved to be ineffective for the Roosevelt administration?
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59. How did Roosevelt attempt to redo the Supreme Court?
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60. What did the court-packing plan propose?
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61. What 2 programs had been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in
Roosevelt’s 1st term?
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62. What was the last program(legislation) of the New Deal Era?
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63.What 3 standards were established in the Fair Labor Standards Act? (be specific)
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64. What was the only thing that Hoover did during his first 6 months as president? Who
was he trying to help? How?
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