American History - Great Depression Review

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  1. 3. The German government caused massive ____________ during 1923 because it printed massive quantities of paper money to make its reparations payments. This ended when Germany established a new currency.
  2. 4. The ____________ refers to an area of Oklahoma, Kansas, and northern Texas that experienced severe soil erosion in the 1930s. This forced many people to move.
  3. 8. Through his New Deal program, Franklin D. Roosevelt promised relief for the millions of victims of the economic crisis, ____________ from the economic crisis, and reform of the U.S. economic system.
  4. 9. Twenties Much of the 1920s was a period of wealth and prosperity in the U.S. nicknamed the “______________.”
  5. 11. The New Deal gave ______________ to farmers to help regulate agricultural prices. Farmers still receive them from the federal government.
  6. 12. F.D.R. signed the law establishing ________________, a program that provides a safety net for the elderly, unemployed, and disadvantaged citizens.
  7. 14. President Herbert Hoover (1929 – 1933) essentially argued that the _____________ would fix itself and did little to help those who were most impacted.
  8. 16. One of the major underlying causes of the Great Depression was the ______________ of manufactured goods and agricultural produce at a time of greatly decreased demand following World War I.
  9. 18. At the height of the Great Depression in 1933, _____________ percent of the U.S. population was unemployed.
  10. 19. The New Deal established the ____________ (an acronym). It currently insures depositor’s bank accounts up to $25,000.
  11. 20. In November 1923, one U.S. dollar was worth about 4.2 ____________ marks.
  12. 21. Franklin D. Roosevelt used his weekly ______________ given by radio to promote his programs and rally people behind the U.S. war effort during World War II.
  13. 24. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a cousin of ___________ Roosevelt.
  14. 26. The Stock Market crash of 1929 sparked the _____________, the longest financial crisis in U.S. history.
  15. 28. The use of radios became widespread during the 190s and helped create a _____________ culture in the U.S. by the end of the 1920s.
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  1. 1. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president ______________ times.
  2. 2. ___________ was a popular destination for people escaping the Dust Bowl.
  3. 5. 6,840 ______________ failed during the Great Depression.
  4. 6. By the end of the 1920s, most people in the U.S. had ______________.
  5. 7. The New Deal established regulatory agencies, such as the SEC (_____________ and Exchange Commission). This agency regulates the Stock Market.
  6. 10. The U.S. became ___________ after World War I.
  7. 11. The New Deal led people to expect the president to ___________ (fix) their problems. They also became accustomed to the government intervening in their daily lives.
  8. 13. World War I had made the U.S. the preeminent _____________ and military power in the world.
  9. 15. Franklin D. Roosevelt died just before the end of ______________ in 1945.
  10. 17. Postwar presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover believed in the minimal _____________ of business, low taxes, and high tariffs.
  11. 22. While the New Deal provided hope, it did not end the Great Depression. Rather, it lessened the _____________ (intensity) of the Great Depression. Unemployment decreased from a high of 13 million to 9 million.
  12. 23. In response to Germany’s failure to pay its reparations payment in 1923, France and Belgium invaded the ________ industrial district in Germany.
  13. 25. The _______________ ended the Ruhr crisis by reorganizing Germany’s reparations payments, making loans to Germany, and requiring the U.S. to oversee Germany’s national bank.
  14. 27. During the 1932 election, Franklin D. Roosevelt ran on a platform called the ____________.