American History - Great Depression Review
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 9. Twenties Much of the 1920s was a period of wealth and prosperity in the U.S. nicknamed the “______________.”
- 11. The New Deal gave ______________ to farmers to help regulate agricultural prices. Farmers still receive them from the federal government.
- 12. F.D.R. signed the law establishing ________________, a program that provides a safety net for the elderly, unemployed, and disadvantaged citizens.
- 14. President Herbert Hoover (1929 – 1933) essentially argued that the _____________ would fix itself and did little to help those who were most impacted.
- 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.
- 18. At the height of the Great Depression in 1933, _____________ percent of the U.S. population was unemployed.
- 19. The New Deal established the ____________ (an acronym). It currently insures depositor’s bank accounts up to $25,000.
- 20. In November 1923, one U.S. dollar was worth about 4.2 ____________ marks.
- 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.
- 24. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a cousin of ___________ Roosevelt.
- 26. The Stock Market crash of 1929 sparked the _____________, the longest financial crisis in U.S. history.
- 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. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president ______________ times.
- 2. ___________ was a popular destination for people escaping the Dust Bowl.
- 5. 6,840 ______________ failed during the Great Depression.
- 6. By the end of the 1920s, most people in the U.S. had ______________.
- 7. The New Deal established regulatory agencies, such as the SEC (_____________ and Exchange Commission). This agency regulates the Stock Market.
- 10. The U.S. became ___________ after World War I.
- 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.
- 13. World War I had made the U.S. the preeminent _____________ and military power in the world.
- 15. Franklin D. Roosevelt died just before the end of ______________ in 1945.
- 17. Postwar presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover believed in the minimal _____________ of business, low taxes, and high tariffs.
- 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.
- 23. In response to Germany’s failure to pay its reparations payment in 1923, France and Belgium invaded the ________ industrial district in Germany.
- 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.
- 27. During the 1932 election, Franklin D. Roosevelt ran on a platform called the ____________.