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This was the nickname for October 29, 1929, the day of the biggest losses on the stock market in history.
This was the nickname for October 29, 1929, the day of the biggest losses on the stock market in history.
Black Tuesday
The rise in consumerism, coupled with the ability do this, contributed to tremendous debt during the Depression
The rise in consumerism, coupled with the ability do this, contributed to tremendous debt during the Depression
buying on credit / easy credit
This was the word to describe the trend of people buying too many risky stocks.
This was the word to describe the trend of people buying too many risky stocks.
Overspeculation
You could buy stocks by paying only a minimum percentage of what they were actually worth, the act of which was called this.
You could buy stocks by paying only a minimum percentage of what they were actually worth, the act of which was called this.
Buying on margin
The German economy suffered from this, which meant that even a lot of money was worth very little.
The German economy suffered from this, which meant that even a lot of money was worth very little.
Hyperinflation
Of business, government, and the courts, Hoover thought that giving this more freedom was the key to ending the Depression
Of business, government, and the courts, Hoover thought that giving this more freedom was the key to ending the Depression
Business
This was the nickname for the period from 1930 to 1936 when part of the U.S. was covered in windswept dirt.
This was the nickname for the period from 1930 to 1936 when part of the U.S. was covered in windswept dirt.
The Dust Bowl
One of the major reasons that farmers were hit hardest during the Depression was because they did this with their crops'>'>![]()
One of the major reasons that farmers were hit hardest during the Depression was because they did this with their crops'>'>![]()
Produce too many / overproduction
The Bonus Army camped out in Washington in 1932 to ask for these
The Bonus Army camped out in Washington in 1932 to ask for these
early pensions for their service in WWI
Hoover passed this tariff to encourage Americans to buy domestic goods.
Hoover passed this tariff to encourage Americans to buy domestic goods.
Hawley-Smoot tariff
One of the first things that FDR did during his 'First Hundred Days' was to close these.
One of the first things that FDR did during his 'First Hundred Days' was to close these.
the banks
This one of the '3 Rs' provided jobs for the unemployed during the Depression.
This one of the '3 Rs' provided jobs for the unemployed during the Depression.
Relief
The Agricultural Adjustment Act, an action of Recovery, paid farmers to do this.
The Agricultural Adjustment Act, an action of Recovery, paid farmers to do this.
Stop producing so many crops
Reform, the last of the '3 Rs', was intended to do this
Reform, the last of the '3 Rs', was intended to do this
install programs to prevent the Depression from happening again
The purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, was to do this.
The purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, was to do this.
Restore people's faith in the banks by having the government back their savings
TVA
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority (built and operated dams to provide hydroelectric power, Reform)
CCC
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps (gave people jobs in public works projects such as national forests, Relief)
NRA
NRA
National Recovery Administration (set business codes and quotas to restore competition, Recovery)
SEC
SEC
Securities and Exchanges Commission (protection of investors in stock market, Reform)
SSA
SSA
Social Security Administration (oversight of new Social Security program, Reform)
In addition to the programs of the New Deal, these TWO factors also led to the end of the Great Depression in the mid-1940s.
In addition to the programs of the New Deal, these TWO factors also led to the end of the Great Depression in the mid-1940s.
World War II (production of war materials), Abandonment of the Gold Standard
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