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She became the 1st female cabinet member when she was appointed Secretary of Labor by F.D.R.
This legislation, passed by Congress, was designed to enforce Prohibition.
African Americans shifted to this political party in 1932.
The name of F.D.R. 's program to help the nation through the economic crisis and put people back to work.
The first cabinet member to be convicted of a crime and sentenced to jail.
defeated Herbert Hoover in the Presidential election of 1932.
A series of radio talks, used by F.D.R. to promote his New Deal and comfort Americans.
The approximate number of unemployed during the Great Depression.
These are people looking to "get rich quick."
The mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North during the 1920's.
The associates of this president were named the "Ohio Gang."
The name given to a group of prominent African Americans who became advisors to Franklin Roosevelt.
This political scandal involved a corrupt Secretary of the Interior who illegally leased lands to oilmen in exchange for bribes.
A group of WWI veterans who marched on Washington D.C. demanding the immediate payment of service bonuses not due until 1945.
This marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
was president when the stock market crashed.
Illegal saloons or bars during Prohibition.
_Illegal suppliers of alcohol during Prohibition.
Calvin Coolidge was a strong supporter of business who was reluctant to interfere with business. This economic policy is known as
The name given to October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed.