History of the Americas Questions
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Alphabet agencies provided government loans to banks and railroads for reconstruction
True or False: Hoovers treatment of the Bonus Army made him a little more popular.
African American who won four gold medals in the track events at the Olympics
What informal talks did FDR broadcast over the radio?
first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic
True or False: Malnutrition and homelessness were serious problems in peoples lives
cardboard shacks sheltering homeless people in parks and vacant lots of American cities were
greats plain were called what when in a serious drought
the three r's that the Goal of Rosevelts New Deal involved
True or False: The US Supreme Court outlawed the sit down strike
True or False: Hoover received most of the blame for the depression
what pushed tariffs on foreign industrial and agricultural products to their highest level in the nation's history.
hoovers most significant measure; was authorized to lend $2 billion to struggling banks, railroads, life insurance companies, and other large businesses.
a large group of unemployed veterans (Bonus Expeditionary Force) that made their way to Washington D.C. to ask for an early payment of that bonus
What name was given to the group of advisors to help formulate plans to overcome the depression?
True or False: FDR faced opposition to the new deal
the republican candidate who raced against Roseelt in the 1936 election
this law revived many taxes from World War 1 and imposed a sales tax on gasoline, tires, cars, electricity, and other items. it taxed stock transfers and phone, telegraph, and radio messages
government-financed construction of public facilities
True or False: New Deal programs brought quick recovery from the depression