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AMSCO AP US HISTORY CHAPTER 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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AMSCO AP US HISTORY CHAPTER 24 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Definition 1 of 74
It was set up to assist minorities in gaining jobs in defense industries.
Fair Labor Standards Act
Securities And Exchange Commission
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Civilian Conservation Corp
Definition 2 of 74
This labor union concentrated on organizing unskilled workers in the automobile, steel, and
southern textile industries
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress of Industrial Organizations
National Labor Relations Board
Works Progress Administration
Definition 3 of 74
African American singer
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary Mcleod Bethune
Marian Anderson
John Maynard Keynes
,Definition 4 of 74
-The US Gross National Product dropped from $104 billion to $56 billion in four years
-Nation's income declined by over 50%
-20% of all banks closed, wiping out 10 millioin savings accounts.
-Unemployment rates increased
-Republican domination of government was at an end
-The power of the federal government increased greatly
-Povertyand homelessness increased
-Mortgage foreclosures and evictions became commonplace
Causes of the Great Depression
Black Thursday - October 24
Effects of the Great Depression
National Youth Administration
Definition 5 of 74
People were speculating that the price of the stock would go up and that they could sell it for
a quick profit. Many bought stocks on margin.
Uneven Distribution Of Income
Global Economic Problems
Buying On Margin
Stock Market Speculation
Definition 6 of 74
It was empowered to enforce the law and make sure that workers' rights were protected.
Created by Wagner Act
Works Progress Administration
National Labor Relations/wagner Act
National Labor Relations Board
Civil Works Administration
,Definition 7 of 74
Supreme Court ruled AAA unconstitutional
Butler vs. US
Us v. Darby
Buying on Margin
Scheter v. Us
Definition 8 of 74
Encouraged Native Americans to be independent farmers.
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Gold Standard Act
Morrill Act
Definition 9 of 74
One of the African Americans that was appointed to middle-level positions in federal
government. She was a leader of efforts for improving education and economic opportunities
for women
Mary McLeod Bethune
John Steinbeck
John L. Lewis
Eleanor Roosevelt
, Definition 10 of 74
The president would be authorized to appoint to the Supreme Court an adJditional justice for
each current justice over 70.5
Tennessee valley authority
Court packing plan
Herbert hoover
Federal housing administration
Definition 11 of 74
Led by Republicans Al Smith and John W. Davis, its purposed was to stop the New Deal from
"subverting" the US economic and political system
National Labor Relations Board
American Liberty League
Bonus March
Tennessee Valley Authority
Definition 12 of 74
It established a minimum wage, a maximum workweek, and child labor restrictions
Public Works Administration
Securities And Exchange Commission
Fair Labor Standards Act
Works Progress Administration
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