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History Ch.21 Notes
Late 1920s to 1930s
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11th Grade
10/28/2013

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Who were the candidates of the 1928 election?
Definition

Herbert Hoover

Alfred Smith

Term
Who was for prohibition?
Definition
Herbert Hoover
Term
Who was against prohibition?
Definition
Alfred Smith
Term
Which candidate was a quaker?
Definition
Herbert Hoover
Term
Which candidate was a catholic?
Definition
Alfred Smith
Term
Who was the republican candidate?
Definition
Herbert Hoover
Term
Who was the democratic candidate?
Definition
Alfred Smith
Term
What was Herbert Hoover's slogan?
Definition
Two cars in every garage
Term
What is a Bull Market?
Definition
When the stock market continues to rise
Term
As the bull market continued to rise investors bought stock on?
Definition
Margin
Term
If the stock falls stock brokers will?
Definition
Issue a margin call and demand their money from investors.
Term
Speculators do what?
Definition
Bet on market climbing and sold the stock they had to make a quick profit
Term
In 1929 the lack of new investors caused what?
Definition
Prices to drop and bull market to end
Term
When the bull market ended stock brokers made?
Definition
Margin Calls
Term
October 29th 1929 was the date of what event?
Definition

The stock market crash

Black Tuesday

Term
Banks collapsed due to?
Definition
Government not insuring money and banks weakened
Term
What is a bank run?
Definition
When many customers withdraw money from a bank at once
Term
Buying on margin causes stock to?
Definition
Increase
Term
Buying stock on margin is like buying a TV on what?
Definition
Credit
Term
What are the causes of The Great Depression?
Definition
  • People buying on credit
  • Farming surplus
  • Prices fell
  • Uneven distribution of wealth
  • Cut production
  • Raised Tariffs
Term
What percent of American households earned 30% of the country's total wealth?
Definition
5%
Term
2/3 of American households earned less than what monetary ammount?
Definition
$2500
Term
This tariff act raised taxes on imports?
Definition
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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What federal group lowered intrest rates?
Definition
Federal Reserve Board
Term
Installment plans led to mass layoffs by?
Definition
Cutting production
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