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The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Stock Market Crash The Jazz Age literally ended with a crash. On October 24, 1929, investors suddenly began selling their shares of stock. Since no one was buying, prices immediately plummeted. October 29 saw another round of frantic selling—sixteen ...
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Hoover’s Response to the Great Depression
Hoover’s Response to the Depression President Hoover stated publicly that “the Government should not support the people.” Himself a self-made man, Hoover believed in rugged individualism— people rescuing themselves by their own efforts. For ...
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Great Depression
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt FDR, as Roosevelt was often called, was a distant cousin of former president Theodore Roosevelt. FDR grew up in a wealthy New York family and married his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (the former President Roosevelt’s niece), who ...
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The Early Phases of the New Deal
The Early Phases of the New Deal “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people,” FDR told the cheering crowds at the Democratic nominating convention in 1932. The New Deal marked a complete break with the policies of the 1920s. ...
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The Second New Deal
The Second New Deal The 1934 congressional elections showed that no matter what the critics thought, the public was solidly in favor of the New Deal. Democrats gained even more seats in Congress. This put FDR in a position to initiate more pro- grams that he hoped ...
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The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl Severe droughts during the mid-1930s turned the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl. The soil of the Great Plains did not retain moisture well to begin with; this made it perfect for growing wheat and corn, but it meant that trouble would occur if there ...
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Escape During the Great Depression
Escape Whenever they could, Americans escaped the terrible difficulties of everyday life by seeking entertainment. It cost nothing to listen to the radio, which broadcast all the latest jazz, the dance music of the big bands, classical concerts, and comedy ...
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The Great Depression Practice Test
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