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Explain what is happening with the status of women, unions, and non-white groups in the period. -What is fascism? How did this affect certain groups of people? Give examples.

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Whats defention of terms: -New Deal

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What is sharecropping?


A) a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use land in return for a share of the crop.
B) a system of agriculture in which a group of farmers agree to share tools, labor and land to produce a single, joint crop.
C) a system of agriculture in which a group of farmers join together to sell and distribute their crops.
D) a system of agriculture in which a group of individuals live together on a farm to produce a joint crop.

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The Great Depression


A) was the result of the first oil embargo of the 1970s.
B) was a particularly severe recession that occurred in the United States during the 1950s.
C) was a world wide economic downturn that started in 1929.
D) was a consequence of World War I.

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The term, "Black Thursday," refers to


A) the day of the 1929 stock market crash.
B) the first day of World War II.
C) the day Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated.
D) first day of World War I.

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The "New Deal" refers to economic policies instituted by


A) President Theodore Roosevelt
B) President Franklin Roosevelt
C) President Eisenhower.
D) President Kennedy

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Whats defention of terms: -run on the bank

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Describe the impact of the Great Depression on the United States. -What were some economic impacts of the Great Depression for workers? For businesses?

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Discuss growth in the United States from 1900 to 1920. -Give examples of how output in the United States grew from 1900-1920.

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Discuss growth in the United States from 1900 to 1920. -What were some problems in the 1920s that were later recognized as warnings of the Great Depression?

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The Great Depression changed the role of government in the economy. Which of the following laws was passed during the Great Depression?


A) the Social Security Act
B) the Sherman Antitrust Act.
C) the Civil Rights Act.
D) the Federal Reserve Act.

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Whats defention of terms: -scabs

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Between 1929 and 1980, the power of corporations


A) decreased as corporate income fell to less than 25% of business income.
B) increased as corporate income rose to over 60% of business income.
C) remained approximately the same at 40% of business income.
D) increased as corporate income rose to 90% of business income.

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Whats defention of terms: -retained earnings

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Explain U.S. colonialism and its relationship to wars fought in the early twentieth century. -How are the holding of colonies related to World War I?

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The first president to make the environment a top priority was


A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Richard Nixon
D) George W. Bush

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Describe the impact of the Great Depression on the United States. -What is the New Deal? What are some examples of programs initiated during the New Deal?

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