Roosevelt and the New Deal Flashcards
1
Q
FDR grew up in ________.
A
Hyde Park, New York
2
Q
FDR caught polio in _______.
A
1921
3
Q
FDR went to ________ and then ___________>
A
Harvard; Columbia Law School
4
Q
The Gold Standard
A
so many ounces of gold equals a set number of dollars
5
Q
bank holiday
A
closing remaining banks before bank runs could put them out of business
6
Q
First New Deal
A
March 9 and june16 1933- Congress passe 15 major acts to resolve economic crisis
7
Q
Hundred-days congress
A
period between the starting and ending of the creation of the first new deal
8
Q
SEC
A
Securities and Exchange Commission, was created to regulate the stock market and stop fraud
9
Q
Securities Act of 1933
A
required that companiesthat sold stocks and bonds to provide complete and truthful information to investors
10
Q
Glass-Steagall Act
A
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