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- After the stock market crash in 1929, businesses in Latin America that were dependent on ___________were severely weakened.
- Domestically, Hoover formed the __________________in 1932 to make emergency loans to essential industries, such as railroads and banks, to help stabilize the market by "trickling down" to the middle management and laborers.
- President Herbert Hoover's response to the ____________________ was a public relations disaster for Hoover, and proof to some of thepopulation that the country needed a more involved executive with a different perspective
- 4. Transportation Revolution? *(3 transportations that goes global)
- 10. What kind of labor emerges? *Hint: no longer works in family units on a farm with parents
- Who won the 1824 Presidential election with the help of Henry Clay?
- What year does the British capture Washington DC during the War of 1812?
- What battle was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed to end the War of 1812?
- Who was over the cavalry in Cornwallis' army in the south and was known for his cruelty?
- True or false? The church believed in science.
- Who was a very successful merchant, military leader, and politician, but served 10 months in a British prison due to a bad military decision in Charleston?
- .Why was the Battle of Kings Mountain considered a turning point in the American Revolution?
- who wrote "Common Sense" that challenged the colonists to fight for independence.
- The first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War took place at ____________ . It became known as The Shot Heard Around the World.
- What are some ways the the Industrial Revolution impacted Great Britain?
- .Who was known as the Gamecock and had a fort named in his honor?
- Who was known as the Wizard Owl, originally from Pennsylvania and played a key role in the battle of Cowpens
- Over what years was the Industrial Revolution?
- .Who was known as Swamp Fox, lost his home and served in the State Senate?
- After the French and Indian War, what action did the British take that angered the American colonists?