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- She became the 1st female cabinet member when she was appointed Secretary of Labor by F.D.R.
- This legislation, passed by Congress, was designed to enforce Prohibition.
- African Americans shifted to this political party in 1932.
- The name of F.D.R. 's program to help the nation through the economic crisis and put people back to work.
- The first cabinet member to be convicted of a crime and sentenced to jail.
- defeated Herbert Hoover in the Presidential election of 1932.
- A series of radio talks, used by F.D.R. to promote his New Deal and comfort Americans.
- The approximate number of unemployed during the Great Depression.
- These are people looking to "get rich quick."
- The mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North during the 1920's.
- The associates of this president were named the "Ohio Gang."
- The name given to a group of prominent African Americans who became advisors to Franklin Roosevelt.
- This political scandal involved a corrupt Secretary of the Interior who illegally leased lands to oilmen in exchange for bribes.
- A group of WWI veterans who marched on Washington D.C. demanding the immediate payment of service bonuses not due until 1945.
- This marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
- was president when the stock market crashed.
- Illegal saloons or bars during Prohibition.
- _Illegal suppliers of alcohol during Prohibition.
- Calvin Coolidge was a strong supporter of business who was reluctant to interfere with business. This economic policy is known as
- The name given to October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed.