Chapter 23: The New Deal Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
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two-term governor of New York; cousin of former president Theodore Roosevelt
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New Deal
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program designed to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression
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Glass-Steagall Act
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passed in 1933; established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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Federal Securities Act
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passed in May 1933; required corporations to provide complete and accurate information on all stock offerings and made them liable for any misrepresentations
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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
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passed in 1933 to raise crop prices by paying farmers to leave a certain amount of their land unplanted, thus lowering production
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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program that put young men aged 18 to 25 to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees, and helping soil-erosion and flood-control project
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National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
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provided money to state to create jobs in the construction of schools and other community games
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deficit spending
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spending more money than the government receives in revenue
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Huey Long
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Senator of Louisiana
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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social reformer; combined humanitarian impulses with great political skills
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Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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agency that provided unemployed people with jobs in construction, garment making, teaching, arts, etc.
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National Youth Administration (NYA)
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agency created during the Great Depression to provide young Americans with aid and employment
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Wagner Act
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also called the "National Labor Relations Act"; created in 1935 to protect the rights of workers
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Social Security Act
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passed in 1935 to aid to retired people, unemployed people, disabled people, and families with dependent children
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Frances Perkins
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America's first female cabinet worker; secretary of labor
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Mary McLeod Bethune
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African American; dedicated to promoting opportunities to young African Americans
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John Collier
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appointed as commissioner of Indian affairs by FDR in 1933; helped create the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
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New Deal coalition
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created by FDR; alignment of diverse groups dedicated to supporting the Democratic Party
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Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
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labor organization; expelled from the AFL; formerly called the "Committee for Industrial Organization"
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Gone With The Wind
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movie created in 1939 about the life of Southern plantation owners during the Civil War; one of the most popular films of all time
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Orson Welles
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actor, director, producer, and writer who created a radio broadcast called 'The War of the Worlds"
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Grant Wood
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American painter who created the famous painting called American Gothic
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Richard Wright
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African American author; wrote novel called Native Son in 1940 about a young man trying to survive the the racist world
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The Grapes of Wrath
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novel produced in 1939 by John Steinbeck that revealed the lives of Oklahomans who left the Dust Bowl and ended up in California where they continued to face hardships
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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created in 1933; insured peoples' bank accounts which protected them from losing their money due to bank failures
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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created in 1934; monitors stock market and enforces laws that regulate the sale of stocks and bonds
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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created in 1935; prevents unfair labor practices and mediates disputes between workers and mangement
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parity
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price intended to keep farmers' income steady
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
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created in 1933; constructed dams and power plants in Tennessee Valley region to generate electricity and prevent floods
