Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Chapter 13 Vocab.

QuestionAnswer
1 New Deal programs and legislation enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform.
2 fireside chats informal radio broadcasts in wich FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans.
3 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) government agency that insures bank deposits, guaranteeing that depositors will be safe.
4 Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA) government agency that built dams in the tennessee river valley to control flooding and generate electric power.
5 Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC) new deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conversation projects, including reforestation and flood control.
6 National Recovery Administration(NRA) new deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulating production, prices, and wages.
7 Public Works Administration(PWA) new deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing public buildings.
8 Second New Deal legislative activity begun by Franklin d roosevelt in 1935 to solve problems created by the great depression.
9 Works Progress Administration(WPA) key new deal agency that provided work relief through various public works projects.
10 pump priming economic theory that favored public works projects.
11 Social Security Act established unemployment insurance for workers who lost their jobs
12 Wagner Act recognized the right of employees to join labor unions and gave workers the right to collective bargaining.
13 collective bargaining employers had to negotiate with unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions.
14 Fair Labor Standards Act 1938, provided workers with additional labor rights.
15 Congress of Industrial Orginizations(CIO) labor organization founded in the 1930's that represented unskilled industrial workers.
16 sit-down strike labor protest in which workers stop working and occupy the workplsce until their demands are met.
17 court packing fdr plan to add up to six new justices to the nine member supreme court after the court had ruled that some new deal legislation was uncostitutional.
18 Black Cabinet group of african american leaders who served as unofficial advisers to franklin roosevelt.
19 Indian New Deal a program that gave Indians economic assistance and greater control over their own affairs
20 New Deal coalition political force formed by diverse groups who united to support franklin roosevelt and his new deal.
21 welfare state a government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of children and the poor, elderly, sick, disabled, and unemployed.
22 The Wizard of Oz one of the most memorable depression-era films.
23 War of the Worlds a mercury theatre broadcast that was so realistic that many people believed that martians were actually invading.
24 Federal Art Project division of the wpa that hired unemployed artists to creat artworks for public buildings and sponsored art-education programs and exhibitions.
25 mural a large picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling.
Created by: DakotaChase
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards