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chapeter 13 vocab
Question | Answer |
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New Deal | programs and enaccted by franklin d. roosevelt during the great depression to promote economic recovery and social reform |
Fire side Chat | informal radio broadcasts in which FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans |
FDIC | government agency that insures bank deposits, guaranteeing that depositors money will be safe |
TVA | government agency that built dams in the Tennessee river valley to control flooding and generate electricity |
CCC | New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects including reforestation and flood control |
NRA | New Deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulating production,prices,and wages |
PWA | New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing public buildings |
Second New Deal | legislative activity begun by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to solve problems created by the great depression |
WPA | key new deal agency that provided work relief through various public works projects |
Pump Priming | economic theory that favored public works projects because they put money into the hands of consumers who would buy more goods, stimulating the economy |
Social Security Act | 1935 law that set up a pension system for retirees, established unemployment insurance, and created insurance for victims of work-related accidents |
Wagner Act | New Deal law that abolished unfair labor practices,recognized the right of employees to organize labor unions,and gave workers the right to collective bargaining |
Collectiive Barganining | process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours,wages,and other working conditions |
Fair Labor Standards Act | 1938 law that set a minimum wage, a maximum workweek of 44 hours, and outlawed child labor |
CIO | labor organization founded in the 1930s that represented unskilled industrial workers |
Sit-Down Strikes | labor protest in which workers stop working and occupy the workplace until their demands are met |
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 unconstitutional |
Black Cabinet | group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisers to Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Indian New Deal | 1930s legislation that gave indians greater control over their affairs and provided funding for school and hospitals |
New Deal Coalition | political force formed by diverse groups who united to support Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal |
Welfare State | government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of the poor elderly sick and unemployed |
The Wizard Of Oz | one of the most memorable depression-era films |
War of the Worlds | a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, is the first-person narrative of an unnamed |
Federal Art Project | devision of the works progress administration that hired unemployed artists to create artworks for public buildings and sponsored art-education programs and exhibitions |
Mural | a large picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling |