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Chapter 13 Vocab
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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1) New Deal- | Programs and legislation enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform. |
2) Fireside chat- | Informal radio broadcasts in which the FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans. |
3) FDIC- | (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) government agency that insures bank deposits, guaranteeing that depositors' money will be safe. |
4) TVA- | (Tennessee Valley Authority) government agency that built dams in the Tennessee River valley to control flooding and generate electric power. |
5) CCC- | (Civilian Conservation Corps) New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects, including reforestation and flood control. |
6) NRA- | (National Recovery Administration) New Deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulating production, prices, and wages. |
7) PWA- | (Public Works Administration) New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing buildings. |
8) Second New Deal- | Legislative activity begun by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to solve problems created by the Great Depression. |
9) WPA- | (Works Progress Administration) Key New Deal agency that provided work relief through various public works projects. |
10) 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. |
11) 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; provided aid for poverty-stricken mothers and children, the blind, and the disabled. |
12) Wagner Act- | New Deal law that abolished unfair labor practices, recognized the rights of employees to organize labor unions, and gave workers the right to collective bargaining. |
13) Collective Bargaining- | Process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions. |
14) Fair Labor Standards Act- | 1938 law that set a minimum wage, a maximum workweek of 44 hours, and outlawed child labor. |
15) CIO- | (Congress of Industrial Organization) labor organization founded in the 1930s that resented unskilled workers industrial workers. |
16) Sit-down strikes- | Labor protest in which workers stop working and occupy the workplace 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 unconstitutional. |
18) Black Cabinet- | Group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisers to Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
19) Indian New Deal- | 1930s legislation that gave Indians greater control over their affairs and provided funding for schools and hospitals. |
20) New Deal Coalition- | Political force formed by diverse groups who united to support Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal. |
21) Welfare state- | Government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of the poor, elderly, sick, and unemployed. |
22) The Wizard of Oz- | One of the memorable depression-era films that delivered a good laugh, a good cry, a lyrical song, and by seeing good triumph over evil. |
23) War of the Worlds- | A drama broadcasted over the radio in 1938 by Orsen Welles, that was so realistic that many people believed they were actually being invaded by martians. |
24) Federal Art Project- | Division of the Works Progress Administration that hired unemployed artists to create artworks for public buildings and sponsored art-education programs and exhibitions. |
25) Mural- | A large picture painted directly on the a wall or ceiling. |