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Chapter 13 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.New Deal | programs and legislation enacted by Roosevelt during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform |
| 2.Fireside Chat | informal radio broadcast in which FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans |
| 3.FDIC | government aganecy that insures bank deposits guaranteeing that the depositors money will be safe |
| 4.NRA | New Deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulating production, prices, and wages |
| 5.TVA | government agency that built dams and the Tennessee River Valley to control flooding and generate electric power |
| 6.CCC | New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects including reforstation and flood control |
| 7.PWA | New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing public buildings |
| 8.Second New Deal | legislative activity begun by Roosevelt in 1935 to solve problems created by the Great Depression |
| 9.WPA | 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 hands of consumers that would buy more goods,stimulating the economy |
| 11.Social Security Act | 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 disabled |
| 12.Wagner Act | New Deal law that abolished unfair labor practices, recognized right of employees to organize labor unions, and gave workers the right to collective bargaining |
| 13.Collective Bargaining | employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions |
| 14.Fair Labor Standards Act | 1938 law that set minimum wage, maximum work week of 44 hours, and outlaw child labor |
| 15.CIO | labor organization founded in 1930s that represented unskilled industrial workers |
| 16.Sit-Down Strikes | labor protests where workers stopped working and occupied the workplace until their demands were met |
| 17.Court Packing | FDR plan to add up 6 new justices to the 9 member supreme court after the court ruled that some New Deal legislation was unconstitutional |
| 18.Black Cabinet | group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisors to Roosevelt |
| 19.Indian New Deal | 1930s legislation that gave indians control over their affairs and provided funding for schools and hospitals |
| 20.New Deal Coalition | political force formed by divorced groups who united to support Roosevelt and his New Deal |
| 21.Welfare State | government that assumes responsilbilty for providing welfare for the poor, elderly, and the sick |
| 22.The Wizard Of Oz | one of the most memorable depression-era films |
| 23.War Of the Worlds | a show that made Americans believe that Martians were invading |
| 24.Federal Art Project | division of the WPA that hired unemployed artists to create artworks for public buildings and sponsor art education programs and exhibitions |
| 25.Mural | a large picture painted on a wall or ceiling |