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Chapter 13 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| New Deal | programs and legislation enacted by FDR during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform |
| fireside chat | radio broadcasts which FDR explain issues and New Deal programs to Americans |
| FDIC | government agency that insures bank deposits and money will be safe |
| TVA | built dams in Tennessee River valley to control flooding and generate electric power |
| CCC | provide young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects |
| NRA | promoted economic recovery by regulating production,prices and wages |
| PWA | provide millions of jobs constructing public buildings |
| Second New Deal | 1935 to solve problems created by the Great Depression |
| WPA | provide work relief through various public works projects |
| pump priming | theory that favored public works because they they put money into the hands of the consumer who would buy more goods |
| Social Security Act | set up a pension system for retirees, established unemployment insurance, and created insurance for victims of work related accidents |
| Wagner Act | abolished unfair labor practices, recognized the right of employees to organize labor unions, and gave workers collective bargaining |
| collective bargaining | employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 1938 law that set up 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 which workers stopped working and occupy the workplace until demands met |
| court packing | FDR plan to add 6 new justices to the nine-member Supreme Court |
| Black Cabinet | African American leaders who served as unofficial advisers to FDR |
| Indian New Deal | gave Indians greater control over their affairs and provided funding for schools and hospitals |
| New Deal coalition | political force formed by diverse groups who united to support FDR and his New Deal |
| welfare state | government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of the poor, elderly, sick, and unemployed |
| Federal Art Project | hired unemployed artists to create artwork for public buildings and sponsored art-education |
| mural | large picture painted directly on a wall |
| The Wizard of OZ | one of the most memorable depression-era films |
| War of the Worlds | directed by Orson Welles |
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