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VOCAB 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. New Deal | programs and legislations enacted by FDR during the great depression to promote economic recovery and social reform |
| 2. Fireside Chat | informal radio broadcasts in which FDR explained issues and new deal programs to average Americans |
| 3. (FDIC) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | government agencies 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 public buildings |
| 8. Second New Deal | legislative activity begun by FDR 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 right 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, ages, 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 Organizations | labor organization founded in the 1930s that represented unskilled industrial workers |
| 16. Sit - Down Strikes | labor protests 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 9-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 FDR |
| 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 FDR 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 most memorable depression-era films |
| 23. War of the Worlds | a drama read on the radio it was so realistic people actually believed it and the world went into panic |
| 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 a wall or ceiling |