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Chapter 22 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| New Deal | name given to programs enacted by Congress in 1930s to bring economic recovery |
| Barter | to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money. |
| subsidy | a grant or contribution of money. |
| Labor Union | an organization of workers formed to improve their wages, benefits, and working conditions by bargaining with management |
| Relief | money and goods,loans and jobs,given to people in specific need |
| Strike | A work stoppage in protest over some grievance |
| Cooperative | an organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using it services |
| Recession | an economic slowdown; |
| Minimum Wage | the least amount an employer can pay an employee for a certain number of hours worked |
| Social Security Act | provided insurance for the elderly, unemployed, and disabled |
| Rural electrification | Provided low-interest loans to organizations that would build power lines to benefit farms. |
| Civilian conservation corps | Employed young men in jobs that conserved America’ natural resources. F. Eugene Talmadge |
| E.D. Rivers | Georgia governor who supported the New Deal. |
| Eugene Talmadge | Powerful Georgia leader who was pro-farmer, anti- New Deal, and opposed to civil rights for blacks |