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U.S. Ch 12
Roosevelt and the New Deal: 1933-1941
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Polio | an acute infectious disease affecting the skeletal muscles often resulting in permanent disability and deformity |
| 2. Gold Standard | a monetary standard in which one ounce of gold equaled a set number of dollars |
| 3. Bank Holiday | closing of banks during the great depression to avoid bank runs |
| 4. Fireside Chats | radio broadcasts made by FDR to the american people to explain his initiatives |
| 5. New Deal | A group of government programs and policies established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s |
| 6. Hundred Days | The first 100 days of Roosevelt administration where he and Congress passed 15 pieces of major legislation: March-June 1933 |
| 7. Civilian Conservation Corps | public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families as part of the New Deal |
| 8. Deficit Spending | government practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes, usually an attempt to boost the economy |
| 9. Binding Arbiration | disputing parties must adhere to the arbitrator's decision and usually cannot appeal the decision to a court |
| 10. Sit-down strike | method of boycotting work by sitting down at work and refusing to leave the establishment |
| 11. American Liberty League | American political organization formed in 1934, primarily of wealthy business elites and prominent political figures because they opposed the New Deal of Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 12. Works Progress Administration | he largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects |
| 13. National Labor Relations Board | an agency of the U.S. federal government that enforces the law regulating relations between unions and employers in the private sector |
| 14. Congress of Industrial Organizations | a federation of North American labor unions, organized largely by industry rather than craft |
| 15. Francis Townsend | American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal during the Great Depression |
| 17. Huey Long | politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932; slogan was "Share the Wealth" |
| 18. Father Coughlin | Roman Catholic priest who became a national celebrity during the 1930s by hosting a popular radio broadcast |
| 19. Court Packing | the act of changing the political balance of power in a nation's judiciary system whereby a nation leader |
| 20. Broker State | role of the government to work out conflicts among competing interest groups |
| 21. Safety Net | something that provides security against misfortune: specifically, government relief programs intended to protect against economic disaster |
| 22. Frances Perkins | the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet; sociologist and workers-rights advocate who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position |
| 16. Social Security Act | any government system that provides monetary assistance to people with an inadequate or no income |
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