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History Ch.13 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.Franklin D. Roosevelt | NY democratic governor who was voted president in the 1932 but had to wait 4 months to take over |
| 2.Eleanor Roosevelt | wife of FDR and also distant cousin, who was also deeply involved in public affairs |
| 3.New Deal | programs and legislation enacted by FDR during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform |
| 4.fireside chat | informal radio broadcasts in which FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans |
| 5.FDIC | government agency that insures bank deposits,guaranteeing that depositors' money will be safe |
| 6.TVA | government agency that built dams in the TN River valley to control flooding and generate electric power |
| 7.CCC | New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects, including reforestation and flood control |
| 8.NRA | New Deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulating production,prices,and wages |
| 9.PWA | New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing public buildings |
| 10.Charles Coughlin | a Roman Catholic priest who at first supported the New Deal but then said FDR didnt do enough |
| 11.Huey Long | Senator of Louisiana whose solution was his "Share the Wealth" program |
| 12.Second New Deal | legislative activity begun by FDR in 1935 to solve problems created by the Great Depression |
| 13.WPA | key New Deal agency that provided work relief through various public works projects |
| 14.John Maynard Keynes | British economist who argued that deficit spending was needed to end the depression |
| 15.pumping 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 |
| 16.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 proverty-stricken mothers and children,the blind, and the disabled |
| 17.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 bargining |
| 18.collective bargining | process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours,wages, and other working conditions |
| 19.Fair Labor Standards Act | 1938 law that set a minimum wage,a maximum workweek of 44 hours, and outlawed child labor |
| 20.CIO | labor organization founded in the 1930s that represented unskilled industrial workers |
| 21.sit-down strikes | labor protest in which workers stop working and occupy the workplace until their demands are met |
| 22.court packing | FDR plan to add up to six new justices to the nine-member Supreme Court after the Court had ruled that some New Deal legislation was unconstitutional |
| 23.Black Cabinet | group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisers to FDR |
| 24.Mary McLeod Bethune | educator who headed Divison of Negro Affairs of NYA and helped organize Black Cabinet |
| 25.Indian New Deal | 1930s legislation that gave Indians greater control over their affairs and provided funding for schools and hospitals |
| 26.New Deal coalition | political force formed by diverse groups who united to support FDR and his New Deal |
| 27.welfare state | government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of the poor,elderly,sick, and unemployed |
| 28.The Wizard of Oz | one of the most memorable depression-era films which promised weary audiences that their dreams really would come true |
| 29.Frank Capra | Director who's characters were everyday people struggling with the hardships of the time; "Mr. Smith goes to Washington" |
| 30.War of the Worlds | a drama in 1938 directed by Orson Welles. It was so realistic that people aliens were actually invading |
| 31.Federal Art Project | division of the Works Progress Administration that hired unemployed artists to creat artworks for public buildings and sponsored art-education programs and exhibitions |
| 32.mural | a large picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling |
| 33.Dorothea Lange | an FSA photographer who created powerful images of impoverished farmers and migrant workers; "Migrant Mother" |
| 34.John Steinback | wrote The Grapes of Wrath about Dust Bowl migrants |
| 35.Lillian Hellman | New Orlean native who wrote several plays featuring strong roles for women; "The Children's Hour","The Little Fox", and "Watch on the Rhine" |
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