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1.Franklin D. Roosevelt: Accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for President.
2. Eleanor Roosevelt: Became deeply involved in public affairs.
3. New Deal: Programs and Legislation enacted by Franklin D Roosevelt During the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform.
4. Fireside Chat: Informal radio broadcast in which FDR explains 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 Tennessee River valley to control flooding and generate electric power.
7. CCC: New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on enviromental conservation projects.
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 Catholic Priest, supported the New Deal at first then accused FDR of not doing enough to fight the Depression.
11. Huey Long: Senator of Louisiana, expert performer who's solution to the depression was the Share our Wealth Program
12. Second New Deal: Legislative activity begun by FDR in 1935 to solve problems from the Great Depression.
13. WPA: key New Deal agency that provided work relief through various public works progress.
14.John Maynard Keynes: British Economist,argued that deficit spending was needed to end the depression.
15. Pump Priming: Economic theory that favored Pubic 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 poverty-stricken mothers and children, the blind, and the disabled.
17. Wagner Act: New Deal law that abolished unfair labor practices, recognized the right of employee to organize labor unions, and gave workers the right to collective bargaining.
18. Collective bargaining: 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 work week of 44 hours, and outlawed child labor.
20. CIO: Labor organizations founded in the 1930's that represented unskilled industrial workers.
21. Sit-down strike Labor protest in which workers stopped working and occupy the workplace until their demands are met.
22. Court packing: FDR plans 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 Franklin D Roosevelt.
24. Mary McLeod Bethune: Was another member if the black cabinet; and the founder of what came to be known as Bethune Cookman College.
25.Indian New Deal: 1930's 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt 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.
29.Frank Capra: director , and leader of this genre.
30.War of The Worlds: a make believe film that cause everyone to panic because they thought the world was really ending.
31.Federal Art Project: the federal art project offered a variety of job opportunities to artists.
32.mural: art that artist painted on buildings across the nation.
33.Dorothea Lange: was among the FSA photographers who created powerful images of improvised farmers and migrant workers.
34.John Steinbeck: novelist who wrote The Grapes of Wrath.
35.Lillian Hellman: a New Orleans native who wrote several plays featuring stron roles for women.
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