Chapter 13 Vocab
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1.New Deal | programs and legislation enacted by Roosevelt during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform
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2.Fireside Chat | informal radio broadcast in which FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans
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3.FDIC | government aganecy that insures bank deposits guaranteeing that the depositors money will be safe
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4.NRA | New Deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulating production, prices, and wages
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5.TVA | government agency that built dams and the Tennessee River Valley to control flooding and generate electric power
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6.CCC | New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects including reforstation and flood control
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7.PWA | New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing public buildings
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8.Second New Deal | legislative activity begun by Roosevelt in 1935 to solve problems created by the Great Depression
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9.WPA | key New Deal agency that provided work relief through various public works projects
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10.Pump Priming | economic theory that favored public works projects because they put money into hands of consumers that would buy more goods,stimulating the economy
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11.Social Security Act | 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 disabled
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12.Wagner Act | New Deal law that abolished unfair labor practices, recognized right of employees to organize labor unions, and gave workers the right to collective bargaining
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13.Collective Bargaining | employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions
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14.Fair Labor Standards Act | 1938 law that set minimum wage, maximum work week of 44 hours, and outlaw child labor
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15.CIO | labor organization founded in 1930s that represented unskilled industrial workers
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16.Sit-Down Strikes | labor protests where workers stopped working and occupied the workplace until their demands were met
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17.Court Packing | FDR plan to add up 6 new justices to the 9 member supreme court after the court ruled that some New Deal legislation was unconstitutional
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18.Black Cabinet | group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisors to Roosevelt
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19.Indian New Deal | 1930s legislation that gave indians control over their affairs and provided funding for schools and hospitals
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20.New Deal Coalition | political force formed by divorced groups who united to support Roosevelt and his New Deal
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21.Welfare State | government that assumes responsilbilty for providing welfare for the poor, elderly, and the sick
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22.The Wizard Of Oz | one of the most memorable depression-era films
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23.War Of the Worlds | a show that made Americans believe that Martians were invading
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24.Federal Art Project | division of the WPA that hired unemployed artists to create artworks for public buildings and sponsor art education programs and exhibitions
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25.Mural | a large picture painted on a wall or ceiling
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