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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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