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Chapter 13

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1. New Deal   programs and legislation enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform  
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2. fireside chat   informal radio broadcasts in which FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans  
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3. FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)   government agency that ensures bank deposits, guaranteeing that depositors money will be safe  
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4. TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)   government agency that built dams in the Tennessee River Valley to control flooding and generate electric power  
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5. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp)   New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects, including reforestation and flood control  
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6. NRA (National Recovery Admission)   New Deal agency that promotes economic recovery by regulating production, price, and wages  
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7. PWA (Public Works Administration)   New Deal agency that provided work relief through various public buildings  
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8. Second New Deal   legislative activity begun by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to solve problems created by the Great Depression  
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9. WPA (Works Progress Administration)   key New Deal agency that provided work relief through various works projects  
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10. pump priming   economic theory that favored public works projects because they put money into the hands of consumers who would but more goods,stimulating the economy  
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11. Social Security Act   1935 law that set up a pension system for retires, 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  
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12. 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 bargaining  
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13. collective bargaining   process in which 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 a minimum wage, a maximum workweek of 44 hours, and outlawed child labor  
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15. CIO (Congress of Industrial Organization)   labor organization founded in the 1930s that represented unskilled industrial workers  
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16. sit-down strikes   labor protest in which workers stop working and occupy the workplace until their demands are met  
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17. court packing   FDR plan to add up to 6 new justices to the nine-member Supreme Court after the Court had 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt  
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19. Indian New Deal   1930s legislation that gave Indians greater control over their affairs and provided funding for schools and hospitals  
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20. New Deal Coalition   political force formed by diverse groups who united to support Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal  
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21. welfare state   government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare  
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22. The Wizard of Oz   one of the most memorable depression-era films  
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23. Wars of World   1938 drama-millions of Americans listened in  
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24. 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 exhibitors  
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25. mural   a large picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling  
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