U.S. History 10/25
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| Great Depression | A period lasting from
1929-1940 in which the U.S.
economy was in severe decline and
millions of Americans were
unemployed.
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| Dust Bowl | The region, including Texas, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, that
was made worthless for farming by drought
and dust storms during the 1930’s.
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| John Steinbeck | Writer during the Great Depression who wrote The Grapes of Wrath. Depicted the plight of the poor tenant farmers
who lost everything during the dust
bowl
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| New Deal | President Franklin Roosevelt's program to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression, focusing on relief for the needy, economic recovery and financial reform
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| Franklin Roosevelt | Elected President in1932 who
introduced a New Deal program to get
the economy moving again.
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| Fireside Chats | President Roosevelt used the radio to
speak directly to the American people.
He explained his policies in simple
conversational terms.
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| Eleanor Roosevelt | A political activist, who served as the
eyes and ears to her husband,
President Roosevelt.
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| Social Security Act | A law in 1935 to provide aid to retirees, the
unemployed, people with disabilities and
families with dependent children
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| Glass-Steagall Banking Act | This law in 1933 established the
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation(FDIC) to protect individual
bank accounts.
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| Court Packing | Roosevelt adapted a plan to appoint six
supreme court justices giving him control
over the court. His scheme was condemn
by the public and rejected by Congress.
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| Federal Home Loan Bank Act | A law in 1931 that lowered home
mortgage rates and allowed farmers to
refinance their loans and avoid
foreclosure.
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| Federal Securities Act | A law in 1933 that required
corporations to provide complete
accurate information on all stock
offerings.
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| Deficit Spending | A government’s spending of more
money than it receives in revenue
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| Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) | A law in 1933 to raise crop prices by paying
farmers to leave a certain amount of their
land unplanted, thus lowering production
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| Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) | An agency established as part of the New
Deal, that put young unemployed men to
work building roads, developing parks,
planting trees and helping in erosion-control
and flood control projects.
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| Securities and Exchange Commission | An agency created in 1934 that
monitors the stock market and enforces
laws regulating the sale of stocks and
bonds.
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| Works Progress Administration | A agency established as apart of the Second
New Deal, that provided the unemployed
with jobs in construction, garment making,
teaching, the arts and other fields.
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| Wagner Act (NLRB) | A law– also known as the National
Labor Relations Act in 1935 to protect
workers’ rights after the Supreme Court
declared the National Industrial
Recovery Act unconstitutional
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| Frances Perkins | First female member of the US Cabinet
when she was appointed Secretary of
Labor. She played a key role in the
passage of a number of labor laws.
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| National Recovery Act | A Law in 1933 to established codes of
fair practices for industries and to
promote industrial growth. (NIRA
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| Direct Relief | The giving of money or food by the
government directly to needy people.
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| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | A federal corporation established in
1933 to construct dams and power
plants in the Tennessee Valley region
to generate electricity as well as to
prevent floods.
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| Welfare State | Government that assumes
responsibility for providing the welfare
of the poor, sick, elderly, and
unemployed
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| Mexican Repatriation Act | Law that forced people of Mexican
descent to return to Mexico, which in
many cases was carried out without
due process
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| National Industrial Recovery Act |
A law enacted in 1933 to establish
codes of fair practice for industries
and to promote industrial growth
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