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Wagner Act

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most important piece of labor legislation enacted in U.S. history.

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social security act

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was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935,[2] and the current version of the Act, as amended,[3] encompasses several social welfare and social insurance programs.

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classical liberalism

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political ideology and a branch of liberalism which advocates civil liberties and political freedom with representative democracy under the rule of law and emphasizes economic freedom

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works progress administration (WPA)

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largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects,[1] including the construction of public buildings and roads

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1937 recession

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economic downturn that occurred during the Great Depression in the United States.

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keynesian economics

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the various theories about how in the short run, and especially during recessions, economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate demand

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eleanor roosevelt

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an American politician, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945

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the scottsboro boys

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were nine African-American teenagers accused in Alabama of raping two White American women on a train in 1931.

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indian reorganization act

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was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of Native Americans

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tennessee valley authority (TVA)

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federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer

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rural electrification administraion (REA)

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one of the New Deal agencies created under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The REA was created on May 11, 1935, with the primary goal of promoting rural electrification.