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chapter 15 Flashcards

1
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new deal

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new way of governing

policies focused on the three r

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three r’s

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relief
recovery
reform

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relief

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immediate action taken to halt the economies deterioration

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recovery

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pump priming

temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand

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5
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reform

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permanent programs to avoid another depression and insure citizens against economic disaster

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glass steak all act

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established Federal deposit insurance corporation

regulated banks

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federal securities act

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created securities and exchange commission
regulated stock market
made inside trading illegal

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agricultural adjustment act

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raised crop prices by paying farmers not to plant or destroy crops already planted or harvested

limited production

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civilian conservation corps

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put young men 18-25 to work
developed parks, planted trees, helped with soil erosion and flood control
jobs program
shows concern for government. 
3 million men
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10
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national industrial recovery act

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provided money to states to build schools and community buildings
fair practice for industry

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works progress administration

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put people to work as quickly as possible
built roads building and infrastructure
wrote music paint

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12
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deficit spending

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spending more money than the governing take on in one year

heavy borrowing

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13
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Huey long

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socialist
opposed new deal
didn’t go far enough to reform economy
share the wealth

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national youth administration

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helped students with employment
jobs education
counseling
recreation

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Dorothea Lange

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paid by FSA (farmers security administration)
took pictures or rural farmers
shot most famous picture

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16
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Wagner act

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supports unions and collective bargaining
40 hour work week
protected. rights of labor unions to organize

17
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parity

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price intended to keep farmers incomes steady by adjusting agricultural prices

18
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social security act

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three part act
old age pensions
unemployment insurance
aid to families with dependent kids

19
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Francis Perkins

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first female cabinet member

secretary of labor

20
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mary Bethune

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head of negros affairs in Roosevelt administration

ensured African Americans were hired under new deal programs

21
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new deal coalition

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alignment of diverse groups supporting Democratic Party

22
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court packing

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President Roosevelt suggested that he be able to a point one new justice for every justice over the age of 72. Upsets many people

23
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war of the worlds

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Radio broadcast by Orson Welles about Martians attacking and destroying the earth. Upset many people

24
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Grant Woods

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Paynes American Gothic that real life in America

25
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Tennessee Valley Authority

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created dams for hydroelectricity and flood control along the Tennessee River. Was a jobs program as well

26
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FDIC

federal deposit insurance corporation

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guarantee bank deposits to ensure Americans that their savings were safe. Stopped the run on banks

27
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father Coughlin

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Roman Catholic priest who turned against the new deal because it didn’t go far enough to change the economy

28
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Perkins

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secretary of labor who chaired committee for the Social Security act

29
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congress of industrial organizations

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Labor organization expelled from AFL

American federation of labor

30
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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Roosevelts cheif advisor and human right speaker

31
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goal of second new deal was to help these people

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farmers

32
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grapes of wrath

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written by Steinbeck

Life during the depression

33
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wright

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native son author

helped by federal writers project

34
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New deal loans helped prevent foreclosure is on these

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homes

35
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SEC

securities and exchange commission

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Monitor stock market

36
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Franklin Roosevelt

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two term governor of New York

new deal president during the Great Depression

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