People of The NEW DEAL | Programs of The NEW DEAL | Vocab terms to know | SECOND NEW DEAL | More programs of the NEW DEAL |
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Who is FDR?
This is the 32nd president of the United States, who introduced the New Deal to America...
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What is the WPA?
This became the largest public work in 1936, that paid 11 billion dollars for construction...
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What is gold standard?
This is a monetary standard in which, ounce of gold equals a set number of dollars...
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What is the Recession of 1937?
An economic upturn in 1937, after the Great Depression in the early 1930s...
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WHat is the PWA?
This gave thousands of people jobs on construction in order to help relieve the economy...
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Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
The wife of Franklin Roosevelt, she was also a political activist...
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What is the SSA?
This protected older people (65 years or older) and gave them a "temporary" monthly retirement benefit...
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What is bank holiday?
This is the closing of banks during the Great Depression to avoid bank runs...
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What is the Fair Labor Standards?
A program that abolished child labor and limited the number of hours in a workweek to 44, as well as set minimum wage...
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WHat is the CWA?
This gave millions of people jobs on public projects, in order to boost the economy...
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Who is Huey Long?
The governor of Louisiana, who championed the poor as well as, improved schools, colleges, and hospitals, and built roads and bridges...
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What is the AAA?
This paid farmers to lower prices on their products, as well as persuaded them not to grow certain items...
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What are fireside chats?
A radio broadcast made by FDR to American people to explain his initiatives...
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What is binding arbitration?
A neutral party who hears argument from 2 or more opposing sides and make a decision that they must accept...
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WHat is the FERA?
This granted funds to agencies to help unemployed young men...
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Who is Father Charles Coughlin?
A Catholic priest who was also the host of a popular radio show..
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What is the FDIC?
This increased America's confidence in the banking system...
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What are sit-down strikes?
Sitting down as work, and refusing to leave the establishment in order to gain better pay and working conditions...
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What is court packing?
The change of the political power balance in a nation's judicial system so they will rule in favor of his or her policies...
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What is the SEC?
This agency was created to regulate the stock market and exchange...
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Who is Alfred London?
Republican governor of Kansas who tried to convince voters change was needed...
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What is the NRA?
This developed codes and regulations for industries...
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What is Keynesianism?
A theory belonging to the leaders of the WPA and PWA that says the government should spend heavily in a recession to jumpstart the economy...
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What is deficit spending?
A government practice of spending borrowed money rather that rising taxes, usually in an attempt to boost the economy...
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WHat is the CCC?
They gave 2 million jobs to young men ages 18-25...
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