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...
100
What is the WPA?
This became the largest public work in 1936, that paid 11 billion dollars for construction...
100
What is gold standard?
This is a monetary standard in which, ounce of gold equals a set number of dollars...
100
What is the Recession of 1937?
An economic upturn in 1937, after the Great Depression in the early 1930s...
100
WHat is the PWA?
This gave thousands of people jobs on construction in order to help relieve the economy...
200
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
The wife of Franklin Roosevelt, she was also a political activist...
200
What is the SSA?
This protected older people (65 years or older) and gave them a "temporary" monthly retirement benefit...
200
What is bank holiday?
This is the closing of banks during the Great Depression to avoid bank runs...
200
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...
200
WHat is the CWA?
This gave millions of people jobs on public projects, in order to boost the economy...
300
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...
300
What is the AAA?
This paid farmers to lower prices on their products, as well as persuaded them not to grow certain items...
300
What are fireside chats?
A radio broadcast made by FDR to American people to explain his initiatives...
300
What is binding arbitration?
A neutral party who hears argument from 2 or more opposing sides and make a decision that they must accept...
300
WHat is the FERA?
This granted funds to agencies to help unemployed young men...
400
Who is Father Charles Coughlin?
A Catholic priest who was also the host of a popular radio show..
400
What is the FDIC?
This increased America's confidence in the banking system...
400
What are sit-down strikes?
Sitting down as work, and refusing to leave the establishment in order to gain better pay and working conditions...
400
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...
400
What is the SEC?
This agency was created to regulate the stock market and exchange...
500
Who is Alfred London?
Republican governor of Kansas who tried to convince voters change was needed...
500
What is the NRA?
This developed codes and regulations for industries...
500
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...
500
WHat is the CCC?
They gave 2 million jobs to young men ages 18-25...






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