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13 Cards in this Set
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Term used to describe President FDR's relief, recovery, and reform programs designed to combat the Great Depression
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New Deal
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Period at the start of FDR's presidency in 1933, when many New Deal programs were passed by Congress
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hundred days
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government-funded projects to build public facilities
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public works program
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Established by Congress in 1933, put more than 2.5 million young men to work restoring and maintaining forests, beaches, and parks
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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Established in 1933 to raise farm prices through government financial assistance
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Federal project to provide inexpensive electric power, flood control, and recreational opportunities to the Tennessee River valley
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Tennesse Valley Authority (TVA)
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Period of legislative activity launched by FDR in 1935 in response to his not doing enough for the "ordinary man"
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Second New Deal
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Law passed in 1935 to aid unions by legalizing collective bargaining and closed shops; established the National Labor Relations Board
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Wagner Act
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Workplace open only to union members
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closed shop
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System established by 1935 Social Security Act to provide financial security, in the form of regular payments, to people who can't support themselves.
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Social Security System
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Why did FDR begin the New Deal by closing the nation's banks?
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It gave the banks time to think about their future.It was also the beginning of a federal inspection of all banks. These actions helped Americans believe that banks could be trusted again.
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How did the National Industrial Recovery Act aim to help businesses?
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By raising industrial prices. Also by creating industry wide codes to regulate industrial procedures, which helped balance the economy.
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What did the 1936 election reveal about voters attitudes toward the New Deal?
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Americans were so happy with the New deal that they voted to keep FDR in office.
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