Ch. 25 The New Deal

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New Deal

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Program by FDR made up of 15 measures to fight the depression.

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Bank holiday

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Where on March 6, 1932, FDR issued a proclamation closing every bank in the nation for a few days to stop massive withdrawals.

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Insured each bank deposit up to $5,000.

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Frances Perkins

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Veteran reformer who was appointed as sec. of labor.

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Harry L. Hopkins

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Former relief supervisor in New York who headed the Federal Emergency Relief Admin.

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Civilian Conservation Corps

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Established to provide relief to unemployed young men between the ages of 18 and 25.

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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Regulated companies that sell stocks and bonds.

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John Maynard Keynes

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A noted British economist who argued that for a nation to fully recover from a depression, the govt. had to spend money to encourage investment and consumption.

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National Industrial Recovery Act

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Passed to stimulate industrial and business activity and reduce unemployment.

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Agricultural Adjustment Administration

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Paid farmers to reduce their output of corn, cotton, dairy, hogs, rice, tobacco, wheat, and other commodities.

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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Transformed the economic and social life of the region, as it built a number of new dams.

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Robert C. Weaver

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Adviser of the Department of the Interior on racial matters who held a Ph.D in economics from Harvard.

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Marian Anderson

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World famous African American singer.

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John Collier

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Social worker who observed the poor living conditions in American Indian communities.

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Francis E. Townsend

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Liberal reformer who opposed the New Deal.

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Charles E. Coughlin

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A radio priest from Michigan who urged the govt. to nationalize all banks and return to the silver standard.

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Huey Long

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A colorful but corrupt US senator from Louisiana who wanted to "take out the rich and give to the poor."

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Share-Our-Wealth

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Plan proposed by Long that would empower the govt. to seize wealth from the rich through taxes and then provide a guaranteed income and a home to every family.

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Works Progress Admin

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Created by Pres. Roosevelt, was designed to help Americans find work.

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National Youth Admin

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A "junior WPA" for young people between the ages of 16 and 25, it provided them with part-time jobs.

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Mary McLeod Bethune

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A member of the Black Cabinet who was appointed by Eleanor Roosevelt as director of the Division of Negro Affairs in the NYA.

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Social Security Act

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Contained three major provisions: It provided unemployment insurance to workers who lost their jobs; Provided pensions to retired workers older than 65; Provided payments to people with disabilities, elderly, and wives of male workers who had died.

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Wagner-Connery Act

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Guaranteed labor's right to organize unions and to bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions.

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Congress of Industrial Organizations

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Tried to unite workers in various industries.

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Sit-down strike

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Where on December 31st, 1936, workers occupied automobile plants instead of leaving them.

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Dust Bowl

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Extremely sever drought that hit the midwest and brought dangerously huge black clouds of dust swarming around.

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Roy E. Stryker

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Head of the FSA historical section who assembled a team of renowned photographers.

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Walker Evans

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Photographer who depicted life of sharecroppers in rural Alabama.

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Gordon Parks

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African American photographer who later became a filmmaker.

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Margaret Bourke-White

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International photojournalist.

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Dorthea Lange

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The best known FSA photographer.

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Migrant Mother

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The photographic "masterpiece" of the Great Depression.

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Federal Project Number One

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Program that sought to encourage pride in American culture by providing work to artists in the fields of the arts.

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John Steinbeck

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Produced a gripping picture of the depression with the Grapes of Wrath.

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The Grapes of Wrath

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Story that follows the fortunes of a poor family as they travel from the Dust Bowl region to California.

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Zora Neale Hurston

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Wrote, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," about the fortunes of a poor family as they travel from the Dust Bowl region to California.

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Richard Wright

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Offered a grim picture of black urban life in "Native Son."

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Gone With the Wind

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Best selling novel of the decade, written by Margaret Mitchell about the old south and civil war reconstruction.

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Frank Capra

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Director who celebrated simple values and criticized the wealthy and politicians in his films.

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Aaron Copland

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Composer who used folk songs and folktales as the basis for his most popular compositions.

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Thomas A. Dorsey

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African American composer that wrote songs such as "Precious Lord, Take My Hand."

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Mahalia Jackson

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Popular gospel singer.

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Benny Goodman

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Conductor who helped popularize swing with his integrated band.

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Jacob Lawrence

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Harlem artist who portrayed the daily lives of African American heroes.

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Georgia O'Keeffe

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New Mexican artist who painted haunting images of the southwestern desert landscape.

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Regionalists

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A group of midwestern artists who stressed local folk themes and customs.

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American Gothic

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The most famous of the regionalist paintings by Grant Wood.

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Anna "Grandma" Moses

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Elderly painter who became a well known folk artist.