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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Agency established by Hoover to provide funds to banks and insurance companies
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wife of FDR; redefined the role of first lady and influenced social policy during the New Deal
Frances Perkins
Former progressive reformer and first woman cabinet member; led the committee that wrote the Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agency that employed millions of young men
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Keystone of early New Deal that provided relief funds to cities states
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Agency overseeing effort to help farmers by reducing production, raising prices
National Recovery Administration
Attempt to gain cooperation in recovery efforts among government, business, labor leaders
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ambitious plan of economic development; centered on damn building for poor Appalachian area
Harry Hopkins
A former administrator of New York State charitable organizations, emerged as one of the most powerful figures in New Deal
Works Progress Administration
Massive public works program during the Second New Deal; included programs to employ artists, writers, and actors
National Labor Relations Act
Measure that furthered industrial unionization
Social Security Act
Measure to establish old age pensions, unemployment benefits, care for widows and orphans
Farm Security Administration
Made low-interest loans to help tenant farmers and sharecroppers become more self-sufficient
Fair Labor Standards Act
Federal regulation setting a national minimum wage and a maximum work week
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Counterpart of AFL, but for unskilled industrial workers
Indian Reorganization Act
Effort during the New Deal to restore the sovereignty and viability of the Indian tribes
popular front
Coalition of liberal, communist elements against fascism