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48 Cards in this Set
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New deal
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congress approved all 15 measures that made up the heart of this
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bank holiday
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was desighned to stop massive withdrawls
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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in june 1933
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Frances Perkins
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secretary of labor
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Harry L. Hopkins
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a former relief supervisor in New York
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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in 1933
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Securities and Exchange Commision
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federal securities act created this
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John Maynard Keynes
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a noted british economist
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National Industrial Recovery Act
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to stimulate industrial and business activity and reduce enemployment
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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created by an act
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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which was created in may 1933
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Robert C. Weaver
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who held a Ph.D in economics from Harvard
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Marian Anderson
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a world-famous african american
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John Collier
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a social worker in the 20's
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Francis E. Townsend
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of california
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Charles E. Coughlin
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a radio priest from Michigan, urged the government to nationalize all banks and return to the silver standard
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Huey Long
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a colorful but corrupt U.S.
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Share--Our--Wealth
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in 1934 long proposed a new kind of relief program
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Works Progress Administration
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in 1935
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National Youth Administration
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a "junior WPA"
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Mary McLeod Bethune
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a member of the black cabinet
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Social Security Act
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which Congress passed in August 1935
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Wagner-Connery Act
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national labor relations
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Congress of industrial Organizations
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lewis and several other labor leaders organized this
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sit-down strike
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frustration led to this
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Dust Bowl
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as the affected region came to be called
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Roy E. Stryker
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head of the FSA historical section
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Walker Evans
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who depicted life among sharecroppers
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Gordon Parks
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who later became a film maker
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Margaret Bourke-White
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best known of the FSA photographers
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Dorothea Lange
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best known of the FSA photographers
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Migrant Mother
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is considered a masterpeice
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Federal Project Number One
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set asiad $300 million
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John Steinbeck
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produced a gripping picture of the depression
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The Grapes of Wrath
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a gripping picture of the depression
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Zora Neale Hurston
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wrote Their Eyes Were Watching GOd
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Richard Wright
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offered a grim picture of black urban life
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Gone With the Wind
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a sweeping story of the old south
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Frank Capra
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celebrated simple values and criticized the wealthy and poloticians
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Aaron Copland
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used these as the basis for his most popular compositions
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Thomas A. Dorsey
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wrote songs such as "Precious Lord, Take My Hand."
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Mahalia Jackson
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were poplular gospel singers
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Benny Goodman
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helped popularize swing with his integrated band
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Jacob Lawrence
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portrayed the daily lives
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Georgia O'Keeffe
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painted haunting images
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Regionalists
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Stressed local folk themes
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American Gothic
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woods most famous
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Anna "Grandma" Moses
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became will known during this period
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