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10 Cards in this Set
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New Deal
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs for helping the U.S. economy during the Great Depression.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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New Deal agency created in 1933 to insure bank savings deposits.
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Frances Perkins
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Veteran reformer who was brought in to direct Roosevelt's programs.
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Harry L. Hopkins
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Former relief supervisor.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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Congress established to provide relief for many unemployed young men between the ages of 18 and 25.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Federal agency that regulate companies that sell stocks and bonds.
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National Industrial Recovery Act
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Federal law designed to encourage economic growth by suspending antitrust laws and eliminating unfair competition between employers; declared unconstitutional in 1935.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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New Deal program established in 1933; built dams and power stations to provide hydroelectric power and flood control to the Tennessee River valley.
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John Maynard Keynes
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A noted British economist.
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Bank Holiday
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Closing every bank in the nation for a few days. Designed to stop massive withdrawals.
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