Chapter 26 History Definitions

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RFC

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1932, loaned government money to financial institutions to save them from bankruptcy

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Hundred Days

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measure of president's progress in early parts of term, started with Roosevelt

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NRA

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National Recovery Administration, created to deal with problems with cooperation of government, corporations, and labor

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AAA

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Agricultural Adjustment Administration, May 1933, made to allocate acreage among individual farmers, encouraged them to take land out of production

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Henry Hopkins

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former social worker, headed RFC's relief program

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WPA

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Works Progress Administration, put unemployed on federal payroll to meet their basic needs and stimulate economy

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Townsend Plan

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plan to give those over age 60 monthly pension of $200 to be spent within 30 days

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Social Security Act

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1935, established old-age pensions, unemployment compensation, and direct federal grants to states

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Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)

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outlawed company unions and other unfair labor practices

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NLRB

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National Labor Relations Board, conducts election for labor union representation and investigates unfair labor practices

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John L Lewis

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labor leader, helped FDR get elected in 1936 and played key part in founding CIO

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Liberty League

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political organization of Democrats that opposed the New Deal

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CCC

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Civilian Conservation Corps, work relief program, provided labor jobs to unemployed that helped preserved natural resources

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Bonus Army

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veterans of WWI who marched on Washington demanding payments from service in the war

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PWA

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Public Works Administration, focused on construction of dams and bridges to provide employment

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CWA

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Civil Works Administration, created millions of jobs involving improvement or construction of buildings and bridges

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Harold Ickes

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Secretary of State under Roosevelt for 13 years, responsible for implementing much of New Deal legislation

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UAW

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United Auto Workers, formed 1935, organized the auto industry after the AFL basically refused to

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Hattie Carraway

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first female elected to senate in the US

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FSA

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Farm Security Administration, used to combat Depression in rural areas, collectivized farming and faced much opposition

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Federal Farm Board

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stabilized farm prices, held surpluses of grain and cotton in storage, and promoted sale of crops

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Fair Labor Standards Act

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established a minimum wage, "time and a half" pay for overtime work, and prohibited child labor in dangerous conditions

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“Hooverville’s”

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name given to towns established by the homeless during the Great Depression

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Charles Coughlin

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became part of the opposition to Roosevelt, denounced him and the New Deal over the radio

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Huey Long

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"Share Our Wealth" program, advocated public work, education, and old-age pensions

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Francis Townsend

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physician, known for the proposition of the Townsend Plan

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Alf Landon

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FDR's opponent in 1936 election, defeated in a landslide

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Eleanor Roosevelt (impact on New Deal)

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encouraged women in US, traveled around country to uncover wrongs and make her husband aware of them

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Charles Evans Hughes

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leader of opposition to the New Deal

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Fireside Chats

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series of radio broadcasted speeches by FDR that urged citizens to support banks, the New Deal, and later on, WWII

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TVA

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Tennessee Valley Authority, government owned corporation, created to improve Tennessee Valley area through employment, constructed dam, provided electricity

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Court Packing

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plan by FDR to have one new judge appointed for each one over 70 in the Supreme Court, done in response to some New Deal programs being ruled unconstitutional

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REA

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Rural Electrification Administration, created to electrify rural areas in the United States

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New Deal

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series of economic legislation by FDR in response to the Great Depression

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New Deal Coalition

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group of interests groups and voting blocs in support of the New Deal that voted Democratic candidates

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Indian Reorganization Act

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extended some rights to Native Americans and gave millions of acres back to Native American tribes

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CIO

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Committee for Industrial Organization, headed by John L. Lewis, supported FDR and New Deal Coalition