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36 Cards in this Set
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hundred days
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economy was about to collapse and roosevelt took over and out in place TVA,NRA,AAA. aimed at recovery in agriculture and industry.
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NRA
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national recovery administration.economic planning to establish codes to control production, prices, labor relations,and trade practices among buisnesses. unconstitutional sc 1935.
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AAA
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agricultural adjustment administration. attempt to regulate agricultural production through subsides.
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WPA
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work progress administration. work relief program funded projects from construction to acting. fdr got rid of it during ww2.
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CCC
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civilian conservation corps. young men from city families on relief were put on projects.
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PWA
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public works administration. gave 5 billion for emergency relief. under hopkins, reduced unempoyment and promoted private investment.
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CWA
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civil works administration. emergency relief program to put people to work during the winter ended when winter ended. hopkins in charge.
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FSA
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farm security administration. granted loans to farmers and tenents for rehabilitation and purchase of small farms.
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TVA
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tennesee valley authority. attempt to regional planning. to build dams in 7 states to control floods, ease navagation, and produce electricity.
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REA
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rurual electrification administration. made electricity available to most eased cultural gap.
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CIO
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commitee on industruial organization. lewis. used wagner act to extend collective bargaining to auto and steel industries.
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john lewis
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head of united mine workers. took leading rolde in forming CIO.
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court packing scheme
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roosevelt said court was off schedual because of age of justices. get rid of everyone over 70 up to 6.
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bonus army
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under hoover. when veterans came to white house asking for military pensions early and he denied them.
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UAW
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united automobile workers. union of auto workers who developed and effective strike technique. violent.
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wagner act
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outlawed company unions and unfair labor practice in order to ensure collective bargaining for unions. created NLRB.
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NLRB
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national labor relations board. to watch labor management relations and enable unions to engage in collective bargaining.
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social security act
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guarenteed retirement programs for enrolled workers over 65, set federal-state system of unemployment, insurance, and care for dependent mothers, children, and handicapped.
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fireside chats
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FRD told public what he did with banks through national radio.
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new deal
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reform and restore american economic system not dramatically change. temporary to meet specific economic problems.
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fair labor standards act
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established a min wage, and max workweek.
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federal farm board
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hoover. loaned money to aid conservatives and bought up surplus crops in open marlet in hope that it would raise prices.
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harry hopkins
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roosevelt used to direct releif program. former social worker. CCC, PWA, CWA, and WPA.
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new deal coalition
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south, west, industrial states, farmers, workers, protestants, catholics, immigrants, and native born.
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townsend plan
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proposed giving evryone over 60 a monthly pension of 200 with a rule it must be spent in 30 days.
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huey long
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turned against fdr, political threat to president. killed by assasin.
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charles coughlin
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roman catholic priest. colled of monentary inflation and nationalization of banking system in sermons.
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francis townsend
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assist elderly. against fdr. townsend plan.
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indian reorganization act
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measures to stress tribal unity and autonomy instead of attempting to assimulate them.
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eleanor roosevelt
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set an example and encouraged women. traveled and observed wrongs and told president about them.
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charles evans hughes
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cheif justice. pointed out court was on scheduale.
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liberty league
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group of wealthy industrialists to assult new deals assult on property rights.
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harold ickes
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headed PWA. seceratary of interior. intent on quality of projects rather that human needs and failed to get people work.
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hattie caraway
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put in senate by roosevelt.
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alf landon
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govenor of kansas. ran as republican canidate in 1936 election. dissapointed voters by refusing to campain for the repeal of new deal reforms.
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RFC
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authorized by hoover to distribute 500 million to states to help industries and families in need.
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