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39 Cards in this Set
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RFC
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restruction finance corporation, loaned govt money to financial institutions to save them from bankruptcy
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hundred Days
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first 100 days of FDR's presidency was documented and started a trend for all presidents to come
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NRA
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National Recovery Administration, aimed at industrial and agricultural recovery
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AAA
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Agricultural advancement administration, allocate acreage among individual farmers, encouraging them to take land ut of production by paying them subsidies.
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Harry Hopkins
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brought in by roosevelt. distributed money to nearly one-sixth of the population. created CWA
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WPA
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works progress administration. gave relief money to unemployed in an effort to stimulate economy
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Townsend Plan
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proposed givong everyone oer the age of 60 a monthly pension of $200 with the stipulation that it must be spent within 30 days
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Social security Act
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provided for old-age pension financed equally by a tax on employers and workers, gave states federal matching funds to provide modest pensions for the destitute elderly. set up a system fo unemployment, provided for direct federal grants of states.
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Wagner act
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created national labor relations board to preside over lavor management relations and enabled unions to engage in colective bargaining wiht federal suppport. outlawed union-business tactics
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NLRB
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created by Wagner Act
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John L. Lewis
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head of united mine workers. used wagner act to extend collective bargaining to the nations auto and steel industries
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liberty league
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formed by a group of welthy industrialist to fight against the new deals "asult on property rights".
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CCC
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civilian conservation corps. enrolled young males from city families on relief and sent them to work on the nations public lands
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bonus army
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22,000 WWI veterans protested in washington about recieveing their extra pensions early due to hard times. Hoover refused and burnt down their tents
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PWA
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public workers administration. headed by harold Ickes.
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CWA
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civil works administration. enabled unskilled workers to work and make enough to survive the winter. shut down by FDR
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harold Ickes
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headed PWA. worried about quality of project, not human needs. failed to get many jobs
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UAW
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united automobile workers. developed effective strike techniqueand won recognition by GM, Ford, and Crysler
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FSA
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fair labor standards act. established a minimum waage of 40 cents an hour and maximum work week at 40 hours a week.
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hattie Carraway
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elected to senate for a full term in 1934
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Fair labor standards act
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established min. wage and 40hour work week. overtime=time and a half. excluded certain industries
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Charles Coughlin
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denounced the new deal. roman catholic priest. called it a "pagan deal"
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Huey long
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announced a nation wide "share the wealth" movement. wanted to take from the rich and equally distribute money
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Francis Townsend
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proposed townsend plan
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Alfred Landon
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republican presidential candidate of 1936. dissapointed his backers by refusing to campain for repeal certain New Deal reforms
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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saught to find the wrongs of the country and through her husband, rectafy them
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Charles Evens hughes
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chief justice of SC. he testified that the court was not behind schedule as the president claimed
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Fireside chats
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FDR explained, over radio, what has been done during his presidency. once a week
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TVA
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Tennessee valey authority. developed the builing of a series of dams over a 7state region
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Court packing
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re-picking SC officials
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REA
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rural electrification administration. helped bring electricity to the 90% of american farms that did not have it
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new deal
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a restoration and reformation of the US economy
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New deal colation
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farmer's immigrants and catholics
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Indian reorganization Act
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designed to stress trinal unity and autonomy.
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Great depression impact on politics
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b/c republicans failed to fix economic issues, dems. had a chance to sieze power. however, Dems. still coudnt rally both city and rural
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ND impact on minorities
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ND's efforts to help society were least effective on minorities
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CIO
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commitee of industrial organization. headed by John Lewis. saught to regain union strength
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Federal farm board
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loaned money to aide cooperatives and bought up surplus crops in the open market in a vain effort to raise farm prices
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Hoovervillles
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shanty towns built by homeless during the great depression
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