Depression

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Fireside Chats

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series of thirty speeches given by President between 1933 and 1944.

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FDIC

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Federal Deposit Insurance Coproration

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Public Works Administration

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part of the New Deal, or 100 hundred days plan agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes during President Roosevelt's time in office

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Civilian Conservation Corps

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work relief program in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men, ages 17–25, between 1933-42.

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Scheter vs. US

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decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the nondelegation doctrine and as an invalid use of Congress' power under the commerce clause.

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Securities Exchange Commission

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federal agency[2] which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States

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Second New Deal

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commentators at the time[1] and historians ever since to characterize the second stage of the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Works Progress Administration

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largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects

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Wagner Act 1935

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It established the National Labor Relations Board and addressed relations between unions and employers in the private sector.

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Social Security Act 1935

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assist in the maintenance of the financial well-being of eligible persons, was enacted in 1935 as part of President franklin d. roosevelt's New Deal.

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Huey Long

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nicknamed The Kingfish, served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928–1932 and as a U.S. Senator from 1932 to 1935

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John L. Lewis

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American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) from 1920 to 1960.

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great depression and new deal

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As the Great Depression ended the prosperity of the 1920s, the Pacific
Northwest suffered economic catastrophe like the rest of the country.
Businesses and banks failed and by 1933 only about half as many people
were working as had been in 1926. The population in the Pacific
Northwest continued to grow but more slowly, as many left the Dust Bowl
states of the Midwest and Plains.

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great depression

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was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and
other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted
until about 1939.

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black tuesday

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stock market crashed on Tuesday October 29, 1929 and is now referred
to as Black Tuesday. That was the begining of the great depression
which lasted from 1929 to 1939. The depression had devastating effects
on loss of jobs, homes, savings, property, death due to starvation and
lack of medical care. Black Tuesday is also used in some companies who
chose that day of the week to conduct downsizing.

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dust bowl

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Dirty Thirties was a period of severe dust storms
causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and
Canadian prairie lands from 1930 to 1936 (in some areas until 1940).

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gross national product

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a measure of all the goods and services
produced in a country PLUS the income of its citizens. Income of
citizens not living in the country is also included.

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herbert Hoover

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known for being the 31st President of the United
States. He was in office from 1929-1933. He unfortunately had to deal
with the Great Depression which many believe prevented his reelection.

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franklin roosevelt

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managed to pull Americans out of the
Great Depression and lead them to victory in World War II. His support
of an active federal government shaped American politics through the
remainder of the 20th century. FDR was a Democrat, and his package of
federally-supported public works and social programs was known
collectively as the New Deal.

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20th amendment

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describes
the beginning and end of the period in office for elected officials.

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new deal

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The principles of the progressive wing of the Democratic party, esp.
those advocated under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
for economic recovery and social reforms

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frances perkins

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U.S. Secretary of labor from the years of 1933
to 1945. She is also the first woman appointed to the United States
Cabinet.