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New Deal
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President Franklin Roosevelt's program of legislation to combat the Great Depression. The New Deal included measures aimed at relief, reform, and recovery. They achieved some relief and considerable reform but little recovery.
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bonus army
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In June 1932, a group of unemployed World War I veterans marched on Washington, D.C., to demand immediate payment of their war pensions. Congress rejected their demands, and President Hoover had them forcibly removed from their incampment.
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
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A New Deal effort at regional planning created by Congress in 1933, this agency built dams and power plants on the Tennessee River. Its programs for flood control, soil conservation, and reforestation helped raise the standard of living of millions in the Tennessee River Valley.
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National Recovery Administration (NRA)
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New Deal federal agency created in 1933 to promote economic recovery and revive industry during the Great Depression.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration(AAA)
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Created by Congress on 1933 as part of the New Deal, this agency attempted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies to take land out of production.
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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One of the most popular New Deal programs, the CCC was created by Congress to provide government jobs to young men between 18 and 25 in reforestation and other conservation projects.
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Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Congress created this New Deal agency in 1935 to provide work relief for the unemployed. Federal works projects included building roads, bridges, and schools, but the WPA also funded projects for artists, writers, and young people.
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Social Security Act
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This 1935 New Deal legislation established a system of old age, unemployment, and survivors' insurance funded by wage and payroll taxes. It did not include health insurance and did not originally cover many of the most needy groups and individuals.
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Wagmer Act
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Formally known as the National Labor Relations Act, this New Deal legislation enacted in 1935 created the National Labor Relations Board to supervise union elections and designate winning unions as official bargaining agents. The board could also issue cease-and-desist orders to employers who dealt unfairly with their workers.
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Court-packing scheme
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Concerned that the conservative Supreme Court might declare all his New Deal programs unconstitutional, President Roosevelt asked Congress to allow him to appoint additional justices to the Court. Both Congress and the public rejected this "Court-packing" scheme, and it was defeated.
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