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51 Cards in this Set
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Alfred E. Smith
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Democrat In 1928 election. Lost to Hoover
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Herbert Hoover
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Republican elected pres. in 1928
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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democrat won 1932 election against Hoover
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Huey Long
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Senator of Louisiana. Challenged Roosevelt’s the “New Deal” wanted to be pres. proposed “share our wealth”
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Frances Perkins
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Americas 1st female cabinet member
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Mary McLeod Bethune
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an educator who promoted opertunies for young African Americans
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John Collier
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appointed commissioners of Indian Affairs by Pres.Roosevelt. Helped create Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
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Orson Welles
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“the war of the worlds” radio broadcast
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Grant Wood
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painter of the “American gothic “
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Richard Wright
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African American author of the “Native Son” yng man tryin2 survive in racist world
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Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
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a law enacted in 1930 that est the highest protective tariff in US history worsening depression in US&abroad.
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Federal Home Loan Bank Act
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a law enacted in 1931 tht lowered home mortgage rates and allowed farmers to refinace their loans & avoid foreclosure
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Glass-Steagall Act
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– the 1933 law that est the Federal deposit insurance corpuration to protect individuals bank accounts
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Federal Securities Act
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a law enacted in 1933 that required corps2provide complete accurate info on all stockofferings
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
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a law enacted in 1933 to raise crop prices by paying farmers to leave a certain amnt of their land unplanted thus lowering production
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National Industrial Recovery Act
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a law enacted in 1933 to est codes of fair practice for industries and to promote industrial growth
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Wagner Act
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also known as National Labor Relation Act, enacted in 1935 to protect workers rights after the supreme court declared the national industrial recovery act unconstitional
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Social Security Act
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a law enacted in 1935 to provide aid to retirees the unemployed people with disabilities and families with dependent children
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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an agency established in 1932 to provide emergency financing to bank, life-insurance companies, railroad, and other large businesses
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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an agency established as part of the new deal that put young unemployed men to work building roads, developing parks
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Works Progress Administration
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an agency established as part of the second new deal that provided the unemployed with jobs in construction garment making tecaching the arts and other fields
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National Youth Administration
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an agency that provided young Americans with aid ad employment during the great depression
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
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a labor organization composed of industrial unions founded in 1938 it merged with AFL in 1955
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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an agency created in 1933 to insure individuals bank accounts protecting people against loses due to bank failures
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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an agency created in 1934 that monitors the stock market and enforces laws regulating the sale of stocks and bonds
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National Labor Relations Board
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an agency created in 1935 to prevent unfair labor practices and to mediate disputes between works and management
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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a federal corporation established in 1933 to construct dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley region to generate electricity as well as to prevent floods
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New Deal Coalition
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– an alliance of diverse groups including southern whites, African Americans, and unionized workers who supported the policies of the Democratic Part in the 30’s and 40’s
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Price supports
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the maintenace of a price at a certain level through government invention
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Credit
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an arrangement in which a buyer pays later for a purchase often on an installment plan with interest charges
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Dow Jones Industrial Average
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a measure based on the prices of the stocks of 30 large companie, widely used as a barometer of the stock markets health
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Speculation
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an involvement in risky business transactions in an effort to make a quick or large profit
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Buying on margin
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the purchasing of stocks by paying only a small percentage of the price and borrowing the rest
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Black Tuesday
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a name given to October 29, 1929, when stock prices fell sharply
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Great Depression
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a period, lasting from 1929 to 1940 in which the US economy was in severe decline and millions of Americans were unemployed
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Shantytowns
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a neighborhood in which people live in make shift shacks
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Soup Kitchens/Breadlines
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a place where free or low cost food is served to the needy
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Dust Bowl
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the region, including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico that was made worthless for farming by drought and dust storms during the 1930’s
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Direct Relief
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the giving of money of food by the government directly to needy people
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Boulder Dam
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a dam on the Colorado River now called Hoover Dam that was built during the great depression as part of a public works program intended to stimulate business and provide jobs
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Shantytowns
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a neighborhood in which people live in make shift shacks
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Soup Kitchens/Breadlines
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a place where free or low cost food is served to the needy
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Dust Bowl
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the region, including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico that was made worthless for farming by drought and dust storms during the 1930’s
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Direct Relief
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the giving of money of food by the government directly to needy people
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Boulder Dam
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a dam on the Colorado River now called Hoover Dam that was built during the great depression as part of a public works program intended to stimulate business and provide jobs
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Bonus Army
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a group of WWI veterans and their families who marched on DC in 1932 to demand the immediate payment of a bonus they had been promised for military service
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New Deal
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President Roosevelts program to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression focusing on relif for the needy economic recovery and financial reform
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Deficit Spending
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a governments spending of more money than it receives in revienue
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Gone with the wind
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a 1939 movie dealing with the life of a southern plantation owners during the most popular films of all time helps organize a “Black Cabinent”
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The Grapes of Wrath
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a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1939 that deals with a family of Oklahomans who leave the dust bowl for CA
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Parity
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a gov supported level for the prices of agricultural products intended to keep farmers incomes steady
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