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Great Depression and New Deal
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New Deal- a series of economic prgrams implemented in the United Statesd between 1933 and 1936, passed by US congress, program was in response to the Great Depression which began in with the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929
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Great Depression
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this market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, low farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement.
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Balck Tuesday
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the Wall Street Crash of 1929, an American stock market crash
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Dust Bowl
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a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to the American and Canadian prarie lands from 1930 to 1936.
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Gross National Product
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the market value of all products and services produced in one year by labor and property supplied by the residents of a country
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Herbert Hoover
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professional mining engineer and author
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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defeated republican Herbert Hoover at the depths of the Great Depression , his combination of optimism and activism contributed to reviving the national spirit.
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20th Amendment
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Abe Lincoln and FDR had to wait four months to deal with the secession of Southern States and the Great Depression
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New Deal
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series of economic programs implemented in the US between 1933 and 1936
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Frances Perkins
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the first woman appointed to the US cabinet, her and Harold Ickes were the only original members of the Roosevelt cabinet who remained in offices for his entire presidency
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Fireside Chats
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a series of thirty even radio speeches given by President FDR 1933-1944
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FDIC
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a US govt corporation created by Glass Steagall Act of 1933, provided deposit insurance which guarantees the safety of deposits in member banks
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Public Works Administration
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part of the new deal, created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression, concentrated on the concentration of large scale public works such as dams and bridges, providing emplyment, stabilizing purchasing power and conributing to the revival of the American industry
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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public relief program for the unemployed, unmarried men, ages 17-25, provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal state and local govt
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Schechter v. US
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decision by the Supreme Court that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry
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Securities Exchange Commission
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enforce federal security laws under FDR's New Deal
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Second New Deal
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three major goals, improve use of national resources, security against old age, unemployment and illness as well as a national welfare program
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Works Progress Administration
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was the 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, fed children and redistributed food, clothing, and housing
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Wagner Act 1935
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limits the means with which employers may react to workers in the private sector who create labor unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in support of their demands
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Social Security Act 1935
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refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program social insurance program that is funded through dedicated payroll taxes called Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)
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Huey Long
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Long created the Share Our Wealth program in 1934 with the motto "Every Man a King", proposing new wealth redistribution measures in the form of a net asset tax on corporations and individuals to curb the poverty and hopelessness endemic nationwide during the Great Depression
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John L. Lewis
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in 1932 as the Great Depression bore brutally on the mining camps, he officially backed Hoover but quietly supported Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt
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