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21 Cards in this Set
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Great Depression
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World Wide economic depression, Started 1929 and lasted till early 1940's
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Black Tuesday
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day the New York Stock Exchange crashed
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Dust Bowl
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time of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American lands. It was caused by severe drought
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Gross National Product
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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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31st President of the United States. Promoted economic modernization
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Franklin D Roosevelt
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32nd President of the United States & a central figure in world events
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2oth Amendment
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to reduce time between election and service of elected officials
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New Deal
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series of economic programs implemented in the United States
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Frances Perkins
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U.S. Secretary of Labor and the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet
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Fireside Chats
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30 evening radio speeches given by U.S. President FDR
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FDIC
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independent agency created by the U.S. Congress to maintain stability and public confidence
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Public Works Administration
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was part of the New Deal in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes
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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
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Schechter v. U.S
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Case tested the legality of the methods FDR wanted to use to combat the devastating effects of the depression.
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Securities Exchange Commission
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Second New Deal
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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 Agencies. Employed millions to carry out public works
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Wagner Act 1935
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legalized right to strike, and barred employers for firing worker for their union activities.
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Social Security Act 1935
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Act included unemployment insurance, aid to states for welfare and health programs.
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Huey Long
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40th Governor of Louisiana. Noted for his radical populist policies
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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. Established the United Steel Workers of America
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