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13 Cards in this Set
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FDIC
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-This would insure bank deposits
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SEC
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Securities and exchange commission- Regulated the stock market
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CCC
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civilian conservation corps-Regulated the stock market
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PWA
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public works administration-Government funded projects to build public facilities
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FHA
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Federal Housing Administration- Created to improve housing standards an conditions, to insure mortgages, and to stabilize the mortgage market
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TVA
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Tennessee Valley Authority-Federal project to provide inexpensive electric power, flood control, and recreational opportunities to the Tennessee River Valley
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GNP
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Gross National Product- Total annual value of goods and services a country produces
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JACL
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Japanese American Citizens League. - Organization of Japanese Americans working to promote the rights of Asian Americans
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization- 1949 alliance of nations that agreed to band together in the event of war to support and protect each nation involved
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NAACP
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - worked hard in the courts to challenge segregation laws throughout the country. Was in interracial organization
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SCLC
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Southern Christian Lutheran Commitee- Civil rights organization which advocated the practice of nonviolent protests. Shifted the focus of the movement to the South
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SNCC
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A new, student organization conceived by the SCLC took a different approach
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MFDP
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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party- sent delegates to the Democratic national convention(opposed Freedom Summer)
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