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15 Cards in this Set
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
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helped farmers prevent foreclosure and persuaded them not to use all of their land for growing crops
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Black Tuesday
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October 29, 1929, when stock prices fell sharply
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Bonus Army
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a group of WWI veterans and families who marched Washington demanding their bonus payment
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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established a minimum hourly wage and maximum number of hours in the work week, as well as minimum age laws
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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an agency created in 1933 to insure individuals' bank accounts
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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helped states provide aid for unemployed people
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Glass-Steagall Banking Act
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the 1933 law that established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to protect individuals' bank accounts
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Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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a law, enacted in 1930, that established the highest protective tariff in US history
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Huey Long
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senator against Roosevelt, proposed social program Share-Our-Wealth
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National Labor Relations Act
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defined unfair labor practices and established the NLRB to settle disputes between employers and employees
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price supports
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the maintenance of a certain price at a certain level through government intervention
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Social Security Act
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provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities
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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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Tennessee Valley Authority
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developed the resources of the Tennesse Valley by renovating dams, providing jobs, flood control, hydroelectric power
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Works Progress Administration
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part of the Second New Deal that provided jobs in construction, garment making, teaching, the arts, and other fields
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