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16 Cards in this Set
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"alphabet soup"
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Referring to all the letter acts of the New Deal.
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"fear itself"
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Franklin D. Roosevelt stated about the Great Depression in 1933 during his inaugural address.
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New Deal
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His attempt to restore the nations economy by focusing on the different matters that caused the Great Depression.
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fireside chats
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His use of the radio to get through to the people during his first two terms.
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Brain Trust
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A group of the presidents advisors, that write his speeches and advise him along the way.
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Glass-Steagall Act
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A banking law of 1933 to further restore public confidence, it created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Hundred Days
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In the first hundred days of his administration he focused on four major problems - banking failures, agricultural overproduction, the business slump, and high unemployment.
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Francis Townsend
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in 1933 he proposed the Old Age Revolving Pension Plan which would give a monthly pension to citizens over the age of sixty.
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Huey Long
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Established the "Share Our Wealth Society." The Society advocated a tax of 100 percent to all income over 1 million and all inheritances over $5 million.
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Second New Deal
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Unlike the first one it focused more on social justice.
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court-packing scheme
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Roosevelt attempted to replace every member of justice over the age of seventy. Congress rejected.
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"Roosevelt Recession"
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From 1937-1938. Caused by a slash on the federal budget, cut the WPA's funding in half, and raised interest rates.
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Keynesian theory
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Gradually won greater acceptance as defense spending during WWII.
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General Motors strike
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On December 31, 1936, workers in Flint, Michigan, staged a sit-down strike, staying at their machines until management agreed to collective bargaining.
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Francis Perkins
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The first woman named to a cabinet post, served as secretary of labor throughout Roosevelt's presidency.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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She was an example the growing prominence of women in public life. She focused on helping the less fortunate.
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