Chapter 23 - The New Deal

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New Deal

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- proposals and programs adopted by FDR in response to the Great Depression
- included social and economic programs and changes in gov't regulation

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"fireside chats"

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- when FDR went on the radio a spoke to the nation
- eased the nation

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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- FDIC
- insured all deposits up to and including $5,000

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- Civil Works Administration

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- public works programs
- gave the unemployed jobs building or improving roads, parks, airports, and other facilities
- tremendous morale booster to all its 4 million employees

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Civilian Conservation Corps

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- CCC
- put 2.5 unmarried male workers into forest, beach, and, park maintenance and restoration projects
- FDR's favorite program

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Hundred Days

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- First 100 days of FDR's presidency
- FDR pushed a number a bills through congress

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Indian Reorganization Act

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- ended sale of tribal lands
- restored ownership of unallocated lands to Native American groups

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National Industrial Recovery Act

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- sought to bolster industrial prices and thus help businesses and individuals
- allowed trade associations in many industries to draw up codes to regulate wages, working conditions, production, and even prices

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Federal Securities Act

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- required full disclosure of information about stock offered for sale

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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- regulate the stock market

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Federal Reserve Board

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- regulated the purchase of stock on margin

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Tennesee Valley Authority

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-helped farmers and created jobs in one of the countries least modernized regions (Tennessee)
- provided cheap electrical power, fllod control, and recreational opportunities to the entire Tennessee River Valley

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Francis Perkins

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- became Secretary of Labor
- one of almost 30 women who held key New Deal positions

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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- FDR's wife
- traveled widely for husband, campaigning for all the New Deal ideas
- held her own press conference

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Emergency Banking Act

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- authorized the gov't to inspect the financial stability of all banks

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Social Security Act

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- established a system that provided old-age pensions for workers
- survivors' benefits for victims of industrial accidents
- aid for independent moms and children, and the blind and the physically disabled

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Congress of Industrial Organizations

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- formerly known as the CIO
- organized the nation's unskilled workers
- sent organizers into trades

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Works Progress Administration

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- constructed or improved more than 20,000 playgrounds, airfields, schools, hospitals
- suported the creative work of many artists and writers
- provided work for more than 8 million citizens

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NAACP

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- an African-American organization

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Agricultural Adjustment Aministration

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- regulated farming