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Great Depression
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economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939
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Black Tuesday
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New York Stock Exchange crashed. This means that the prices for stock were too high, far higher than they were really worth.
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Dust Bowl
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a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian prairie lands from 1930- 1936
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Gross National Product
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The total monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a country during one year
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Herbert Hoover
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31st American president, serving from 1929-33. Hoover was a successful mining engineer and businessman in Australia and China
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Franklin D Roosevelt
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pulled americans out of the Great Depression and lead them to victory in World War II.
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20th Amendment
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describes the beginning and end of the period in office for elected officials.
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New Deal
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The principles of the progressive wing of the Democratic party, those advocated under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for economic recovery and social reforms
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Frances Perkins
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Frances Perkins was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet.
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Fireside Chats
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Informal address by a political leader over radio or television, as given by franklin d. roosevelt beginning in 1933
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FDIC
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Public Works Administration
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The U.S. federal agency that instituted and administered projects for the construction of public works
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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work for unemployed men about 3 million men were involved in the program before it ended in 1942
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Schechter v. U.S
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was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the non alegation doctrine
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Securities Exchange Commission
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a board, consisting of five members, charged with regulating the public offer and sale of securities
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Second New Deal
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an attempt to provide work rather than welfare.
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Works Progress Adminstration
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the former federal agency charged with instituting and administering public works in order to relieve national unemployment
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Wagner Act 1935
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protects the rights of most workers in the private sector to organize labor unions, to engage in collective bargaining, and to take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in support of their demands
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Social Security act 1935
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beginning of us being a dependent society instead of a self sufficient.
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Huey Long
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The kingfish was the govener of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and a United States Senator from 1932 to 1935.
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