| A | B |
|---|
| FDR | democratic president who believed the government needed to act in the great depression because it was an emergency |
| Hundred Days | first three months of FDR's presidency in which lots of legislation was passed |
| moratorium | closing of banks during great depression |
| relief | monetary payments for the unemployed |
| recovery | programs to stimulate the economy |
| reform | programs and laws to change institutions to prevent another economic crisis |
| CCC | men worked on environmental projects |
| AAA | assistance to farmers to reduce numbers of livestock and crops produced |
| subsidy | financial assistance to those in need |
| TVA | program to generate electricity from a river |
| Truth in Securities Act | provides the option to sue companies that purposely deceive investors; to eliminate fraud in the stock market |
| Glass-Steagall Banking Act | prohibited banks from investing savings accounts in the stock market |
| FDIC | guarantees the safety of bank deposits so people would trust banks again |
| First New Deal | 15 bills introduced by FDR from March 9 to June 16 of 1933 |
| WPA | improved communities; lots of building projects: hospitals, parks, pools; beautification projects: paintings, sculptures |
| Social Security Act | provided for basic needs of citizens through benefits for elderly, orphans, and disabled citizens |
| Soil Conservation Act | subsidy for farmers to leave land unplanted |
| REA | allowed farmers to create coops to bring electricity to their rural areas |
| Second New Deal | programs passed in 1935 to assist the 10 million Americans who were still unemployed |
| NRA | agency which tried to regulate wages and working conditions while stabilizing the market |
