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| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Elected President in 1932 |
| "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" | Quote from Franklin Roosevelt's inaugural address that gave Americans hope about economic recovery |
| fireside chats | Radio talks in which FDR explained his policies in a simple, friendly way. |
| Bank Holiday | Roosevelt closed all banks and only those which could prove that they could meet financial obligations could reopen. This was to restore Americans confidence in the banking system. |
| New Deal | Roosevelt's program to end the Depression |
| relief, reform, recovery | three pronged strategy of FDR's New Deal |
| Civilian Conservation Corps | Employed young men to plant trees, set up firebreaks and build dams to stop soil erosion |
| Federal Emergency Relief Administration | Congress set aside $5oo million to hand out direct relief to states,cities and towns |
| Harry Hopkins | Headed the FERA |
| Public Works Administration | Encouraged economic recovery buiding large scale engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, power plants and dams |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | Produced and sold cheap electrical power to the Tennessee Valley |
| Home Owners Loan Corporation | Bought up mortgages from banks and refinanced them in a way that allowed homeowners to meet their payments |
| Agricultural Adjustment Administration | Organization that kept farmers from losing their lands |
| National Recovery Adminstration | Helped businesses organize codes by setting prices and wages |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Guaranteed individual deposits in banks |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | Required that all firms that issued stock provided investors with accurate information about their finances |
