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Ch 15 A New Deal Fights the Depression

McDougal Littell

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt32nd president
New DealFranklin Roosevelt's programs to end the Depression
Glass-Steagall ActLaw that created insurance for bank deposits
Federal Securities Actlaw to regulate stock information
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)Programs to help farmers
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)Program to employ young men in work projects
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)Programs to help industry
deficit spendingSpending more than the government receives in revenue
Huey LongPolitical leader from Louisiana who criticized the New Deal
Eleanor RooseveltFirst lady, social reformer, political adviser
Works Progress Administration (WPA)New Deal jobs program
National Youth AdministrationProgram to provide aid and jobs to to young people
Wagner ActLaw to protect workers' rights
Social Security ActProgram that provided aid to people with disabilities and pensions for retired workers
Frances PerkinsSecretary of Labor
Mary McLeod BethuneHead of the Office of Minority Affairs in the NYA
John CollierCommissioner on Indian Affairs
New Deal coalitionVoters from different groups that supported the Democratic party because of the New Deal
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)Labor Union
Gone With the WindPopular movie
Orson WellesActor, director, and filmmaker
Grant WoodArtist--American Gothic
The Grapes of WrathNovel by John Steinbeck
Federal Deposit Insurance Corportation (FDIC)Insurance for savings
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Agency to regulate stock markets
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)Agency to regulate business
parityAn equal or fair amount
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)Regional work project of lasting value


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Big Spring High School
Big Spring, TX

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