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| Emergency Banking Relief Act | Required the government to inspect the banks and issue licenses if they were sound |
| Securities Act | Required companies that sold stocks and bonds to provide complete and truthful information to investors |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Provided government insurance for bank deposits |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | Government agency that regulated the stock market to prevent fraud |
| Home Owners Loan Corporation | Restructured mortgages with longer terms and lower rates |
| Farm Credit Administration | Helped farmers avoid foreclosure by restructuring their mortgages |
| Agricultural Adjustment Act | Raised food prices by subsidizing farmers and managing what was grown |
| National Industrial Recovery Act | Suspended anti-trust laws and created industry codes of fair competition |
| Civilian Conservation Corps | Offered young men the opportunity to work under the direction of the Forestry Service |
| Federal Emergency Relief Administration | Gave money to state and local agencies to fund relief programs |
| Public Works Administration | Created jobs by funding massive public works programs |
| Civil Works Administration | Created jobs by hiring workers for public works programs |
| Hundred Days | Time period when Roosevelt sent many bills to Congress |
| Glass-Steagall Banking Act | Stopped commercial banks from investing depositors money in the stock market |
| New Deal | Name for Roosevelt's policies to end the Depression |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt | President who promised a "New Deal" for America |
| fireside chats | Roosevelt's radio "talks"with the American people |
| bank holiday | When the government shut down the banks so they wouldn't close |
| Codes of Fair Competition | Voluntary rules for industries established by the owners, workers and government |
