Key terms, people, and events from Chapter 33 of the 13th edition of the American Pageant.
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| 8537039191 | New Deal | FDR's policy that focused on Relief, Recovery, and Reform in response to the New Deal | 0 | |
| 8537039192 | Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933 | Gave the president the power to regulate banking transactions and reopen solvent banks | 1 | |
| 8537039193 | "Fireside Chats" | FDR's radio addresses, gave assurances about safety of banks | 2 | |
| 8537039194 | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) | Guaranteed a person's savings in the event of a bank failure | 3 | |
| 8537039195 | Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) | Provided employment for 3 million men; jobs included firefighting, reforestation, flood control, etc. | 4 | |
| 8537039196 | Works Progress Administration | Spent $11 billion on public buildings, bridges, roads, etc. 9 million people were employed | 5 | |
| 8537039197 | National Recovery Act (NRA) | This act was created in 1933 as a helping hand for industry, labor, and the unemployed. It granted labor additional benefits and guaranteed the right to organize through representatives of their own choosing. It was a part of FDRs New Deal plan, but was later declared unconstitutional. It's symbol was the "Blue Eagle" and its slogan was "We Do Our Part" since it encouraged cooperation between businesses rather than competition. | 6 | |
| 8537039199 | Public Works Administration (PWA) | Built dams such as the Grand Coulee, helped create electrical power and irrigation for farmland | 7 | |
| 8537039200 | Twenty-First Amendment | Ended Prohibition and allowed the distribution of alcoholic beverages to commence once again | 8 | |
| 8537039201 | Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) | Paid farmers to not grow crops, later declared unconstitutional | 9 | |
| 8537039202 | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | Was the first government-owned corporation. It was started to create jobs and build dams to supply electricity to poor areas. | 10 | |
| 8537039203 | Social Security Act | This law created a federal insurance program based on the automatic collection of taxes from employees and employers throughout people's working careers. They would receive this money in a monthly pension when they reached the age of 65. The unemployed, disabled, and mothers with dependent children would also receive this money. | 11 | |
| 8537039204 | Court Packing Plan | FDR's plan to increase size of Supreme Court in order to favor his New Deal policies; he could appoint a new judge for every judge over 70 years of age | 12 | |
| 8537265117 | Twenty Amendment | Changed the calendar of Congressional sessions and the date of the presidential inauguration to January 20th. In short, it shortened the length of lame duck presidents. | 13 | |
| 8537312775 | Wagner Act/National Labor Relations Act | This act set up the National Labor Relations Board. It reasserted the right of labor to engage in self-organization and to bargain collectively. | 14 | |
| 8537319548 | Congress of Industrial Organizations | This labor union formed in the ranks of the AF of L. It consisted of unskilled workers. The AF of L got scared of their influence on workers and suspended all members of the CIO. In 1938 it broke with the AF of L. By 1940 it had 4 million members. | 15 | |
| 8537323353 | Liberty League | Consisted of the conservatives that opposed the New Deal introduced by FDR. Their common opinion was that FDR was pushing the United States too close to socialism. They saw the New Deal as being more apt to hurt United States economy than to help it. | 16 |
