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| 109026406 | New Deal | FDR's program that included relief, recovery and reform measures to fight the Depression. | |
| 109026407 | 20th Amendment | It moved the Presidential inauguration from March to January. | |
| 109026408 | 21st Amendment | It repealed the 18th Amendment and repealed prohibition of alcohol. | |
| 109026409 | 22nd Amendment | It limited a President's terms to two 4 year terms. | |
| 109026411 | 100 Days | It lasted from March to June of 1933, and Congress passed law after law related to the New Deal. | |
| 109026413 | Emergency Banking Act | The law that authorized the govt. to inspect all banks & reopen the healthy ones. | |
| 109026415 | FDIC | It is a govt. run insurance for bank accounts in case of bank failures. Accounts today are insured up to $250,000. | |
| 109026416 | SEC | A New Deal agency that regulates the Stock Market and prevents insider trading. | |
| 109026417 | FERA | With H. Hopkins in charge, it gave $ to local and state relief agencies. | |
| 109026418 | CCC | It employed 2.5 million young single men in rural public works / conservation jobs. | |
| 109026419 | NRA | It's symbol was the Blue Eagle. Member businesses were strictly regulated by the government. | |
| 109026420 | PWA | With H. Ickes in charge this administration created public works jobs for older workers. | |
| 109026421 | HOLC | New Deal Corporation that refinanced over 1 million home mortgages. | |
| 109026422 | FHA | New Deal agency that is still with us today. It insures mortgages for first time home buyers. | |
| 109026423 | AAA | It was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Favored price supports and at time paid farmers to leave land idle. | |
| 109026424 | TVA | This project built 28 dams in a depressed region bringing cheap hydro electric power that supported new industry. | |
| 109026425 | WPA | The largest New Deal Agency employing 8 million people over 8 years. Also funded the arts. | |
| 109026426 | FSA | It loaned over $1 billion to farmers. | |
| 109026427 | REA | It brought electric power to rural areas. Availability increased from 10 to 25% in just four years. | |
| 109026428 | NLRB | A board that enforces the Wagner Act and supports labor unions. | |
| 109026429 | Social Security Act (SSA) | Law that created a govt. run pension system for retired Americans. | |
| 109026430 | Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) | Law that created the first Federally Mandated Minimum Wage. .25/hour. | |
| 109026431 | Harry Hopkins | FDR's best friend and advisor, head of the "Brain Trust." | |
| 109026432 | John Collier | FDR's commissioner of Indian Affairs. Used New Deal $ for schools and irrigation projects. | |
| 109026433 | Harold Ickes | FDR's Secretary of the Interior. | |
| 109026434 | Francis Perkins | 1st woman on a Presidents cabinet, Secretary of Labor. | |
| 109026435 | Mary M. Bethune | African American woman that served as advisor to FDR. Headed the National Youth Administration. | |
| 109026436 | Al Landon | Republican candidate for President that lost the 1936 election to FDR. | |
| 109026437 | Upton Sinclair | New Deal critic. Ran for Governor of California but lost. His plan was called EPIC. "The Jungle." | |
| 109026438 | Father Coughlin | New Deal critic. Had a radio audience of 10 million & wanted to nationalize banks. Racist & Anti Semitic. | |
| 109026439 | Huey Long | New Deal critic. Governor of Louisiana known as the "Kingfish." Wanted to "Share Our Wealth" as President. Was assassinated. | |
| 109026440 | John L. Lewis | Labor leader that formed the CIO as an unskilled labor union. | |
| 109026442 | John Steinbeck | 1930's American author that wrote "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men." | |
| 109026443 | George Burns | Great radio comedian of the 30's. Went on to have a long career in movies and TV. Glasses & Cigar. | |
| 109026444 | 2nd New Deal | 2nd 100 Days. More spending and greater social welfare. | |
| 109026445 | Brain Trust | Group of professors and intellectuals that advised FDR. | |
| 109026446 | Black Cabinet | Nickname given to unofficial African American advisor to FDR. | |
| 109026447 | Court Packing Bill | FDR's measure to add 6 Justices to the Supreme Court for a total of 15 Justices. | |
| 109026448 | House Un American Activities Committee (HUAC) | Congressional committee that investigated the Federal Theater Project for Communist influence. | |
| 109026449 | Sit Down Strike | Very effective labor tool because it shut down the means of production. | |
| 109026451 | National Debt | A growing problem because of massive government spending. Still a problem today! | |
| 109026452 | Essay | What are the three R's of the New Deal? Explain each and give examples of each. |
