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Chapter 26: The New Deal

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325810105bank holidayFDR's administration closed the banks for 4 days starting March 6th while Congress considered banking reform legislation
325810106Emergency Banking Actprimarily protected larger banks from being dragged under by smaller ones and made the Treasury Department inspect banks before they could reopen; ended the immediate crisis
32581010721st Amendmentratified in 1933, it repealed prohibition
325810108Agricultural Adjustment Acthad a provision for reducing crop production to end surpluses, made producers of 7 commodities decide on production limits, and created the Agricultural Adjustment Administration
325810109The Radio PresidentFDR was called this because of his use of technology to connect with the people
325810110Fireside Chatsduring these, FDR connected with the American people and explained the reasoning behind his new programs
325810111National Industrial Recovery Actcreated the National Recovery Administration, which was led by Hugh S. Johnson, and established blanket codes regarding labor and minimum wage in an attempt to increase purchasing power and employment
325810112blue eaglea sign placed on products that showed the companies were conforming to NRA guidelines
325810113Public Works Administrationestablished to administer the NIRA's spending programs
325810114Harry Hopkinssupervised the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Civil Works Administration, and the Works Progress Administration
325810115Schechter Decisiontwo brothers from Brooklyn said that the NRA codes were illegal because the federal government can't regulate intrastate commerce
325810116Tennessee Valley Authoritymost celebrated accomplishment of the New Deal, it built dams to provide electricity to rural areas
325810117Glass-Steagall ActJune 1933, gave the government authority to curb irresponsible bank speculation
325810118Truth In Securities Actrequired corporations issuing new securities to provide information about them to the public to protect investors
325810119Federal Emergency Relief Administrationprovided cash to states to prop up bankrupt relief agencies
325810120Keynesian economicsthe economic principles that the government must spend to fix the economy
325810121Pump Primingstimulating the economy through government spending
325810122Civilian Conservation Corpsdesigned to provide employment to millions of young men who could find no work in cities; it created camps in national parks where the men planted trees and built reservoirs
325810123Federal Housing Administrationinsured mortgages for new construction and home repairs
325810124Second New Dealin this set of programs, FDR was now willing to openly attack corporate interests
325810125American Liberty Leaguea group of wealthy opponents led by the DuPont family formed this to oppose the New Deal, and was mainly supported by northern industrialists
325810126Popular FrontPolitical group active in aiding the leftist forces in the Spanish Civil War; Ernest Hemingway and other prominent American intellectuals and writers joined the group
325810127Dr. Francis TownsendCalifornia physician who led more than 5 million people with his plan to give retired 60+ year olds pensions
325810129Father Charles Coughlinthe radio priest; he wanted a reform of the monetary system and he created the National Union of Social Justice
325810130Senator Huey Longadvocated a program of wealth redistribution called the share-our-wealth plan, and formed the share-our-wealth society
325810131Alf M. LandonRepublican nominee for the 1936 presidential election
325810132Holding Company Actattacked utility company monopolies, but its effects were limited by lobbyists
325810133"soak the rich" schemenew tax reforms that raised taxes to the highest ever in peacetime history
325810134National Labor Relations Actaka the Wagner Act, it restored rights to labor unions that had been taken away after 7(a) was repealed, and it provided enforcement
325810136Industrial unionismthe idea that unions should be arranged based on industry, not on skill
325810137John L. Lewisleader of the United Mine Workers who formed the Congress of Industrial Organizations
325810138Congress of Industrial Organizationsformed by John L. Lewis, it was more receptive to women and blacks than the AFL, and it was more militant
325810139sit-down strikea new type of strike where workers would sit at their place and refuse to work or to leave
325810140Memorial Day Massacre1937, a legal march of striking workers from Republic Steel was shot at
325810141Social Security Actprovided pensions for the elderly for most jobs, unemployment insurance, federal aid to dependent children
325810142insurance not welfarethe goal of Social Security
325810143Works Progress Administrationemployed 2.1 million on renovations of public buildings, airports, roads, and bridges
325810144Federal Writers' Projectgave unemployed writers jobs
325810145National Youth Administrationprovided work and scholarships to high school and college students
325810146National Referendumwhen FDR won the 1936 election in a landslide, he took it as this
325810147Union Partynominated North Dakota Congressman WIlliam Lemke for the 1936 election
325810148Party RealignmentFDR was responsible for this after winning in a landslide
325810149Coalitionthe Democrats formed this after FDR's administration
325810150court-packing planFDR wanted to add up to 6 new justices to the Supreme Court in an effort to gain support for his programs
325810152Temporary National Economic Committeecreated to look at reforming antitrust laws
325810153Fair Labor Standards Actestablished national minimum wage, 40 hour work week, and limits on child labor
325810154broker statenew interest groups were elevated and strengthened so they could compete more effectively in the national marketplace with the federal government acting as a mediator
325810155Marian Andersonblack singer who was refused permission to sing at Washington's only concert hall, so Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the organization that refused her
325810156black cabinetinformal advisors to FDR, including Robert Weaver, William Hastie, and Mary McLoed Bethune
325810158John CollierCommissioner of Indian Affairs who wanted to give Indians the right to live in traditional ways
325810159cultural relativismbelief that cultures should be judged by their own standards
325810160Indian Reorganization Actrestored the rights to tribes to collectively own land
325810161Francis PerkinsFDR appoints her to be secretary of labor; the first female cabinet holder; inspected factories after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
325810162Hattie Carawaybecame the first woman elected to a full term as senator in 1934
325810163Special Protection for Womena controversial topic among feminists
325810164Grand Coulee Damthe largest public works project in history up to that point, located on the Columbia River
325810165Relief Recovery and Reformthe three Rs
32581016620th amendmentthe lame duck amendment, made the new inauguration date 1/20
325811468the Butler CaseSupreme Court case in which the court struck down crucial AAA legislation
325836062Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Actdid basically the same thing as AAA but it was allowed because it was based on environmental terms
325836063Rural Electrification Administrationworked to bring electric power to thousands of workers through utility cooperatives
325836064section 7(a)promised workers the right to unionize but contained no enforcement mechanisms
325836065boondogglingdoing work that is wasteful, work for the sake of work
325836066pin-money workermarried woman working to earn extra cash for the household

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