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03/14/2014

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Agricultural Adjustment Act
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An Act to relieve the existing national economic emergency by increasing agricultural purchasing power, to raise revenue for extraordinary expenses incurred by reason of such emergency
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American Liberty League
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The American Liberty League was an American political organization formed in 1934
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bank holiday
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bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries, other European countries such as Switzerland, and a colloquialism for a public holiday in Ireland
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binding arbitration
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It is a technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, where the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons
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broker state
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the government works out con flex between different interest groups
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Civil Works Administration
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It was a short-lived U.S. job creation program established by the New Deal during the Great Depression to rapidly create manual labor jobs for millions of unemployed workers.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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young unemployed men working with natural resources planting tree
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
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a federation of North American labor unions, organized largely by industry rather than craft. In 1955 it merged with the American Federation of Labor to form the AFL-CIO
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court packing
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It was a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S.
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deficit spending
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government spending, in excess of revenue, of funds raised by borrowing rather than from taxation.
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Dr. Francis Townsend
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Francis Everett Townsend was an American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal during the Great Depression
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Farm Credit Administration
Definition
Administration is an independent agency of the Executive Branch of the federal government of the United States.
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Father Coughlin
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He was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience, as possibly thirty million listeners tuned to his weekly broadcasts during the 1930s
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FDIC
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a body that underwrites most private bank deposits.
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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It was the new name given by the Roosevelt Administration to the Emergency Relief Administration (ERA) which President Herbert Hoover had created in 1932
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fireside chats
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one of a series of radio broadcasts made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the nation, beginning in 1933.
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Frances Perkins
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was the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, and the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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He was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war.
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Glass-Steagall Banking Act
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The term Glass–Steagall Act usually refers to four provisions of the U.S. Banking Act of 1933 that limited commercial bank securities activities and affiliations within commercial banks and securities firms.
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gold standard
Definition
the system by which the value of a currency was defined in terms of gold, for which the currency could be exchanged.
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Harry Hopkins
Definition
He was one of the architects of the New Deal, especially the relief programs of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which he directed and built into the largest employer in the country.
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Henry Morgenthau
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was a lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador, most famous as the American ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.
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Homeowners' Loan Corporation
Definition
was a government-sponsored corporation created as part of the New Deal
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Huey Long
Definition
The Kingfish, was an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935.
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Hundred days
Definition
The Hundred Days,[2] sometimes known as the Hundred Days of Napoleon or Napoleon's Hundred Days, marked the period between Emperor Napoleon of France's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 (a period of 111 days)
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John Maynard Keynes
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was a British economist whose ideas have fundamentally affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics
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mediate
Definition
intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation: Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war.
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National Industrial Recovery Act
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was a law passed by the United States Congress in 1933 to authorize the President to regulate industry in an attempt to raise prices after severe deflation and stimulate economic recovery.
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National Labor Relations Board
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is an independent agency of the United States government charged with conducting elections for labor union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practices.
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New Deal
Definition
the economic measures introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 to counteract the effects of the Great Depression. It involved a massive public works program, complemented by the large-scale granting of loans, and succeeded in reducing unemployment by between 7 and 10 million.
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polio
Definition
an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.
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Public Works Administration
Definition
part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933 in response to the Great Depression.
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Recovery
Definition
a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength
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safety net
Definition
a net placed to catch an acrobat or similar performer in case of a fall.
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SEC
Definition
Securities and Exchange Commission, a US governmental agency that monitors trading in securities and company takeovers.
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sit-down strike
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A sit-down strike is a form of civil disobedience in which an organized group of workers, usually employed at a factory or other centralized location, take possession of the workplace by "sitting down" at their stations,
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Social Security Act
Definition
was a social welfare legislative act which created the Social Security system in the United States.
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The Wagner Act
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is a book by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, originally published in 1888. Subtitled "A Musician's Problem", it has also been known as The Wagner Case in English
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Works Progress Administration
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Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects,[1] including the construction of public buildings and roads. In much smaller but more famous projects the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects.[1]
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