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Chapter 24
The Great Depression and the New Deal
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History
12th Grade
11/14/2011

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Hoovervilles
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a camp on the outskirts of a city during the Great Depression of the 1930s to house the poor and homeless
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Reconstruction Finance Cooperation
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created by Hoover during the Great Depression to provide loans to businesses and banks
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The Bonus Army
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17,000 veterans will march to Washington D.C. asking for their bonus. Hoover sends Douglas MacArthur to break up protests and two veterans are killed
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the First New Deal
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Roosevelt creates massive spending to put people back to work. (unemployment and old age benefits)
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Fireside Chats
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radio messages to get Roosevelt's message across.
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Emergency Banking Relief Act
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gives the president more power to control banks
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21st Amendment
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ends prohibition
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(FDIC)Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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insures the money in the bank
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
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will give 300 million dollars in grants to cities and states
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Civil works Administration (CWA)
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put 4 million people to work on state and federal projects like roads, schools, and airports
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AAA
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created to control production of commodities
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National Industrial Recovery Act
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set prices for industries
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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work relief with the preservation of natural resources
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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set up to build and run power plants along the Tennessee River
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Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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first attempt to deal with massive unemployment.
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Social Security Act
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old age and survivor benefits. 1% tax on employers and employees
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Resettlement Administration (RA)
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buy land for farmers to farm
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Electrification Administration (REA)
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bring electricity to rural areas
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Labor Relations Act
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gives the federal government the capacity to mediate strikes
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The Committee of industrial Organization (CIO)
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new huge successful union. Sit down strikes will be their most effective method
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John Steinbeck
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wrote books that deal with the times and question the American Ideal. The Grapes of Wrath and tortilla flat
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William Faulkner
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writes more optimistically about the times. sound and Fury and As I Lay Dying
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Margot Mitchell
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writes Gone with the Wind
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