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Ch 23
The New Deal
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History
11th Grade
11/07/2011

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Term
New Deal
Definition
term used to describe President Franklin Roosevelt's relief, recovery and reform programs designed to combat the Great Depression
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hundred days
Definition
period at the start of President Franklin Roosevelt's presidency in 1933, when many New Deal programs were passed by Congress
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Definition
federal project to provide inexpensive electric power, flood control, and recreational opportunities to the Tennessee River valley
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Second New Deal
Definition
period of legislative activity launched by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935
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Wagner Act
Definition
a law passed in 1935 that aided unions by legalizing collective bargaining and closed shops, and by establishing the National Labor Relations Board
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Social Security system
Definition
system established by the 1935 Social Security Act to provide financial security, in the form of regular payments, to people who cannot support themselves
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demagogue
Definition
a leader who manipulates people with half-truths, deceptive promises, and scare tactics
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nationalization
Definition
government takeover and ownership of banks, and the redistribution of their wealth
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national debt
Definition
total amount of money that the federal government  borrows and has to pay back
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sit-down strike
Definition
labor protest in which laborers stop working but refuse to leave the workplace
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Public Works Program
Definition
Government-funded projects to build public facilities
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Definition
Established by Congress in 1933, this program put more than 2.5 million young men to work restoring and maintaining forests, beaches and parks
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
Definition
Established in 1933 to raise farm prices through government financial assistance
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Closed Shop
Definition
A workplace open only to union members
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American Liberty League
Definition
An organization founded in 1934 in opposition to the New Deal
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Demagogue
Definition
A leader who manipulates people with half-truths, deceptive promises, and scare tactics
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Nationalization
Definition
Government takeover and ownership of banks, and the redistribution of their wealth
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Deficit Spending
Definition
Paying out more money from the annual federal budget than the government receives in revenues
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Recession
Definition
A period of slow business activity
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National Debt
Definition
The total amount of money that the federal government borrows and has to pay back
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Revenue
Definition
Income
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Coalition
Definition
An alliance of groups with similiar goals
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Sit-Down Strike
Definition
A labor protest in which laborers stop working, but refuse to leave the workplace
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