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1. Franklin D. Roosevelt gov. of New York, became president in 1932, and married Eleanor Roosevelt (D)
2. Eleanor Roosevelt distant cousin and wife to FDR was deeply involved in public affiars .
3. New Deal FDR's campaign for the election in 1932. also his plan to help the u.s. out of the depression.
4. fireside chat where the president speaks over the radio to communicate with the public.
5. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured bank deposits up to 5,000 dollars. (one of FDR's proposals to help the economy)
6. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) gov. run agency were they built dams to generate power and to control floods.
7. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) provided jobs for 2 million men.
8. National Recovery Administration (NRA) developed codes of fair competition to govern whole industries.
9. Public Works Adminisration (PWA) built bridges, dams, power plants, and gov. buildings
10. Charles Coughlin at first supported FDR but after awhile said Roosevelt didn't do enough to get the U.S. out of the depression
11. Huey Long senator of louisiana, new deal critic, his solution to the depression was "Share Our Wealth" (high taxes on the wealthy)
12. Second New Deal addressed the elderly, the poor, and the unemployed. helped farmers, protected worker's rights and their projects.
13. Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped provide jobs (congress funded 5 billion dollars)
14. John Maynard Keynes british economist that said deficit spending was needed to end the depression
15. pump priming Keynes theory stated that putting people to work on public projects put money into the hands of consumers who would buy more goods.
16. Social Security Act established unemployment insurance for workers who lost their jobs.
17. Wagner Act gave the right for employees to join labor unions and gave workers the right to collective bargaing.
18. collective bargaining employees had to negotiate with unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions
19. Fair Labor Standars Act 1938 gave workers additional rights
20. Congress of Industial Organizations (CIO) the united mine workers and a few labor leaders established this.
21. sit-down strike was led by the UAW. said they wouldn't leave until a settlement was reached. lasted 44 days and won . (led the way for other union's success.)
22. court packing Roosevelt's new appontees were new deal supporters. (people accused Roosevelt of trying to strengthen his presidency)
23. Black Cabinet Roosevelt invited many African American leaders to adivise him. among them were Robert Weaver and William Hastie
24. Mary Mcleod Bethune was another member of the black cabinet . founder of the Bethune Cookman College.
25. Indian New Deal gave indians economic assistance and greater control over their own affairs.
26. New Deal coalition were southern whites, northern blue-collar workers, and citizens with immigrant roots, poor farmers, and blacks came together to form a strong political force.
27. welfare state a gov. that assumes all responsibilty for providing for the children, poor, elderly, sick, disabled, and unemployed.
28. The Wizard of Oz one of the most memorable depression-era movies.
29. Frank Capra was a director who focused on the strength of average americans
30. war of the worlds directed by Orson Welles; was a movie were people actually thought martians were invading.
31. Federal Art Project provided many job opportunities to artists.
32. murals huge dramatic paintings on public buildings across the nation
33. Dorothea Lange was a FSA photographer that created powerful images by photographing poor farmers and migrant workers
34. John Steinbeck author who wrote the Grapes of Wrath (was one of the most famoust novels in the 1930's)
35. Lillian Hellman was a playwriter who wrote strong roles for women. ex)The Children's Hour and The Little Foxes.
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