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History Final Exam

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NLRB/ national labor relations board
inforced legality of union activities
Second New Deal
series of laws that are more aggresive, included more social welfare programs, strict controls on big buisness, greater support of labor unions and higher taxes for rich
boondoggle
unnecissary projects that government sponsered to create jobs
American Liberty League
group of rich conservative republicans who said the New Deal was unconstitutional and close to communism
FDIC/ federal deposit insurance corporation
guaranteed people wouldn't loose savings if bank failed
Kingfish
what Huey Long has himself referred to as
sit-down strike
new form of striking where workers remained in the plant but not working
NIRA/ national industrial recovery act
new deal laws aimed at inproving economy by raising industrial prices, eventually declared unconstitutional by the supremem court
Wagner Act
"NLBA", introduced by Robert Wagner, leagilized union activities, collective bargaining, anti-union activities became illegal
Charles Coughlin
catholic priest who used his weekly radio programs to become more political and attack the new deal, socialist, very much like Hitler
REA/ rural electrification administration
built powerplants, utility polls, homes needed to be wired, employed lots of people
harry hopkins
director of FERA, advisor & friend to president, directed distribution of funds to state and local relief agencies
PWA/ public works administration
provided large scale projects like bridges, hydro-facilities
Alfred E smith
leader of American Liberty League
John L Lewis
long-time labor leader who organized and led the first important unskilled workers labor union, called in to represent union during sit-down strike
demagogues
politicians who told half-truths and made empty promises to win people over
CIO/ congress of Industrial organizations
first nation-wide labor union for unskilled workers
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place where the most important strike of the 30s took place
CWA/civil works administration
makes jobs for small scale temporary projects, eventually employed 4 million +
HOLC/ home owners loan corporation
tried to prevent losing homes and farms by refinancing homes for lower payments and interest rates
FERA/ federal emergency relief association
give the money to state and local agencies to distribute out, direct relief
black cabinet
group of black Americans that informally advised FDA in issues faced by African Americans in the depression
Mary McCleod Bethune
advisor to FDR who gathered a group of blacks, advised prez on issues involving black youth, worked to organize black leaders in favor of New Deal
SSA/ social security administration
provided old-age pensions, disability payments, unemployment benifits
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francis townsend
created a plan to pay the elderly of America $200 a month, except they had to spend all of it every month
FHA/ federal housing administration
aimed to stabalize housing market by helping people finance new homes, created improved housing conditions
SEC/ securities and exchange commision
restored faith in the stock market
NYA/ national youth administration
worked to employ youth ages 17-25, helped them to get a high school education and some sense of fun
TVA/ tenesse valley authority
created thousands of jobs while bringing electricity and a modern strandard of living to one of the most poverished areas of the country
Alf Landon
Kansas governor who ran as republican against FDR and lost by a landslide
AAA/ agricultural adjustment administration
raised farm prices by reducing surplus, paid farmers to not grow as much as they could
court paking scheme
when roosevelt plans to appoint 6 more people to the court
Huey Long
state politician in Louisiana, governor who begins acting like a dictator, becomes both governor and senator, has a "share the wealth" plan
CCC/ civilian conservation corps
put millions of young men to work on environmental projects
NRA/ national recovery administration
wanted to balance economy by regulating buisness and labor practices, sign was blue eagles
WPA/ works progress administration
founded creative works of artists and writers, theaters projects and sculptures

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