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| the 31st President of the United States. Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. |
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| They involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The programs were in response to theGreat Depression, and focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform |
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| closed every bank in the country. They would remain closed until Department of the Treasury officials could inspect each institution's ledgers. Banks in viable financial condition would be primed with Treasury money and permitted to do business again. Those found in marginal condition were kept closed until they could be restored to a sound footing. |
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| Securities and exchange commission |
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Regulate stock market and prevent abuse |
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| Federal deposit insurance corporation |
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| a United States government corporation operating as an independent agency created by the Glass–Steagall Act of 1933. designed to promote public confidence in banks and to provide insurance coverage for bank deposits up to $100,000. |
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| civilian conservation corps |
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| American public voted President Herbert Hoover out of office, they were searching for an end to the economic chaos and unemployment that had gripped the nation for two years. They turned to a man promising a better life than the one they had known since the beginning of the Great Depression — Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
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| works progress administration |
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| was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. |
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| 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928–1932 and as a U.S. Senator. A Democrat, he was noted for his radical populist policies |
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President Roosevelt issued a proposal in February 1937 to provide retirement at full pay for all members of the court over 70. If a justice refused to retire, an "assistant" with full voting rights was to be appointed, thus ensuring Roosevelt a liberal majority. Most Republicans and many Democrats in Congress opposed the so-called "court-packing" plan. |
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| The first to utilize the power of the airways to promote a political and social agenda. |
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| this new policy would create new economic opportunities in the form of reciprocal trade agreements and reassert the influence of the United States in Latin America |
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| The political tone, laced with high expectations and anticipation, is set for a newly elected U.S. president to put forth his or her legislative agenda within a time frame known as the "first one hundred days" - an artificial target initiated by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his first administration |
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| the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) and 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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