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Term

Emergency Banking Relief Act

 

March 9, 1933

 

First New Deal

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Definition

Everyone doesn't Build a Rant on America



FDR Shut down all banks for 4 days in order to let citizens gain confidence in them 

Term

Bank Holiday

 First New Deal 

March 6, 1933

 

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Definition

America takes a Break from banking to create sense of Hope

 

FDR closes American Banks for four days to allow Congress to create banking reform legislation.

Term

Civilian Conservation Corps

 

March 22, 1933

 

First New Deal 

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Definition

Collaborationg Conserved Culture



The CCC was a public work relief program that conducted numerous conservation projects in order to create jobs

Term

Federal Emergency Relief Act

 

May 12, 1933

 

First New Deal

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Definition

For those not employed Recovery And Nurishment

Created an administration to fund and help the needy and unemployed

Term

Beer and Wine Revenue Act

First New Deal

March 22, 1933

 

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Definition

 

Alcoholic Beverages Were Reactivated in the lives of American Citizens

 

Imposed a federal tax on all alcoholic drinks with an alcoholic content of 3.2% or less to raise money for the federal government

 

Term

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

First New Deal

May 12, 1933

 

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Definition

 

Advantage Are Accepted by Farmers

 

Payed farmers subsidies to kill off any unwanted livestock and to not plant part of their land with the purpose of reducing surplus to raise the value of crops.

Term

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

First New Deal

May 18, 1933

 

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Definition

Takes Dams that Create Valuable Electricity and Availability of Jobs 

 

Created to generate electric power and control floods around the Tennessee River Valley Region with the use of dams that provided electricity and jobs.

Term

Homeowners Refinancing Act (HOLC)

First New Deal

June 13, 1933

 

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Definition

Citizens On the Brink of Losing Their Homes are Assisted

 

 

This Act gave assistance to homeowners by providing them with money or refinancing mortgages.

Term

National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

First New Deal 

June 16, 1933

 

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Definition

 

Regulated the Economy and Allowed Industry to Prosper Nationwide

 

Authorized the President of the United States to regulate industry. It established the NRA to set prices, wages, and working hours for each industry.

Term

Civil Works Administration (CWA)

First New Deal

November 9, 1933

 

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Definition

 

Created Temporary Jobs for people in Harsh Winter months as temporary Aid

 

Designed to provide temporary jobs during the cruel winter emergency to prevent social disaster (starvation,poverty, etc).

Term

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

First New Deal

June 6, 1934

 

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Definition

 

Created to Enforce Securities Laws

 

 

Authorized by Congress to help protect the public from fraud, deception, and manipulation by regulating the exchanges and broker-dealers.  It provided governance of securities transactions, too.

Term

Indian Reorganization Act 

First New Deal

June 18, 1934

 

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Definition

 

Indians are Reinstated with Assets 

 

 

Secured certain rights to Native Americans and Natives by reversing the Dawe's Act.  This returned local self-government on a tribal basis and restored assets, such as land, to American Indians. 

Term

Resettlement Administration

Second New Deal

April 30, 1935

 

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Definition

 

Removing Farmers from Arid Land

 

 

Provided loans to help farmers resettle on more productive lands. 

Term

Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

Second New Deal

 May 11, 1935

 

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Definition

 

 

Relay Electricity to Farming and Rural Areas

 

Encouraged farmers to join cooperatives and bring electricity to farms and rural areas in general so the standard of living could be raised to slow migration to urban centers of interest.

Term

Wagner Act (NLRB)

Second New Deal

July 5th, 1935

 

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Definition

 

Nationally Created Labor practices and gave Rights to unions to Bargain

 

 

This act established defined unjust labor practices and guaranteed the right of unions to organize and collectively bargain with management.  It also created the National Labor Relations Board which managed disputes between management and labor unions.

Term

Federal Securities Act

First Deal

May 27, 1933

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Definition

Financial Sales Aquisition

 

This acted created the publishing of all information regarding the securities being purchased by a buyer

Term

Glass-Steagall Act

First Deal

June 16, 1933

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Definition

Good Salary Acceptance

A law that created the FDIC, which insured banker's deposits

Term

Public Works Administration

First New Deal

June 16, 1933

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Definition

People make Wealth At work

A large-scale construction agency that aimed at providing jobs in America

Term

Gold Reserve Act

Second New Deal

January 30, 1934

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Definition

Gash Rythmes with cash a lot

The United States bought all of the gold held in the Federal Reserve

Term

Fair Labor Standard Act (Wages and Hours Bill)

Second New Deal

June 25, 1938

 

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Definition

 

Federal Law Setting regulations to Assist workers

 

 

This act fairly established minumum wage and overtime pay while prohibiting child labor.

Term

Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act

Second New Deal

June 12, 1934

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Definition

Radically Tight Argument Free Accomplishment

This Act acted as a negotion tariff. That is, the US and other country can agree on a trade tariff

Term

National Housing Act

Second New Deal

June 28, 1934

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Definition

Now Houses are Affordable

Made housing more affordable

Term

Works Progress Administration

Second New Deal

May 6, 1935

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Definition

We Proudly Accept Jobs

Employed million of Americans in the aim of bettering American infrustructer

Term

Soil Conservation Act

Second New Deal 

February 29, 1936

 

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Definition

 

 

 

Soil Conservation by Farmers Allow for Better Methods and Prices 

 

 

Created to replace the AAA by providing payments to farmers who practed soil conservation methods.  This helped to stem the overproduction in agriculture which, in return, stabilized farm prices.

Term

National Youth Administration

Second New Deal

June 26, 1935

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Definition

Never too Young for A job

Organization that focused on providing jobs for youth between ages 16-25

Term

Social Security Act

Second New Deal

August 14, 1935

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Definition

Investing Some Stuff to Aid Elderly

This act provided a Federal system to help the elderdly and those of age who were unable to work

Term

United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Second New Deal

September 1, 1937

 

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Definition

 

 

Using Money to Sponsor Home Assembly

 

This act was designed to lend money to states and local communities to sponsor new home construction.

Term

Hatch Act 

Second New Deal

August 2, 1939 

 

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Definition

 

 

Hindered Federal Official's Political Activities

 

 

Prevented federal officials from participating in campaign activities or using federal relief funds for political purposes.

Term

Public Utility Holding Company

Second New Deal

August 26, 1935

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Definition

Not Private Under Higher Court

An act that was created to regulate electric utilities by either corralling them to one state or subjecting them to federal regulations

Term

Second Agricultrual Adjustment Agency

Second New Deal

February 16, 1938

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Definition

 Subjected Agriculturalists Are Getting Aid

A work around for the prior AAA which had been found unconstitutional

Term

Reorganization Act
Second New Deal

April 3, 1939 

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Definition

Power Ready to be moved at my say

The President has the power to hire and organize the Executive Branch however (s)he feels fit. Subjected to veto by Legislature 

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