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
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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. |
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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
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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 |
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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
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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Term
Resettlement Administration
Second New Deal
April 30, 1935
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Removing Farmers from Arid Land
Provided loans to help farmers resettle on more productive lands. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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Term
National Housing Act
Second New Deal
June 28, 1934
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Definition
Now Houses are Affordable
Made housing more affordable |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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