Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

Highest protective tariff ever, worsened Depression greatly

Employment program to construct dams and power plants

Agriculture Adjustment Act

Issuance of gov’t payments to control supplies (subsidies)

Securities and Exchange Commission

Monitors and enforces laws in regard to the stock market

National Industrial Recovery Act

Promoted growth through fair practices

Gov't spending of more than it takes in

Gov’t aid to retirees, disabled, dependent mothers/children

Place where people live in shacks on the edge of town

People waiting in line for free food

National Labor Relations Board

Prevented unfair labor practices and mediated disputes

Tennessee Valley Authority

Employment program to construct dams and power plants

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Insurance to individual personal bank accounts

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Barometer that measures the health of the stock market

Humanitarian, political activist, social reformer

Gov’t aid of food or money given to people

Headed the Office of Minority Affairs/Nat'l. Youth Admin.

Period of severe economic decline

Open to the public that serves free meals

Also known as Nat'l Labor Relations Act; protected workers

Civilian Conservation Corps

Employment program used to protect the environment

Arrangement to buy now and pay later

Farming region devastated by drought

Paying only a small price and loaning the remainder

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Provided emergency financing to large corporations

Works Progress Administration

Unemployment program that covered a wide range of jobs

Unemployed veterans who marched on Washington, DC

Alliance that supported the Democratic Party in the 30s/40's

Involvement in risky business venture to make a quick profit

Federal Securities Act

Req'd corps. to provide accurate & complete info on stocks

Democratic Presidential candidate

Gov’t intervention in the maintenance of business stability

National Youth Administration

Provided aid through education, training and employment

Gov’t relief for the needy, repair economy, financial reform

Federal Home Loan Act

To avoid foreclosures, lowered interest rates

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US HIstory II - Chaps. 14 & 15 Vocab

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The Stock Market Crash of 1929, The Great Depression, The New Deal, Second New Deal Hoover, Dust Bowl, Shantytowns, Fireside Chats, NIRA, WPA, NYA, Social Security

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Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
Highest protective tariff ever, worsened Depression greatly
Also known as Nat'l Labor Relations Act; protected workers
Req'd corps. to provide accurate & complete info on stocks
Established the FDIC
2
Boulder Dam
Employment program used to protect the environment
Employment program to construct dams and power plants
Hoover Admin. Attempt to bolster economy/provide jobs
Unemployed veterans who marched on Washington, DC
3
Agriculture Adjustment Act
Promoted growth through fair practices
Gov’t aid to retirees, disabled, dependent mothers/children
Promoted growth through fair practices
Issuance of gov’t payments to control supplies (subsidies)
4
Securities and Exchange Commission
Period of severe economic decline
Barometer that measures the health of the stock market
Gov’t relief for the needy, repair economy, financial reform
Monitors and enforces laws in regard to the stock market
5
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
US Senator
Democratic Presidential candidate
31st US President
32nd US President
6
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Prevented unfair labor practices and mediated siputes
Provided aid through education, training and employemnt
Unemployment program that covered a wide range of jobs
Labor union
7
National Industrial Recovery Act
To avoid foreclosures, lowered interest rates
Promoted growth through fair practices
Issuance of gov’t payments to control supplies (subsidies)
Gov’t aid to retirees, disabled, dependent mothers/children
8
Deficit Spending
Provided emergency financing to large corporations
Gov't spending of more than it takes in
Alliance that supported the Democratic Paty in the 30s/40's
Insurance to individual personal bank accounts
9
Social Security Act
Promoted growth through fair practices
Issuance of gov’t payments to control supplies (subsidies)
To avoid foreclosures, lowered interest rates
Gov’t aid to retirees, disabled, dependent mothers/children
10
Shantytown
Gov’t aid of food or money given to people
People waiting in line for free food
Open to the public that serves free meals
Place where people live in shacks on the edge of town
11
Bread Line
Gov’t aid of food or money given to people
Open to the public that serves free meals
Place where people live in shacks on the edge of town
People waiting in line for free food
12
National Labor Relations Board
Unemployment program that covered a wide range of jobs
Prevented unfair labor practices and mediated disputes
Provided aid through education, training and employment
Labor union
13
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hoover Admin. Attempt to bolster economy/provide jobs
Employment program used to protect the environment
Employment program to construct dams and power plants
Unemployed veterans who marched on Washington, DC
14
Grant Wood
Author of "Native Son"
Painted "American Gothic"
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Actor, director and producer
15
Glass-Stegall Banking Act of 1933
Highest protective tariff ever, worsened Depression greatly
Req'd corps. to provide accurate & complete info on stocks
Established the FDIC
Also known as Nat'l Labor Relations Act, protected workers
16
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Gov't spending of more money than it takes in
Alliance that supported the Democratic Party in the 30s/40's
Provided emergency financing to large corporations
Insurance to individual personal bank accounts
17
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Period of severe economic decline
Gov’t relief for the needy, repair economy, financial reform
Barometer that measures the health of the stock market
Monitors and enforces laws in regard to the stock market
18
Elenanor Roosevelt
Secretary of Labor
Humanitarian, political activist, social reformer
Headed the Office of Minority Affairs/Nat'l Youth Admin.
19
Direct Relief
Open to the public that serves free meals
Gov’t aid of food or money given to people
Place where people live in shacks on the edge of town
People waiting in line for free food
20
Mary McLeod Bethune
Humanitarian, political activist, social reformer
Secretary of Labor
Headed the Office of Minority Affairs/Nat'l. Youth Admin.
21
Great Depression
Period of severe economic decline
Barometer that measures the health of the stock market
Monitors and enforces laws in regard to the stock market
Gov’t relief for the needy, repair economy, financial reform
22
Soup Kitchen
People waiting in line for free food
Gov’t aid of food or money given to people
Place where people live in shacks on the edge of town
Open to the public that serves free meals
23
John Collier
Painted "American Gothic"
Actor, director and producer
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Author of "Native Son"
24
Herbert Hoover
Democratic Presidential candidate
US Senator
32nd US President
31st US President
25
Wagner Act
Established the FDIC
Highest protective tariff ever, worsened Depression greatly
Also known as Nat'l Labor Relations Act; protected workers
Req'd. corps. to provide accurate & complete info on stocks
26
Huey Long
32nd US President
US Senator
Democratic Presidential candidate
31st US President
27
Civilian Conservation Corps
Employment program used to protect the environment
Employment program to construct dams and power plants
Unemployed veterans who marched on Washington, DC
Hoover Admin. Attempt to bolster economy/provide jobs
28
Credit
Gov’t intervention in the maintenance of business stability
Arrangement to buy now and pay later
Paying only a small price and loaning the remainder
Involvement in risky business venture to make a quick profit
29
Dust Bowl
Novel by Margret Mitchell
Novel by John Steinbeck
Farming region devastated by drought
Day the stock Market crashed
30
Buying on the margin
Gov’t intervention in the maintenance of business stability
Involvement in risky business venture to make a quick profit
Arrangement to buy now and pay later
Paying only a small price and loaning the remainder
31
Black Tuesday
Day the stock market crashed
Farming region devastated by drought
Novel by John Steinbeck
Novel by Margaret Mitchell
32
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Provided emergency financing to large corporations
Insurance to individual personal bank accounts
Alliance that supported the Democratic Party in the 30s/40's
Gov't spending of more than it takes in
33
Works Progress Administration
Prevented unfair labor practices and mediated disputes
Labor union
Unemployment program that covered a wide range of jobs
Provided aid through education, training and employment
34
Richard Wright
Painted "American Gothic"
Author of "Native Son"
Actor, director and producer
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
35
Bonus Army
Hoover Admin. Attempt to bolster economy/provide jobs
Employment program to construct dams and power plants
Unemployed veterans who marched on Washington, DC
Employment program used to protect the environment
36
Gone With The Wind
Farming region devastated by drought
Novel by John Steinbeck
Novel by Margaret Mitchell
Day the stock market crashed
37
New Deal Coalition
Alliance that supported the Democratic Party in the 30s/40's
Insurance to individual personal bank accounts
Provided emergency financing to large corporations
Gov't spending of more than it takes in
38
Speculation
Involvement in risky business venture to make a quick profit
Paying only a small price and loaning the remainder
Arrangement to buy now and pay later
Gov’t intervention in the maintenance of business stability
39
Federal Securities Act
Established the FDIC
Highest protective tariff ever, worsened Depression greatly
Req'd corps. to provide accurate & complete info on stocks
Also known as Nat'l Labor Relations Act, protected workers
40
Alfred E. Smith
Democratic Presidential candidate
31st US President
32nd US President
US Senator
41
Orson Welles
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Actor, director and producer
Author of "Native Son"
Painted "American Gothic"
42
Frances Perkins
Headed the Office of Minority Affairs/Nat'l Youth Admin.
Humanitarian, political activist, social reformer
Secretary of Labor
43
Price Support
Involvement in risky business venture to make a quick profit
Gov’t intervention in the maintenance of business stability
Arrangement to buy now and pay later
Paying only a small price and loaning the remainder
44
National Youth Administration
Unemployment program that covered a wide range of jobs
Provided aid through education, training and employment
Prevented unfair labor practices and mediated disputes
Labor union
45
New Deal
Period of severe economic decline
Monitors and enforces laws in regard to the stock market
Barometer that measures the health of the stock market
Gov’t relief for the needy, repair economy, financial reform
46
Grapes of Wrath
Novel by Margaret Mitchell
Farming region devastated by drought
Novel by John Steinbeck
Day the stock market crashed
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Federal Home Loan Act
Promoted growth through fair practices
Gov’t aid to retirees, disabled, dependent mothers/children
To avoid foreclosures, lowered interest rates
Issuance of gov’t payments to control supplies (subsidies)

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