ch.24 ib history (period 7)

New Deal

the program designed by FDR to address his three R's (Relief, Recovery, Reform) and to get the US out of the Great Depression

Frances Perkins

the first female member of the Cabinet

Civilian Conservation Corps

a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families as part of the New Deal

Huey P. Long

former governor of Louisiana and advocate of the 'Share the Wealth' program

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

a United States federal law of the New Deal era which reduced agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies not to plant on part of their land and to kill off excess livestock. Its purpose was to reduce crop surplus and therefore effectively raise the value of crops

Mary McLeod Bethune

an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian and civil rights activist best known for starting a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida

Dust Bowl

a phenomenon also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the U.S. and Canadian prairies during the 1930s; severe drought and a failure to apply dryland farming methods to prevent wind erosion (the Aeolian processes) caused the phenomenon

Franklin Roosevelt

an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945

Social Security Act

act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws

Keynesianism

an economic philosophy that advocated for increased government expenditures and lower taxes to stimulate demand and pull the global economy out of the Depression

Great Depression

the nation's worst economic crisis producing unprecedented bank failures, unemployment, and industrial and agricultural collapse

National Labor Relations Act

a law establishing the Federal guarantee of right to organize trade unions and collective bargaining

Fireside Chats

speeches broadcast over the radio in which FDR explained complex issues and programs in plain language

Emergency Banking Relief Act

1933 act which gave the president broad discretionary powers over all banking transactions and foreign exchange

Hundred Days Congress

a special session of Congress called during the first three months of FDRs presidency, during which he presented and was able to rapidly get passed a series of 15 major bills designed to counter the effects of the Great Depression

Eleanor Roosevelt

an American political figure, diplomat, and activist, she was the longest-serving first lady of the United States

Federal Emergency Relief Act

a grant-making agency authorized to distribute federal aid to the states for relief

Court Packing Scheme

a plan to expand the Supreme Court to as many as 15 judges, allegedly to make it more efficient

soap operas

a television or radio drama series dealing typically with daily events in the lives of the same group of characters

Benny Goodman

an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the 'King of Swing'

Dorothea Lange

a prominent American documentary photographer, most recognized for her powerful images capturing the struggles of migrant workers and displaced families during the Great Depression

Tennessee Valley Authority

federal regional planning agency established to promote conservation, produce electric power, and encourage economic development in seven Southern states

Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act

effectively separated commercial banking from investment banking and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

21st Amendment

repealed Prohibition, which was the nationwide ban on alcohol