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Brain Trust

A group of academic advisors who helped Franklin D. Roosevelt develop New Deal policies.

Hundred Days

The first three months of FDR's presidency, during which a flurry of New Deal legislation was passed to combat the Great Depression.

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

A New Deal agency that aimed to stimulate economic recovery by establishing industry-wide codes for fair wages, prices, and working conditions; declared unconstitutional in 1935.

Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

A New Deal program designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing crop production, paying farmers to farm less; declared unconstitutional in 1936.

Dust Bowl

A severe drought in the 1930s that affected the Great Plains, causing massive dust storms and forcing many farmers to migrate, to California.

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

A New Deal program that provided flood control, electricity generation, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly hard-hit by the Depression.

Social Security Act (1935)

A landmark law that established pensions for retirees, unemployment insurance, and aid for the disabled and dependent children.

Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act, 1935)

A law that protected workers' rights to unionize and engage in collective bargaining, strengthening labor unions.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA, 1938)

A law that established minimum wage, maximum work hours, and banned child labor in certain industries.

Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

A labor union founded in the 1930s that organized industrial workers and played a major role in labor rights advancements.

Court-Packing Plan

FDR's controversial proposal to expand the Supreme Court by adding more justices, aiming to secure favorable rulings for New Deal programs; it was rejected by Congress.

Keynesianism

An economic theory developed by John Maynard Keynes that advocates for increased government spending during economic downturns to stimulate demand and recovery.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

The 32nd president of the U.S, who led the country through the Great Depression, implementing the New Deal.

Father Charles Coughlin

A Catholic priest and radio broadcaster who initially supported the New Deal but later became a critic, promoting populist and anti-Semitic views.

Francis E. Townsend

A doctor who proposed the 'Townsend Plan, advocating for a government pension system that influenced the development of Social Security.

Huey P. (Kingfish) Long

A Louisiana politician and senator who proposed the 'Share Our Wealth' program, advocating heavy taxes on the rich to redistribute wealth

Frances Perkins

The first female U.S. Cabinet member, serving as Secretary of Labor under FDR

Mary McLeod Bethune

An African American educator and civil rights leader who advised FDR and was a key member of the Black Cabinet, advocating for African American rights.

Robert Wagner

A U.S. senator who championed labor rights, sponsoring the Wagner Act, which established protections for labor unions and collective bargaining.