Chapter 13 Terms

Dennis Chavez

Longest serving Hispanic US senator, born in New Mexico.

John Collier

American socialist and reformer, big advocate for Native Americans.

Bronson Cutting

Progressive Republican US senator from New Mexico.

Okies

A migrant, agricultural worker.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Had 4 terms; in office during the Great Depression and WWII.

Herbert Hoover

Was in office when the stock market crashed.

Clyde Tingley

Lawyer and former governor of New Mexico.

Rudolfo Anaya

American author from New Mexico.

Capitalism

An economic system in which private actors control most of a country/city’s economy.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

A work relief program during the Great Depression that helped young men get work.

Dust Bowl

Series of dust storms that harmed the ecology and agriculture of American prairies.

Great Depression

Major crash in America's economy.

Indian Reorganization Act

Allowed Indigenous tribes to self-govern under federal rule.

Taylor Grazing Act

Federal regulation on grazing.

National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

Guaranteed collective bargaining and fair trade codes.

Collective Bargaining

Negotiation process between employers and unions.

United Mine Workers

An American labor union.

New Deal

Government programs made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to fight the Great Depression.

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

A government agency to combat the Great Depression (roads, bridges, schools).

Federal Arts Program (FAP)

Employed artists to create public art.

Federal Writers Program (FWP)

Employed writers to create 'a self-portrait of America'.

National Youth Administration (NYA)

Provided education, employment, and counseling for people from 16 to 25.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Provided jobs to young unemployed men.

Camp Capitan

A CCC camp in NM where young women were trained and given jobs, similar to CCC camps for men.

Hoovervilles

Homeless towns named after former President Hoover.

Public Works Administration

Large scale projects for employment like roads, bridges, dams, and schools.