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Teller Amendment

US would not take control of Cuba if they won war

Insular Cases

• Ruled that citizenship did not extend to those in captured territories; Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines; meant captured territories weren’t states nor colonies; “US didn’t colonize”.

Platt Amendment

• Stopped Cuba from making treaties w/ anyone but US & gave US right to their foreign affairs; took more control of Cuba.

Open Door Policy

John Hay pushed for equal trade access for all nations in China.

Root- Takahira Agreement

Free commerce; allowed for Japanese control of part of Northern China

Roosevelt Corollary-

Addition to Monroe Doctrine; allowed US to get into Carribean foreign affairs.

Big Stick Diplomacy

• The policy held by Teddy Roosevelt in foreign affairs. The "big stick" symbolizes his power and readiness to use military force if necessary. It is a way of intimidating countries without actually harming them; it was the Navy for America.

Emergency Banking Relief Act

authorized the gov to examine finances of bank during bank holiday to reopen properly

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA);

offered grants of federal money for soup kitchens & other relief facilities under Harry Hopkins,

Public Works Administration (PWA)

used state & local money to build projects and supply jobs under Harold Ickes

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

employed young men on projects on federal lands

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• experiment in regional development and public planning to develop poorest area, Tennessee Valley.

HOLC (Home Owners Loan Corporation)

• provided refinancing for small houses, Farm Credit Administration provided low-interest farm loans, 

Glass Steagall Act

increased regulation of banks & limited consumer credit, also made FDIC

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

• guaranteed individual bank deposits; many weren’t getting the money they put in back. created by glass-steagall

NRA national recovery administration

• One of most important new agencies under Hugh Johnson. Attempted to guarantee reasonable profits for business & fair wages & hours. NRA worked directly w/ companies & passed a law allowing workers to organize & bargain collectively. Ruled unconstitutional in Schechter v U.S. (Relief/Reform)

AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration

NRA but for farmers; encourage farmers to reduce production, boosting prices, and gave gov subsidies for every acre they plowed less. Declared unconstitutional in Schechter v U.S.

Civil Works Administration- (CWA)

•  added to PWA to create jobs by hiring laborers at federally funded construction sites. (Relief)

Securities & Exchange Commission (SECs)

• created to regulate stock market and place limits on speculation while requiring financial disclosure by corporations to stop fraud. (Reform/Recovery)

Federal Housing Administration- (FHA)

• gave bank loans to make and recover houses. (Relief/Reform-ish)

Work Progress Administration- (WPA

• much bigger than 1st ND relief programs; WPA spent billions to supply jobs; double wages and hired a buttload of people. Made a bunch of roads, bridges, parks, etc. Not only looked for construction workers but artists, actors, writers, and photographers to advertise and decorate these sites.

Resettlement Administration- (RA)

• under direction of Brain Trust; provided loans to sharecroppers, tenants, and small farmers; made federal camps where migrant workers could find good work.

National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act

• Made National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional; guaranteed a worker’s right to join union; outlawed unfair business practices; made National Labor Relations Board to enforce business law & ensure workers were being treated right

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT-

• Created federal insurance program which was based on one’s salary to give them monthly payments after 65; payed retirement + other benefits; unemployment compensation, etc. Changed American’s gov ideas; Gov should take care of poor