New Deal Flashcard

New Deal

A series of programs and policies implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the economic hardships of the Great Depression.

Relief

Immediate assistance provided to those in need, particularly during economic crises.

Recovery

Efforts aimed at restoring the economy to normal health after a downturn.

Reform

Changes made to improve the economic system and prevent future depressions.

Bank holiday

A temporary closure of banks to prevent bank runs and stabilize the banking system.

Fireside chat

A series of radio addresses by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to communicate directly with the American public.

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

A New Deal program aimed at boosting agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

A New Deal program that provided jobs in natural resource conservation for young men.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

A government agency that insures deposits in banks to maintain public confidence.

National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)

A law that guaranteed the rights of workers to organize and bargain collectively.

National Recovery Act (NRA)

A New Deal program aimed at stimulating economic recovery through fair competition.

Social Security

A federal program that provides financial assistance to retirees and the disabled.

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

A New Deal agency created to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley.

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

A New Deal program that employed millions of people to carry out public works projects.

Sit-Down Strike

A form of protest where workers stop working but remain in the workplace, differing from a regular strike where they leave the workplace.

Tenement

A type of building that is divided into separate residences, often associated with poor living conditions.

Nativist

A person who favors the interests of native-born inhabitants over those of immigrants.

Social Darwinism

A theory that applies the concept of natural selection to social, political, and economic issues.

Panama Canal

A man-made waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, completed in 1914.

Sharecropping

A system of agriculture where a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crops produced.

Early KKK

The first iteration of the Ku Klux Klan, formed in the post-Civil War era to oppose Reconstruction and maintain white supremacy.

Reconstruction

The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the United States and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.

Carpetbaggers

Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War, often perceived as exploiting the region's post-war turmoil.