US History- Vocab

Black Cabinet

a group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisers to FDR

Black Tuesday

The day the stock market crashed (October 29th, 1929)

Civilian Conservation Corps

a New Deal program that provided jobs for young men in environmental conservation projects, such as reforestation and flood control.

Collective Bargaining

the negotiation process between employers and a group of employees aimed at reaching agreements on working conditions, wages, and benefits.

Congress of Industrial Organization

a federation of unions formed in the 1930s to represent industrial workers and improve labor rights across various industries.

Fair Labor Standards Act

1938 law that set minimum wage, made the 44 hour work week, and outlawed child labor

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

insures bank deposits

Glass-Stegall Banking Act

(1933) established FDIC & included banking reforms

Herbert Hoover

president from 1929-1933

John Maynard Keynes

advocated for government intervention

Localism

policy that hoover relied on in the early GD; local and state gov. act as agents of economic relief

National Recovery Administration

new deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulating prices, production, and wages

New Deal Coalition

people who united to support FDR and his “New Deal”

Public Works Administration

provided millions of jobs constructing airports, dams, bridges, etc.

Social Security Act

1935; for the people who cannot support themselves

Wagner Act

abolished unfair labor practices, recognized the right to form unions, gave collective bargaining rights

Wellfare State

gov. takes responsibility for poor, elderly, sick, and unemployed