USHH New Deal

By 1929, the national share of income of the wealthiest 5 percent exceeded that of the bottom __________ percent.

60

The term 'welfare state' originated in Britain during __________ to refer to a system of income assistance, health coverage, and social services for all citizens.

World War II

The __________ Administration worked with groups of business leaders to establish industry codes that set standards for output, prices, and working conditions.

National Recovery

The __________ was a series of policies constructed by the Roosevelt administration in their first few years transforming the role of the federal government.

First New Deal

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was caused by unusually dry weather and the __________ of agriculture.

mechanization

The practice of excluding Black Americans from federally insured mortgages is known as __________.

redlining

President Hoover's strategies for remedying the Depression included promoting individual 'belt-tightening,' encouraging businessmen to take voluntary action towards maintaining workers’ __________, and encouraging charity.

salaries

The 'brains trust' refers to a group of academics who informed the __________.

First New Deal

The __________ empowered the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to supervise elections in which employees voted on union representation.

Wagner Act

The __________ Act banned goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce.

Fair Labor Standards

The group known as the Bonus Army demanded the early payment of a __________ due to them in 1945.

bonus

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ultimately excluded Black Americans from receiving mortgages due to stipulations barring the property from being sold to __________ buyers.

non-white

The __________ targeted unemployed World War I veterans who marched on Washington in early 1932 seeking their promised bonuses.

Bonus Army

The __________ was established to provide funds to bail out banks which were nearing collapse during the Depression.

Emergency Banking Act

The __________ aimed to restore the nation’s economy by stimulating demand for goods and services through increased government spending.

Keynesian economics

In 1934, Upton Sinclair won the Democratic nomination for governor due to his movement called __________.

End Poverty in California (EPIC)