1/29 The New Deal Part 2 Flashcards

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National Recovery Act

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report recovery, try to end wage cuts, falling prices, and layoffs

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Social Security Act

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  • give a pension to retired workers and their spouses as well as people with disabilities, mothers with dependent children, and elderly
  • The New Deal policies had the biggest long-term impact on the US
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Agriculture Adjustment Act

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intended to raise prices on farm products, it was declared unconstitutional, it raised prices by lowering productions

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Fair Labor Standards Act

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work just mediator disputes between employers and employees

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Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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is the most important program is to put people to work (the construction of public buildings and roads)

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration

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provided 500 million dollars direct relief to the needy

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1 major action Roosevelt took his presidency

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close the banks in order inspections

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Which candidates ran for president in 1932?

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Roosevelt (Democratic)
Herbert Hoover (Republican)
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What were the three granted goals of Roosevelt’s New Deal?

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  • Get relief for the needy
  • Economic recovery
  • Financial reform
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What are three (3) lasting effects of Roosevelt’s New Deal?

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  • Social Security Administration
  • Tennessee Valley Authority
  • Civilian Conservation Corps
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Agriculture Adjustment Act
  • National Labor Relations Act
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