Ch. 23 pt.2 Flashcards
Wagner Act
most important piece of labor legislation enacted in U.S. history.
social security act
was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935,[2] and the current version of the Act, as amended,[3] encompasses several social welfare and social insurance programs.
classical liberalism
political ideology and a branch of liberalism which advocates civil liberties and political freedom with representative democracy under the rule of law and emphasizes economic freedom
works progress administration (WPA)
largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects,[1] including the construction of public buildings and roads
1937 recession
economic downturn that occurred during the Great Depression in the United States.
keynesian economics
the various theories about how in the short run, and especially during recessions, economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate demand
eleanor roosevelt
an American politician, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, holding the post from March 1933 to April 1945
the scottsboro boys
were nine African-American teenagers accused in Alabama of raping two White American women on a train in 1931.
indian reorganization act
was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of Native Americans
tennessee valley authority (TVA)
federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer
rural electrification administraion (REA)
one of the New Deal agencies created under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The REA was created on May 11, 1935, with the primary goal of promoting rural electrification.
