Chapter 16: The New Deal Vocab Flashcards
New Deal
Term used to describe President Franklin Roosevelt’s relief, recovery, and reform programs designed to combat the Great Depression.
Hundred Days
Period at the start of Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933, when many New Deal programs were passed by Congress.
Public Works Program
Government-funded projects to build public facilities.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Established by Congress in 1933, this program put more than 2.5 million young men to work restoring and maintaining forests, beaches, and parks.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
Established in 1933 to raise farm prices through government financial assistance.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Federal project to provide inexpensive electric power, flood control, and recreational opportunities to the Tennessee River valley.
Second New Deal
Period of legislative activity launched by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935.
Wagner Act
Law passed in 1935 that lauded unions by legalizing collective bargaining and closed shops, and by establishing the National Labor Relations Board.
Closed Shop
Workplace open only to union members.
Social Security System
System established by the 1935 Social Security Act to provide financial security, in the form of regular payments, to people who cannot support themselves.
American Liberty League
Organization founded in 1934 in opposition to the New Deal.
Demagogue
A leader who manipulates people with half-truths, deceptive promises, and scare tactics.
Nationalization
Government takeover and ownership of banks, and the redistribution of their wealth.
Deficit Spending
Paying out more money from the annual federal budget than the government receives in revenues.
Recession
A period of slow business activity.
