Chapter 2 Vocab - The New Deal Flashcards
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
two-term governor of New York who began New Deal programs to help the nation and was the leader for most of WWII
New Deal
President Franklin Roosevelt’s program to alleviate the problems of the great depression, focusing on relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform
Civilian Conservation Corps
an agency, established as a part of the New Deal, that put young unemployed men to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees, and helping in erosion-control and flood control projects
Huey Long
Political Leader from Louisiana who criticized the new deal and came up with the program Save-Our-Wealth
Works Progress Administration
an agency established as a part of the second New deal, that provided the unemployed with jobs in construction, garment making, teaching, the arts, and other fields
Wagner Act
a law - also known as the National Labor Reactions Act - enacted in 1935 to protect workers’ rights after the supreme court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act Unconstitutional
Social Security Act
a law enacted in 1935 to provide aid to the retirees, the unemployed, people with disabilities, and with dependent children
Orson Welles
An actor, director, producer, writer. Created one of the most renowned radio broadcasts of all time ‘The War of the Worlds’
Richard Wright
United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans
The Grapes of Wrath
a novel by John Steinback, published in 1939, that deals with a family of Oklahomans who leave the dust bowl for California
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
an agency created in 1933 to insure individuals bank accounts, protecting people against losses due to bank failures
Tennessee Valley Authority
a federal corporation established in 1933 to construct dams & power plants in the Tennessee valley region to prevent floods
