Chapter 23 Flashcards

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Bankruptcy

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A financial failure caused by a company’s inability to pay it debts

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Overproduction

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A situation in which the supply of manufactured goods exceeds the demand

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Default

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Fail to repay loans

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Bank Crusis

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Depositors went into banks to withdraw their money which closed millions of banks all over the country

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Bonus Army

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A $1000 payment for every veteran of World War I which is not paid until 1945

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New Deal

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Programs launched by president Franklin D Roosevelt to help with the community

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Relief

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Immediate help for those in need such as food jobs and housing

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Recovery

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Giving people jobs getting businesses started again providing funds for projects

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Reform

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Long-term steps to improve the country’s general economic conditions to prevent another depression

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Civil rights

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A right belonging to a person by reason of citizenship

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What was the Indian New Deal new deal?

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1924 law passed that made all Native Americans Citizens restricted tribal land sales.

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Dust Bowl

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Caused by drought in 1930 and new farming technology farmers headed west

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Social Security

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Gay elderly money each month.

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Labor unions

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A group of workers united together to achieve common goals and in the workforce

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What’s France Perkins

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Secretary of Labor, first women in cabinet

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1935 Wagner Act

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Guaranteed workers right to form

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1938 labor standards act

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Set minimum wage and maximum weekly work hours time and a half for overtime work and the child labor

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Deficit Spending

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The government spends more money than if received in taxes.

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Migrant workers

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People who travel from farm to farm picking crops