SS Flashcards
Deficit spending
Using borrowed money to fund government programs
AFL
largest labor union and was more selective than CIO
Liberal
favors federal government action to bring about social and economic reform
CIO
Labor union with all kinds of workers
Conservative
favors restricted policies in social and economic reform
New Deal impact on unions
Protected by legislation passed during the New Deal
Against new deal
- Intruded people’s lives
- Invading their rights to freedom and private property
- Spending more with deficit spending
- Did not end the Great Depression
For the New Deal
- Ended banking crisis, protected farmers, found work for unemployed
- Govt. gained more power and a responsibility to help the citizens with it
- Saved USA democratic system
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps: gave jobs for young men to plant trees, build bridges and parks, and set-up flood-control projects-relief
WPA
employed men and women for various jobs-relief
NRA
recovery- regulated business by helping to get workers higher wages and helping with work conditions
TVA
ex of recovery by region, built dams to stop flooding and provided cheap electricity to 7 southern states, and set up schools and health centers
AAA
recovery- paid farmers not to grow crops for overproduction
FDIC
insured deposits with savings accounts up to 100 thousand dollars
SSA
gave security to elderly, unemployed, dependent children and people with disabilities