Chapter 15
Glass-Steagall Act
the 1933 law that established the Federal Deposit insurance corporation to protect individuals bank accounts .
Tennessee Valley Authority ( TVA )
A federal corporation established in 1933 to construct dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley region to generate electricity as well as prevent floods.
Congress of Industrial Organizations ( CIO )
A labor organization composed of industrial unions founded in 1938, it merged with the AFL in 1955.
Federal Securities Act
A law enacted in 1933 that required corporations to provide complete accurate info on all stock offerings.
National Industrial Recovery Act ( NIRA )
A law enacted in 1933 to establish codes to fair practice for industries and to promote industrial growth.
Agricultural Adjustment Act
A law enacted in 1933 to raise crop prices by paying farmers to leave a certain amount of their land unplanted, thus lowering production.
The Grapes of Wrath
A novel By John Steinbeck, published in 1939, that deals with a family of Oklahomans who leave the Dust Bowl for California.
Frances Perkins
America's first female cabinet member. As secretary of labor , she played a major role in creating the Social Security System, & Supervised labor legislation.
Work Progress Administration ( WPA )
An agency , established as part of the Second New Deal, that provided the unemployed w/ jobs in construction, garment making, teaching, the arts, and other fields .
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC )
An agency created in 1933 to insurer individuals bank accounts, protecting people against losses due to bank failures.
National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB )
An agency created in 1935 to prevent unfair labor practices and to mediate disputes between workers and management .
Securities and Exchange Comission ( SEC )
An agency, created in 1934 that monitors the stock market and enforces laws regulating the sale of stocks and bonds.
Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC )
An agency, established as 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.
Grant Wood
From Iowa - work includes the famous painting : American Gothic ! ( Old husband and wife holding hay fork )
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 .
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( FDR )
The two-term governor of New York and T.Roosevelt's cousin . He had a " Can- Do " Attitude .
" Gone With the Wind "
a 1939 movie dealing with the life of Southern Plantation owners during the Civil War - one of the most popular films of all time.
Eleanor Roosevelt
a Social reformer who combined her deep humanitarian impulses with great political skills.
Parity
a government - supported level for the prices of agricultural products, intended to keep farmers' income steady.
Deficit Spending
a government's spending of more money than it receives in revenue.
Social Security Act
a law enacted in 1935 to provide aid to retirees, the unemployed, people w/ disabilities, and families with dependent children.
Wagner Act
a law- also known as the National Labor Relations Act-enacted in 1935 to protect workers rights after the Supreme Court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstutional .
Richard Wright
an African American author, he wrote : Native Son
Orson Welles
an actor, director, producer, and writer, created one of the most renowned radio broadcasts of all time, " The War of the Worlds "
National Youth Administration
an agency that provided young Americans w/ aid and unemployment during the Great Depression .
New Deal Coalition
an alliance of diverse groups - including Southern white, African Americans, and unionized workers who supported the policies of the Democratic Party in the 1930s and 1940s.
Mary McLeod Bethune
an educator who dedicated herself to promoting oppurtunities for young African Americans.
John Collier
commisioner of Indian Affairs .
Huey Long
early supporter of " New Deal " . He used the banner " Every Man a King "