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| a camp on the outskirts of a city during the Great Depression of the 1930s to house the poor and homeless |
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| Reconstruction Finance Cooperation |
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| created by Hoover during the Great Depression to provide loans to businesses and banks |
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| 17,000 veterans will march to Washington D.C. asking for their bonus. Hoover sends Douglas MacArthur to break up protests and two veterans are killed |
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| Roosevelt creates massive spending to put people back to work. (unemployment and old age benefits) |
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| radio messages to get Roosevelt's message across. |
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| Emergency Banking Relief Act |
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| gives the president more power to control banks |
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| (FDIC)Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
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| insures the money in the bank |
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| Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) |
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| will give 300 million dollars in grants to cities and states |
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| Civil works Administration (CWA) |
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| put 4 million people to work on state and federal projects like roads, schools, and airports |
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| created to control production of commodities |
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| National Industrial Recovery Act |
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| set prices for industries |
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| Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
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| work relief with the preservation of natural resources |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| set up to build and run power plants along the Tennessee River |
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| Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
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| first attempt to deal with massive unemployment. |
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| old age and survivor benefits. 1% tax on employers and employees |
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| Resettlement Administration (RA) |
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| buy land for farmers to farm |
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| Electrification Administration (REA) |
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| bring electricity to rural areas |
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| gives the federal government the capacity to mediate strikes |
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| The Committee of industrial Organization (CIO) |
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| new huge successful union. Sit down strikes will be their most effective method |
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| wrote books that deal with the times and question the American Ideal. The Grapes of Wrath and tortilla flat |
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| writes more optimistically about the times. sound and Fury and As I Lay Dying |
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| writes Gone with the Wind |
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