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| Adopted by Ford, a technique where companies help labor of their own accord and create "company unions" |
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| Successor to Samuel Gompers as leader of the AFL. Too timid, got little done. |
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| union busting campaign in the '20s which encouraged "open shop" (no one can be required to join a union) |
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| Passed and vetoed by Coolidge in 26 and 28, a bill requesting "parity", which would give farmers at least what they invested back. |
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| 27, created Federal Radio Commission, regulated public airways |
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| 21, provided federal fuinds to states to establish child health care |
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| Leader of National Woman's Party leader, against Sheppard-Towner Act, wanted equal rights amendment |
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| 24, banned immigration from East Asia and reduced european quota |
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| American Civil Liberties Union |
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| founded 1917 to defend pacifist etc. during WW1, supported the Scopes trial to go against the law that banned the teaching of evolution |
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| the area from Texas into the Dakotas during the Great Depression, which essentially turned into a desert due to drought and which got raped by depression. |
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| 31, 9 black boys accused and convicted of rape although evidence was to the contrary |
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| International Labor Defense |
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| organization associated with Communist party which publicized scottsboro case and helped boys |
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| in the 30s antifascist groups (communists etc) |
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| powerful labor leader in the 30s |
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| 3000 young americans who went to help fight fascists in spanish civil war. helped by communist party. |
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| Agricultural marketing act |
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| 29, government program to help farmers maintain prices, created farm board to help with loans to farmers. |
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| 1930 agricultural tariff which helped 75% of farms, but failed |
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| Reconstruction Finance Corporation |
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| 1932, govt provides loans to failing banks and businesses. not enough. |
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| Farmers Holiday Association |
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| 1932 unhappy farm owners endorsed a farmer's strike |
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| 20000 vets who marched on Washington in 32 and camped there until they got a bonus |
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| Roosevelts explanations of his policies over the radio |
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| Passed by Roosevelt just after inaguration. protected larger banks, allowed them to reopen |
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| 33, gave govt ability to curb speculation |
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| 33, required businesses to provide accurate info about themselves |
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| Securities and Exchange Commission |
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| set up by 34 act as police of market |
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| Agricultural Adjustment Act |
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| 33producers of some commodities would decide production limits on crops |
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| Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act |
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| 36, followup to AAA, could pay farmers to lower production |
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| Farm Security Administration |
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| 37, successor to Resettlement Admin. of 35, gave loans to help resettle farmers |
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| Rural Electrification Admin. |
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| 35, brough electricity to lots of rural areas and farmers. |
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| National Industrial Recovery Act |
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| 33, created NRA to negotiate between labor and business. had difficulties with first leader, Hugh Johnson. had section 7a which said unions had to be recognized. struck down by court in 35. |
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| 33, created a huge public service project which made govt. power and lowered price of power companies. unconstitutional but revolutionary. |
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| Fed. Emergency Relief Admin. |
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| led by Harry Hopkins, gave cash grants to states. not enough. |
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| 33, put 4 mil to work. put in $$. |
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| Civilian Conservation Corps |
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| Roosevelt's fav. put people to work in a semi-military syle. |
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| critics of New Deal, said it was dictatorial |
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| pensions for old people. got attention by 35. |
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| National Union for Social Justice |
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| Charles Coughlin, priest critic of ND's party |
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| Senator who wanted to redistribute wealth. at first supported FDR but then wanted more liberal. |
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| 35, to break utility holding companies. |
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| 35, made National Labor Relations Board to make sure that unions were recognized. |
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| Congress of Industrial Organizations |
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| mad by John Lewis in 35. more inclusive, not craft based union broke off from AFL. |
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| when march against little steel was shot up in 37. |
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| 35, put in social security |
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| 1935, Harry Hopkins, kept 2.1 mil employed and pumped $$ in. Funds cut in 37 remade recession. |
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| 37 case when judges voted in favor of ND, made FDR look like fool. |
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| 38, established minimum wage and maximum workweek etc. |
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| Indian Reorganization Act |
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| 34, John Collier, undid Dawes Act. |
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| Sec. of St. under Harding + Coolidge, made Washington Conference of 21. |
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| Sec. of St. under Coolidge, in 27 wanted to abolish war. |
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| 24, made by Charles Dawes the VP under Coolidge, triangle of loans with Germany and allies. |
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| Railroad explosion in Manchuria which led to Japanese invasion of china. |
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| 35, said no selling arms to warring nations. |
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| 40, peacetime draft, beginning of mobilization. |
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| 41 statement of war aims between FDR and Churchill before US joined war. |
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| when Japan joined Axis in 40 |
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