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27 Cards in this Set
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bank holiday
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FDR declare March 6 - 10 a national break for banks; passed much needed legislature in this time
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Emergency Banking Relief Act
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Eval. all bank; closures of "insolvent" banks
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Glass-Steagall Banking Act
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Created FDIC; upgrades Federal Reserve Bank upgrade
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Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933
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All gold must be sold to gov't in exchange for paper currency
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Gold Reserve Act
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Creates a gov't hoard of gold - Fort Knox
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Regulation of stock trading in public corporations
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Provides people to put insurance on their deposits; convinced people to trust banks again
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
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Stabilizes crop price and raises farm incomes
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Farm Credit Act
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Creates Farm Credit Administration which oversees all Farm Credit programs
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Resettlement Act
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Created Resettlement Admin.; relocated struggling families to communities planned by the fed. gov't
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Farm Tenancy Act
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Created program to help tenant farmers purchase land
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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Relieve widespread unemployment by providing natural conservation work for young men
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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Corporation that used public works projects and hydroelectricity to bring irrigation, employment, and agricultural stimulus back into the Tennessee Valley
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Civil Works Administration
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Created NIRA
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Works Progress Administration
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Employed millions of jobless Americans for public work projects; specifically employed musicians, artists, and actors
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Rural Electrification Administration
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Created to bring electricity to rural areas (like in Tennessee Valley)
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Soil Conservation Service (REFORM for the future)
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Taught farmers how to preserve land for future use; reduce soil erosion
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Home Owners Loan Act
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Creates Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) which stabilized real estate by refinancing mortgage debt
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Wagner-Steagall Act
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Gov't pays local housing agencies to improve living conditions of impoverished
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Federal Housing Act
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Creates Federal Housing Admin. which insured loans for the reconstruction of homes
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Federal Emergency Relief Act
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Gave loans to states to operate relief programs
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Social Security Act
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Provide benefits to elderly, retired, and unemployment by providing regular monthly payments
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National Industrial Recovery Act
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Right to organize; minimum wage no child labor
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National Labor Relations Act
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Right to chose agents for collective bargaining
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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Set maximum hours and minimum wage
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Federal Communications Commission
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Regulates interstate communications by radio
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Federal Trade Commission
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President appointed commission controls unfair trade practices
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