is for Agricultural Adjustment Act

This act gave subsides to farmers to cut production so that prices on good went up. It didn't help sharecroppers

is for bank holidays

This was the day FDR closed all the banks until they were properly evaluated and only the stable one would reopen. This ensured the safety of people money in banks

is for Civilian ConservationCorps

This was a pubic work relief program for unemployed and unmarried 17-28 year old's. This lasted from 1933-1942.

is for Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s

is for Emergency Banking Act

was an act passed by the United States Congress in March 1933 in an attempt to stabilize the banking system.

is for Federal housing administration

was established by the National Housing Act on June 27, 1934 to facilitate home financing, improve housing standards, and increase employment in the home-construction industry in the wake of the great depression

is for court packinG plan

FDR's plan to curb the power of the Court by proposing a bill to allow the president to name a new federal judge for each who did not retire by age 70 and 1/2. At the time, 6 justices were over the age limit. Would have increased the number of justices from 9 to 15, giving FDR a majority of his own appointees on the court. Congress did not pass the court-packing bill. FDR seen as dictator

is for Hundred days

The first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency began on March 4, 1933, the day Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States. During this period, he presented a series of initiatives to Congress designed to counter the effects of the Great Depression.

is for Indian new deal

1930's legislation that gave Indians greater control of their own affairs and provided further funding for schools and hospitals.

is for john maynard keynes

John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes CB FBA, was a British economist, whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments

is for public worKs administration

Spent $4 billion on dams, transportation, schools, and public building construction. Had 2.6 million workers within first 30 days.

is for sociaL security act

guaranteed retirement payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65; set up federal-state system of unemployment insurance and care for dependent mothers and children, the handicapped, and public health

is for minimum wage laws

set a floor for wage rates, and explain at least a fraction of unemployment

is for national recovery administration

Government agency that was part of the New Deal and dealt with the industrial sector of the economy. It allowed industries to create fair competition which were intended to reduce destructive competition and to help workers by setting minimum wages and maximum weekly hours.

is for congress of industrial Organizations

A federation of labor union for all unskilled workers. It provided a national labor union for unskilled workers, unlike the AFL, which limited itself to skilled workers.

is for popular front

A popular front is a broad coalition of different political groupings, usually made up of leftists and centrists. Being very broad, they can sometimes include centrist Radical or liberal forces as well as social-democratic and communist groups. Popular fronts are larger in scope than united fronts.