US History Chapter 23 Vocabulary

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New Deal
President Franklin Roosevelt's program of relief, recovery, and reform programs to combat the Great Depression
Hundred Days
Period at the start of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency in 1933, when many New Deal programs were passed by Congress
Public Works Program
Government-funded project to build public facilities
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
A federal project to provide electricity, flood control, and recreational opportunities to the Tennessee River valley
Second New Deal
Period of legislative activity launched by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935
Wagner Act
Law passed in 1935 that aided unions by legalizing collective bargaining and establishing the National Labor Relations Board
Social Security System
Publicly run system that provides regular payments to people who cannot support themselves
American Liberty League
Organization opposed to the New Deal
Demagogue
A leader who manipulates people through such means as half-truths and scare tactics
Nationalization
Conversion to government ownership
National Debt
The total amount of money owed by the national government
Revenue
Income of a government
Coalition
An alliance of groups with similar goals
Sit-Down Strike
Labor protest in which workers stop work but refuse to leave the workplace
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