Great Depression and New Deal Era

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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

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A law enacted to raise crop prices by paying farmers to leave a certain amount of their land unplanted, thus lowering production.

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Bank holiday

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FDR closes all American banks for 4 days (Congress meets to discuss legislation); Creates a great sense of relief for the public.

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Black Tuesday

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A name given to October 29, 1929 when stock prices fell sharply.

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Bonus Army

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A group of WWI veterans and their families who marched on Washington D.C. in 1932 to demand the immediate payment of a bonus they had been promised for their military service.

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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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An agency that put young unemployed men to work building roads, developing parks, planting trees, and helping in flood-control projects.

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Deficit spending

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A government's spending of more than it receives in revenue.

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Dust Bowl

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The region, including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, that was made worthless for farming by drought and dust storms during the 1930s.

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Federal Art Project

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Division of Works Progress Administration hired unemployed artists to create artworks for public buildings.

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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An agency to insure individuals' bank accounts, protecting people against losses due to bank failures.

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Fireside chats

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Informal radio broadcasts in which President Franklin Roosevelt explained his view of issues at hand to average Americans.