Deal
New Deal law that abolished unfair labor practices, recognized the right to organize labor unions and the right to collective bargaining
Wagner Act
Most important piece of New Deal labor legislation
National Labor Relations Act
large picture painted directly on a wall or celing
mural
law that set up a pension system for retirees
Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
a 1938 law that set a minimum wage, maximum workweek of 44 hours and outlawed child labor
Fair Labor Standards Act
process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages and other working conditions
collective bargaining
Key New Deal agency that provided work relief through various public works projects
WPA- Works Progress Administration
Government agency that build dams to control flooding and generate power in the Tennessee Valley
Tennessee Valley Authority
Labor protest where workers stop working and occupy their workplace until their demands are met
Sit Down Strike
FDR's plan to add six new justices to the Supreme Court
court packing
Legislative activity begun to solve problems created by the Great Depression
Second New Deal
Government agency that insures bank deposits guaranteeing that depositors money will be safe
FDIC- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Division that hired unemployed artists to create artworks for nonfederal public buildings, programs and exhibitions
Federal Art project
informal radio broadcast by FDR to explain issues and New Deal programs
Fireside Chats
New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing public buildings
Public Works Administration
Programs and legislation enacted by FDR to promote economic recovery and social reform during the Great Depression
New Deal
economic theory that favored public works projects
Pump Priming
What was one cultural trend of the 1930's that people used to escape the woes of the Great Depression?
movies, comedies, radio, soap operas, music