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 Black Tuesday: October 29 th, 1929  Hoover tried to reform the economy but failed.  Attacked most countries › Rich › Poor.

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2  Black Tuesday: October 29 th, 1929  Hoover tried to reform the economy but failed.  Attacked most countries › Rich › Poor

3  Series of economic programs › Franklin D. Roosevelt  Response to Great Depression › Relief › Reform › Recovery  Democratic party  Republic Part was split

4  Distinguish by historians › 1933  Some felt it was unconstitutional  Repealed during WW II  Dealt with: › Banking › Industrial › Farming

5  1934-1935  Three Major Acts › Wagner Act › Works Progress Administration (WPA) › Social Security Act  WPA shut down during WWII

6  National Labor Relations Act › Robert F. Wagner  Limits the means which employers may react to workers in the private sector › Strikes › Collective Bargaining  Doesn’t cover workers covered by Railway Labor Act

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8  Largest New Deal agency  Largest employer › Most eligible for jobs  Funded by congress  Provided 8 mil. Jobs  15% were woman

9  Refers to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)  Social welfare and social insurance programs › Disability Insurance › Unemployment benefits › Medicare › Children Health Insurance (SCHIP)  Paid by taxes

10  Civilian Conservation Corps › Employed young adults for unskilled work for government  Fair Labor Standards Act › Limited 40 work hours/week  Civil Works Administration › Temporary jobs  Federal Emergency Relief Administration › Aid to jobless

11  New Deal Programs still around  Most programs passed first 100 days of FDR’s presidency  Known as “alphabet soup” 1998 US stamp celebrates alphabet agencies of New Deal

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