Chapter 23 Matching Exercise

The __________ built a network of dams and hydroelectric projects to control floods, generate power, and promote growth in a chronically poor area of the South.

In 1934, Congress approved the __________ that encouraged states to provide better health care and education to Indian tribes.

The __________ created a Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate stock markets and activities by brokers.

In 1934, Congress approved the __________ that encouraged states to provide better health care and education to Indian tribes.

Decades of corn and wheat cultivation on the Great Plains, the destruction of native grasses, and prolonged drought created the major ecological disaster of the 1930s, the __________.

Between March and June 1933, often dubbed the __________, Roosevelt prevailed on Congress to pass fourteen pieces of major legislation.

Craft unions representing trades such as carpenters, plumbers, and electricians dominated the largest labor organization, the __________.

Created in 1933, the __________ provided farmers with credit, and loans, as well as financial incentives to those who agreed to limit production of corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco, and livestock.

Passed in 1935, the __________ funded retirement pensions beginning at age 65, with workers' and employers' contributions.

The __________ required companies selling stock to the public to register with a federal agency and provide accurate information on what was being sold.

In 1933, Congress created the __________, famous for its blue eagle logo, which resembled World War I programs that brought together industry leaders and labor groups to boost production.

In 1932, Hoover persuaded Congress to create the __________ to loan money to struggling banks, railroads, manufacturers, and mortgage companies.