A New Deal for Americans, 1931–1939
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The __________ created a Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate stock markets and activities by brokers.

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

Newly energized unions representing industrial workers and accepting blacks and minorities formed the __________ in 1935.

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 __________.

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

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.

President Roosevelt delivered a radio address on the banking crisis on March 12, 1933, the first of three dozen __________ he delivered on policy issues over the next twelve years.

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

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

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