Chapter 23 Matching Exercise

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 __________.

In June 1933, Congress enacted the __________, which established strict guidelines for banking operations and expanded the power of the Federal Reserve System.

On March 9, 1933, the president persuaded Congress to pass an __________, which established a system to audit, loan funds to, and reopen banks under Treasury Department supervision.