A New Deal for Americans, 1931–1939

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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