Chapter 19 Section 1 - The First New Deal

A disease affecting the skeletal muscles, often resulting in permanent disability and deformity

A monetary standard -- one ounce of gold equals a set number of dollars

Closing the banks during the Great Depression to avoid bank runs

Radio broadcasts made by Roosevelt to the American people to explain what he was trying to do to help the country

Appearing to be a fact---as far as can be understood

A system of thought that is held by an individual, group, or culture

Being of central importance

Roosevelt's policies for ending the Great Depression

The time period between March 9 and June 16, 1933 when Congress passed 15 major acts to resolve the economic crisis

The most highly praised New Deal relief program; offered unemployed young men 18 to 25 years old the opportunity to work under the forestry service planting trees, fighting forest fires, and building reservoirs

Channeled money through state and local agencies

Independent agency set up by Congress to regulate the stock market