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Unemployment rates
With the depression of 1920-1921 the unemployment rate rose rapidly from 5.2 to 8.7 percent -
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“Relief, Recovery, Reform”
Relief, Recovery, and Reform was used to help the people during the 1929 - 1945 time period. During this time, people were unemployed and poor -
Deportion of mexican americans
U.S. government looked for ways to ease the country's financial hardship. In order to make more jobs available, the government deported more than 500,000 -
Langston Huhges
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. -
The new deal
New Deal for the American people. Roosevelt worked quickly upon his election to deliver the New Deal, an unprecedented number of reforms addressing the catastrophic effects of the Great Depression. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
is an independent agency created by the U.S. Congress to maintain stability and public confidence -
tennessee Valley Authority
Even by Depression standards, the Tennessee Valley was in sad shape in 1933. Thirty percent of the population was affected by malaria -
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration. -
The dust Bowl
or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian prairie -
Judicial Interpretation during the New DealJudicial Interpretation during the New Deal
The judical branch in the government interprets the constitution, and during the New Deal, -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression, an immense tragedy that placed millions of Americans out of work, was the beginning of government involvement in the economy and in society as a whole. -
Entitlement Programs and Solvency
Many of the federal and state programs that provide income security to U.S. families have their roots -
Medicare & Medicaid
also reinforced the employment-based health insurance system. By the 1960s, it was clear the system of private health insurance in the United States was well established and in no danger of being dismantled. -
Securities & Exchange Commission
Holding Company Act of 1935, Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act of 1940 -
Social Security & Social Security Administration
Your full retirement age is 65 and 6 months. Remember, the earliest a person can start receiving Social Security retirement benefits will remain