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the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms of office. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war.
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an American politician, who was the longest-serving First Lady of the United States, having held the post from March 1933 to April 1945 during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office.
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An american photographer who was best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration and photographs that humanized the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the development of documentary photography.
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the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929
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a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies
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the central bank of the United States. It was created by the Congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.
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known as the 'Three R's', were introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to address the problems of mass unemployment and the economic crisis.
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a series of federal programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations enacted in the United States during the 1930s in response to the Great Depression.
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If the President elect dies prior to taking the oath, the vice-president will become president and if there is no clear winner for the office of president, the house of representatives will choose.
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a federal corporation organized in 1933 to provide cheap electric power, flood control, irrigation, etc. by developing the entire basin of the Tennessee River
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an federal agency insuring deposits in U.S. banks and thrifts in the event of bank failures. created in 1933 to maintain public confidence and encourage stability in the financial system.
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an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, providing for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, which had outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
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a U.S. government agency that oversees securities transactions, activities of financial professionals and mutual fund trading to prevent fraud and intentional deception.
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a U.S. agency that administers social programs covering disability, retirement and survivors' benefits. created in 1935 to administer the social insurance programs in the US.
