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FDR's First New Deal

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First New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) ? 1933 ? Provided employment for unmarried men between the ages 17 ? 25 to work in the national parks installing electric lines, building fire towers, and planting new trees in deforested areas Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) ? 1933 ? Approved govt. loans to farmers and paid farmers not to grow certain crops in order to increase the prices of agricultural products Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ? 1933 ? Under Federal Reserve Act to insure bank deposits of up to $100,000 in case of bank failure. This insurance was intended to prevent people from withdrawing their money out of panic

Human Geo Chp. 13

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Isaiah Bennett p.1 4/29/13 Ch. 12 K.I 3 I Central Place Theory Central Place theory Helps to explain how the most profitable location can be idfentified Central Place Is a market center for the exchange of goods and services by people attracted from the surrounding area Central places compete against each other to serve as markets for goods and services for the surrounding region b. Market Area of a Service Market area or Hinterland The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted A market area is good example of a nodal region The closer to the periphery of the circle, the greater is the percentage of the circle, the greater is the percentage of consumers who will choose to obtain services from other nodes c. Size of Market Area

Human Geo ch. 11

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Isaiah Bennett p.1 3/5/13 Ch.9 K.I 1 Economic Indicator of development United Nation selects one economic factor, two social factors, and one demographic factor that in the opinion of a international team The economic factor is gross domestic product (GDP) The social factor are the literacy rate and amount of education? The demographic factors life expectancy Gross Domestic Per Capita Average individual earns a much higher income in an MDX than in an LDC, Per capita income is a difficult figure to obtain in many countries, so to get a example of average incomes in various, geographers Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Is the value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country Types of Jobs

HOW CAN WE REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL?

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Dependence on Foreign Oil HOW CAN WE REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL? How Can We Reduce Our Dependence on Foreign Oil? Vincenzo S Cartelli ITT Technical Institute Online Rhetoric in Contemporary Culture Through a systematic problem solving approach consisting of Diagnosis, Goal setting, Analysis Decision making, and Implementation the stakeholders will be equipped with the tools to proactively identify and dissolve the problem.

New Deal Programs

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The New Deal: Alphabet Soup Program What it was/did Purpose/Goal Outcome/Effects AAA* (Agricultural Adjustment Admin) Producers of basic commodities would decide production limits. Govt would subsidize idle lands. Reduce crop production and surpluses, to halt downward spiral of farm prices. Farm incomes began increasing. Agri econ emerged more stable and prosperous. 1936 ? declared unconstitutional. CCC* (Civilian Conservation Corps) Young men worked in National Parks; built reservoirs, planted trees, improved agri irrigation. Provide employment to men who couldn?t find work in the cities. FDR?s favorite program. Developed and improved arks. CWA (Civilian Works Admin) Gave citizens temporary jobs?built schools, roads, & parks pumped $ into econ

Questions on Chapter 18: Economic Policy

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Roman Caposino March 6th, 2014 Chapter 18 #1-5 AP Government & Politics When the economy is thriving, the government tends to spend more money. Unfortunately, when the economy is not thriving, or even if it is, the government still spends way more money than it makes, creating a huge deficit. Generally, voting behaviors of politicians and economic conditions are not always correlated, both at national and local levels. Politicians do not vote within their spending limit sometimes, because they know the federal government will pay for their deficit.

Economic Growth in the Gilded Age, 1865-1890

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The New Industrial Order: Economic Growth in the Gilded Age, 1865-1890 Questions/Issues in Gilded Age Were 19th century economic entrepreneurs Robber Barons, or ?Captains of Industry?? Historical Context ? America and Economy Yankee Humbugs or Self-Made Men? Case Study: P.T. Barnum Industrial Progress and the Incorporation of America Industrialization and Progress and Poverty Incorporating America Communication and Culture Thomas Edison The Four Major Industries Railroads: ?The Octopus? Jay Gould Steel and Andrew Carnegie Vertical Integration Oil and John D. Rockefeller Horizontal Integration Testimony before Congress (17.1) Rebates and Drawbacks: Investment and Financing ? J.P. Morgan Justifying the Reality of the Gilded Age Andrew Carnegie, ?The Gospel of Wealth? (17.3)

Economic Growth in the Gilded Age, 1865-1890

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The New Industrial Order: Economic Growth in the Gilded Age, 1865-1890 Questions/Issues in Gilded Age Were 19th century economic entrepreneurs Robber Barons, or ?Captains of Industry?? Historical Context ? America and Economy Yankee Humbugs or Self-Made Men? Case Study: P.T. Barnum Industrial Progress and the Incorporation of America Industrialization and Progress and Poverty Incorporating America Communication and Culture Thomas Edison The Four Major Industries Railroads: ?The Octopus? Jay Gould Steel and Andrew Carnegie Vertical Integration Oil and John D. Rockefeller Horizontal Integration Testimony before Congress (17.1) Rebates and Drawbacks: Investment and Financing ? J.P. Morgan Justifying the Reality of the Gilded Age Andrew Carnegie, ?The Gospel of Wealth? (17.3)

euro 20

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Chapter 20 The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain Origins agricultural revolution rapid population growth surplus labor ready supply of capital for investment in new industrial machines and factories ample supplies of important mineral resources abundant rivers Parliament provided stable government; protected private property colonies provided a market as well as raw materials Technological Changes and New Forms of Industrial Organization The Cotton Industry James Hargreaves? spinning jenny Richard Arkwright?s water frame spinning machine Edmund Cartwright?s power loom concentration of labor in factories new towns grew up around factories The Steam Engine

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