food, money or services provided to people in need is called relief

the federal government is the national government of the USA

the Alphabet Agencies were organisations set up to manage the New Deal

a pension is money paid to a person once they are elderly and no longer work

a domestic servant is a person who works in someone else's home, performing duties such as cooking and cleaning

Roosevelt's New Deal

History

This unit prepares pupils to think about how the USA changed after the war

Pupils know that the early 1930s had been a period of bust in the USA

laissez-faire beliefs suggest that the government should not interfere with the economy

a radical is someone who believes there should be major social and political change

something may be declared unconstitutional if it is not allowed under the laws of a political system

the group of elected politicians responsible for passing laws in the USA are known as Congress

escapism refers to types of entertainment or imagination that help you to forget about your work and your problems

neutrality involves avoiding involvement in a conflict; this includes not doing anything to help those who are fighting

Lend Lease was an American policy which involved supplying countries like Britain with wartime supplies free  of charge

an arsenal is a building or place where weapons and military equipment are made or stored

rearmament is the process of supplying yourself or others with new weapons to rebuild military strength

GDP refers to the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year

the non-military people of a country at war and their activities in support of the war effort are described as the home front

censorship is the act of preventing certain information from being seen or made available to the public

rationing is a system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have

a riveter is a person whose job involves joining pieces of metal together. This was a common job in shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing

groups of people are segregated if they are separated from one another. In the USA, people were often segregated based on their race

something is stimulated if it is encouraged to develop, grow or increase its activity