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The word bus brings to your mind a dependable vehicle that delivers you to campus in all kinds of weather safely and in relative comfort.The triangle of meaning has been completed with a


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Smoot-Hawley Tariff

Legislation passed in 1930 in the United States, imposing high tariffs on imported goods, which exacerbated the Great Depression by restricting international trade.

"Forgotten Man"

A term popularized during the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to describe those at the bottom of the economic pyramid suffering the most during the Great Depression.

NRA "Production Codes"

The NRA "Production Codes," also known as the Hays Code, were guidelines for film content that aimed to regulate moral and ethical standards in movies, established by the National Recovery Administration during the 1930s.

Social Insurance

A government-sponsored program designed to ensure individuals against economic risks (such as loss of income due to sickness, unemployment, or old age) by pooling resources.

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