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| Emergency Banking Relief Act |
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| FDR ordered all banks in the US closed during a special "bank holiday" This stopped worried depositors from rushing to the banks and withdrawing their savings. Some banks had made bad loans and did not have neought money to pay back depositers. Under this law, banks were inspected by the Trasury Department and those stable would re open and those unstable would stay closed. |
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| Civilian Conservation Corps |
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| The first New Deal program aimed at putting people back to work. Some 2 and 1/2 million young men planted about 17 million acres of trees, bult dams, and improved the national parks. |
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| Federal Emergency Relief Act |
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| This law provided money ofr food and other necessities for the unemployed |
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| Agricultural Adjustment Act |
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| Congress passed legislation which granted payments to farmers who agreed not to grow wheat, corn, tobacco, and certain other crops. With fewer crops being produced, farm prices went up and farmers were better off. |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| It was created by Congress to carry out one of FDR's most far reaching New Deal programs. thousands of people were given jobs building 32 major dams to control flooding, improve navigation, and produce electricity in a seven state area drained by the Tennessee River and its tributaries |
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| This law established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation which guaranteed that the federal government would repay depositors who lost money when banks failed |
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| Naitonal Industrial Recovery Act |
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| Set up the Publick Works Administration which gave 6 billion to state and city governments for a variety of projects. About 500 000 workers helped construct highways, bridges, airports, schools, and public housing units. |
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| The Federal Housing Admin was created to stimulate residential construction by guaranteeing home mortgages. If a person who borrowed money from a bank to build a new home could not make his loan payments, FHA would pay back the bank. FHA would take possession of the house and try to sell it to someone else at a reasonable price. Because the fed government insured the repaybment of loans by homeowners, banks were more willing to give people money to build houses. The result was an increase in construction and a boost for the housing industry which had been severly hurt |
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| Works Progress Administration |
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| President Roosevelt and Congress started this agency in order to give jos to the unemployed. An estimated 8 and 1/2 million Americans were put to work building 651, 000 miles of roads, more thatn 75,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, 800 landing fields, and thousands of other construction projects |
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| National Labor Relations Act |
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| It was the most important labor law of the New Deal period. it upheld the right of workers to organize unions an bargain collectively. The National Labor Relations Board was established to deal with worker's complaints of unfair practices by employers. The law was also called the Wagner Act because it was sponsored by Senator Robert F Wagner of NY |
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| To help elderly Americans during the Great Depression, monthly payments were made to retired workers or their survivors. Money was also distributed to workers who lost their jobs and for the care of dependent and crippled children |
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| Civilian Conservation Corps |
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| provided jbos for single males on conservation projects |
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| Federal Emergency Relief Administration |
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| helped states to provide aid for the unemployed |
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| Civil Works Administration |
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| provided work in federal jobs |
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| Works Progress Administration |
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| quickly created as many jobs as possible from construction to music to art |
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| National Youth Administration |
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| provided job training for unemployed young people and part time jobs for needy students |
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| Emergency Banking Relief Act |
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| banks were inspected by Treasury Department and those stable could reopen |
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| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
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| protected bank deposits up to $5,000 |
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| National Recovery Administration |
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| established codes for fair competition |
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| created 7 member board to regulate the nation's money supply and the interest rates on loans |
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| Food Drug and Cosmetic Act |
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| required manufactuers to list ingredients in foods, drugs, and cosmetic products |
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| Agricultural Adjustment Administration |
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| aided farmers and regulated crop production |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| developed the resources around the Tennesse Valley |
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| Rural Electrification Administration |
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| provided affordable electricity for isolated rural areas |
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| Home Owners Loan Corporation |
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| loaned money at low interest to homeowners who could not meet mortgage payments |
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| Federal Housing Administration |
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| insured loans for building and repairing homes |
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| United States Housing Authority |
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| provided federal loans for low-cost public housing |
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| National Labor Relations Board |
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| defined unfair labor practices and established the National Labor Relations Board to settle disputes between employers and employees |
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| Established a minimum hourly wage and a maximum number of hours in the workweek fo rthe entire country. Set rules for the employment of workers under 16 and banned hazardous factory work for those under 18 |
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| Social Security Administration |
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| provided a pension for retired workers and their spounses and aided people with disabilities |
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