1. New Deal (1933-1936) Relief, Recovery, Reform

2. Relief
Public Works Administration - organized funds for public works projects
Civilian Conservation Corps and other rural welfare projects - improved rural areas and national forests
Tennessee Valley Authority - used dam construction to modernize poor farms in the Tennessee Valley

3. Relief - Analysis
Public works projects provided a source of employment and shaped the American landscape
AAA was eventually declared unconstitutional, but provided a way to raise prices of crops for suffering farmers
Rural areas became more mechanized, efficient , and developed
Banks ceased to fail

4. Relief
Agricultural Adjustment Act – regulated output of crops to raise prices
Food Stamps – food for those living in poverty
Federal Emergency Relief Association – gave aid to states for distribution
Bank holiday – closed banks to prevent further failures

5. Recovery
National Recovery Administration – launched “Blue Eagle” campaign to design standard sets of codes for each industry
Minimum wage and 8 hour workday established and child labor abolished
Federal Housing Administration –
created national standards for home construction

6. Recovery Abandonment of gold standard
Works Progress Administration – provided employment and advanced public usefulness
National Youth Administration - helped students into colleges and provided jobs

7. Recovery Analysis
Roosevelt sought not to produce more goods, but use resources to improve conditions and quality
NRA strengthened industrial production and made significant gains in labor
Housing was made much more accessible to Americans
Art and culture was strengthened through public works projects
Money was more easily circulated

8. Reform
Reciprocal Tariff Act – gave president power to negotiate trade agreements with other countries
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – insured savings of bank depositors
Wagner Act – gave labor unions the right to collective bargaining
Social Security – help for unemployed, elderly, and handicapped
Glass-Steagall Act – gave government power to investigate banking conditions

9. Reform Analysis Labor unions gained more rights and liberties
Working conditions improved
Unemployed, elderly, and handicapped were given aid through Social Security which became an important lasting measure
Banks became more regulated, and peoples’ confidence in banks was boosted

10. Trends Government stepped in on behalf of the people
Labor organizations were given more privileges
Reforms in labor made the workplaces safer and more comfortable
Banks became more regulated and investments were now insured
Rural areas became more mechanized and modern
More people began to own houses