10/20 Bellringer 5+ sentences FDR would later recall how his 1921 bout with polio and its crippling effects taught him to be a fighter: “Once I spent two years lying in bed, trying to move my big toe. That was the hardest job I ever had to do. After that, anything seems easy.” How can overcoming obstacles help make a person stronger? What difficulties have you or someone you know had to face in life that has made you/them stronger?

Civilian Conservation Corps CCC1933 Provided jobs for single males on conservation projects Civilian Works Administration CWA1933 Created construction jobs for civil programs like schools, electric plants and water plants

Federal Emergency Relief Act FERA1933 Helped states to provide aid for the (FERA) unemployed; eventually replaced by today’s FEMA Emergency Banking (Relief) Act EBRA1933 The ‘bank holiday’; closed banks for inspection and only allowed healthy banks to reopen

Public Works Administration PWA1933Created jobs on government projects Works Progress Administration WPA1935 Quickly created as many jobs as possible—from construction jobs to positions in symphony orchestras

Agricultural Adjustment Act AAA1933 Aided farmers and regulated crop production; offered subsidies Home Owners Loan Corporation HOLC1933 Loaned money at low interest to homeowners who could not meet mortgage payments (Also has some RELIEF qualities)

National Industrial Recovery Act NIRA1933 Encouraged national industrial recovery through fair competition regulations; provided for government funding for construction of new industries; Created the NRA and the PWA National Recovery Administration NRA1933 Established codes of fair competition; set price caps; eventually declared unconstitutional

Rural Electrification Administration REA1935 Provided affordable electricity for isolated rural areas (Also has some REFORM qualities) National Youth Admin NYA1935 Provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students

Glass-Steagall Act FDIC1933 Law that created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) which insures bank customers against the loss of up to $5,000 their deposits if their bank should fail. Today, FDIC protects up to $100,000. Tennessee Valley Authority TVA1933 Developed the resources of the Tennessee Valley

Wagner Act NLRB1935 Defined unfair labor practices and established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to settle disputes between employers and employees Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA1938 Established a minimum hourly wage and a maximum number of hours in the work week for the entire country; set rules for the employment of workers under 16 and banned hazardous factory work for those under 18

Securities and Exchange Commission SEC1934 Supervised the stock market and eliminated dishonest practices Social Security Act SSA1935 Provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities

New Deal Posters Create a New Deal poster advertisement: – In your group, create an advertisement for one of the New Deal programs – You cannot name the program, but you need to illustrate its features – Include your group number (1-8) and post it on the wall Go around the room and use your charts to guess which group was assigned which topic