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The First New Deal First 100 days – over 10 pieces of legislation passed.
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Emergency Banking Relief Act
EBRA Banks were inspected under this act by the Treasury Department and those that were stable could reopen. Emergency Banking Relief Act
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Civilian Corps CCC Conservation
The most popular New Deal “make work” programs. Hired young men aged to work on conservation projects. Civilian Conservation Corps
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Federal Emergency Relief Agency
FERA Federal money was given to states for direct relief for the people. Federal Emergency Relief Agency
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Agricul-tural Adjust-ment Act
AAA Limited farm surplus by limiting production. Set up banks to lend money at low interest rates. (Struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional because of a provision in it) Agricul-tural Adjust-ment Act
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-tion
FDIC Insured bank deposits. Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-tion
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Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA Developed the resources of the TN Valley and built a series of dams on the river. Tennessee Valley Authority
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Home Owners Loan Corpora-tion
HOLC Provided mortgage loans at low interest to non-farm homes who could make their mortgage payments. Home Owners Loan Corpora-tion
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CWA,PWA, and WPA CWA – “Make” work for the unemployed. (1933) PWA – Established public works projects to provide employment and increase business activity. (1933) WPA – (2nd New Deal) – 1935 – Provided for large-scale national work programs. Civil Works Administra-tion, Public Works Administra-tion, and Works Progress Administra-tion
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Securities and Exchange Commis-sion
Supervised the stock market and eliminated dishonest practices such as insider trading practices. Insider trading means having information that all stockholders don’t have and acting on that information. Securities and Exchange Commis-sion
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Federal Housing Authority
FHA Assured bank loans for construction and repair of rundown homes. Federal Housing Authority
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Second New Deal Programs
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Rural Electrifica- tion Administra-tion REA
Provided affordable electricity for isolated rural areas. Rural Electrifica- tion Administra-tion
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National Youth Administration
NYA Provided job training for unemployed youth and part-time jobs for needy in schools and colleges. National Youth Administration
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National Labor Relations Board
NLRB Established by the National Labor Relations Act – aka The Wagner Act – established to settle employer-employee differences and guarantee the right of labor to collectively bargain with management – outlawed blacklists. National Labor Relations Board
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Social Security Act SSA
Provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities. Social Security Act
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Fair Labor Standards Act
FLSA Established a minimum wage and a maximum number of hours in the work week for the entire country. Set rules for the employment of workers under 16. Fair Labor Standards Act
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