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New Deal Policies
Question | Answer |
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FERA | Federal Emergency Relief Administration channeled money to state and local agencies to fund their relief projects |
TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority dam-building project to control floods, conserve forestland, and bring electricity |
NRA | National Recovery Administration set up codes for minimum pay and maximum hours |
AAA | Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers to not grow so many crops and sell their livestock |
CCC | Civilian Conservation Corps employed young men to assist the national forestry service |
SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission regulated stock market and prevented fraud |
PWA | Public Works Administration put unemployed construction workers back in work by having them improve highways, dams, sewer systems, waterworks, and schools |
FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation provide government insurance for bank deposits up to a certain amount |
FHA | Federal Housing Administration regulated rates of interest and terms of mortgages so more people could afford to buy a house |
WPA | Works Progress Administration headed by Henry Hopkins to give people jobs doing useful tasks like building roads, highways, public buildings, parks, and bridges |
NLRB | National Labor Relations Board allowed the ability for labor unions to represent workers |
FSA | Federal Security Agency |