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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CCC | Civilian Conservation Corps provided paid jobs, housing and food to about 3 million single men, ages 19-25 replanted forests, built sand on beaches, and did maintenance works in parks Recovery. |
| TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority built 20 dams on the Tennessee river and its tributaries in 7 southern states provide cheap electricity helped keep rivers from flooding reform |
| AAA | Agriculture Adjustment Admin paid farmers to destroy crops in order to reduce crop surpluses paid farmers not to farm did not help tenant farmers reform |
| FERA | Federal Emergency Relief Agency Gave federal money to state and local government for work relief projects including projects to build sewage, schools, playgrounds, parks and airports relief |
| NRA | National Recovery Admin works with businesses to regulate prices, minimum wages, maximum works hours, and the right to join union. reform |
| PWA | Public Works Admin provides jobs building dams, highways, bridges, school, sewer systems, and public buildings recovery |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corp insured savings account in banks approved by government reform |
| REA | Rural Electrification Admin loaned money to extend electricity to rural farmers reform |
| WPA | Works progress Admin employed men and women to build hospitals, schools, parks, and airports' employed artists, writers, and musicians recovery |
| SSA | Social Security Act set up a system of act pensions for the elderly, unemployed, and the handicapped. reform |
| NLRA | National Labor Relations Act give union collective bargaining for wages, hours, and working conditions also called Wagner act reform |
| FHA | FEDERAL HOUSING ACT helped repair, rebuild, and insure older homes stimulate the building industry by providing small loans for home construction recovery |
| GSA | GLASS/STEAGALL ACT prohibits commercial banks from engaging in the investment business gave greater regulatory powers in Federal Reserve Board System gave government power to investigate banking conditions, recovery |
| SEC | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION regulated stock and bond trading; regulated exchanges where stocks and bonds are sold, and legislated requirements for disclosure of fair stock information. reform |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act set minimum wage (25 cents and hour) and maximum hour standards (establishing the 40-hour work week). It also severely curbed the use of child labor. relief |
| FSA | FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION aid sharecroppers set up temporary housing for "Okies" and "Arkies" relief |
| IRA | INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT tried to stop the loss of Indian lands and encouraged Native American tribes to establish local self-government and to preserve their native crafts and traditions reform |
| NYA | NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION provided more than 4.5 million (part-time) jobs for young people. relief |
| HOLC | Home Owners Loan Corporation help families avoid having their homes foreclosed |
| CWA | Civil Works Admin employed 4 million people. people did useful things such as construction jobs while other rake leafs. |
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