Alphabet Agencies Flashcards
1
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What were all of the Alphabet Agencies?
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EBA (Emergency Banking Act) FCA (Farm Credit Association) AAA CCC CWA PWA FERA HOLC (House owners loan corporation) NRA TVA SSA WA WPA RA/FSA
2
Q
Which alphabet agencies focused on the unemployed?
A
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Civilian Works Administration (CWA)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
3
Q
Which agency focused on the poor and needy?
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
4
Q
Which agencies focused on reform?
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The Social Security Act: Focusing on supporting people that struggled to do it themselves. Giving pensions to old people, support disabled people and single mothers. Introduced in 1935.
The Wagner Act: Allowed workers to form a union without worrying about being fired from their jobs. Introduced in 1935 by Senator Robert Wagner.
