chapter 23 part 2 Flashcards
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Provided gov loans to homeowners who faced foreclosure.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
alleviating household unemployment by creating new unskilled jobs in local and state government. Jobs were more expensive than direct cash payments (called “the dole”)
2nd Agricultural Adjustment Act
Loans given to farmers by commodity city corporation
Resettlement Administration & Farm Security Administration
The Resettlement Administration loaned more than 1 billion to help tenant farmers become landholders and established camps for migrant farm workers, who had lived in housing. Farm Security Administration hired photographers of rural towns…
Works Progress Administration
Set out to create as many jobs as possible. Workers built airports, roads , etc…..
National Youth Administration
Ensured african-americans that they would be provided with job positions or job training.
Wagner Act
One of the first reforms of the second new deal and was passage of the national labor relations act.
Fair Labor Standards Act
Set standards of wages, hours, banned child labor, and ensured the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively with employers.
National Labor Relations Board
provided the chance to hear testimony about unfair practices and to hold elections to find out if workers wanted union representation.
Social Security Act
Provides old-age insurance, disability insurance, etc….
Rural Electrification Administration
Financed and worked with electrical cooperatives to bring electricity to isolated areas.