FDR Flashcards
1
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Public Works Administration
A
spend 4 billion dollars on 34,000 projects
public buildings, highways, and parkways
headed by Secretary of the Interior: Harold L Ickes
2
Q
Agricultural Adjustment Act
A
made millions of dollars available to farmers to meet mortgages
3
Q
Federal Housing Administration
A
stimulate building industry through small loans to householders
4
Q
US Housing Authority
A
lend money to states and communities for low cost construction
caused slums to stop growing
5
Q
Social Security Act
A
created pension and insurance for the old aged, blind, disabled, delinquent children, etc.
paid for by taxing employers/employees
6
Q
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
A
insured individual deposits up to $5000 which eliminated epidemic of bank failure
restored faith to banks
