FDR's new deals and the alphabet agencies Flashcards
what does the AAA stand for?
what did it do?
which NEW deal was it apart of?
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
this offered subsidies to farmers in exchange for limiting their production of certain crops. this was meant to stop over production and allow the prices to rise.
1st new deal
what is the CWA?
what’d it do?
Civil Works Administration
it only lasted 1 year however in that time it provided construction jobs for more than 4 million
what is the WPA?
what did it do?
Works Progress Administration
It employed more than eight million people to build roads and highways, bridges, schools, airports, parks, and other public projects. In total, the WPA built 650,000 miles of roads, 78,000 bridges, 125,000 buildings, and 700 miles of airport runways.
what id the TVA?
what did it do?
which new deal?
Tennessee Valley Authority
this enabled the federal governmnet to build dams along the Tennessee Vally river controlled flooding and generated inexpensive power. This agency also provided jobs, low-cost housing, reforestation, and many other conservation-related services to the region.
1st new deal
what is the PWA?
what did it do?
Public Works Administration
what is the NIRA?
what did it do?
which new deal was this apart of?
National industrial recovery Act
this gave workers the right to unionise and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions. it also suspended some anti-trust laws and established a fully funded public works administration.
apart of the first new deal
what is the CCC?
what did it do?
Civillian Conservation Corps
this was made with the intent of conserving resources, the was achieved by hiring are than 2.5 million young men to to work on environmental projects such as planting trees, building roads and parks, and fighting soil erosion on federal lands.
These men earned $30 per month and contributed to many of the outdoor recreation areas that exist today, including the Blue Ridge Highway. Between 1934 and 1937, this program also funded similar programs for 8,500 women.
what is the FDIC?
what did it do?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, setting forth stringent regulations for banks and providing depositors with insurance of up to $5,000 through the newly formed FDIC. The FDIC successfully restored confidence in the nation’s banks and encouraged savings because people no longer feared that all their money would be lost in a bank failure.
what is the FERA?
what did it do?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
It provided assistance for the unemployed, supporting nearly five million households each month by funding work projects for more than 20 million people. It also provided vaccinations and literacy classes for millions who could not afford them.
what is the FCC?
what did it do?
Federal Communications Commission
Its function was to merge the administrative responsibilities for regulating broadcasting and wire communications into one centralized agency.
what is the FHA?
what did it do?
Federal Housing Administration
this program focused on stimulating the growth of the building industry.
what is the NLRA (Wagner Act)?
what did it do?
National Labor Relations Act also known as the Wagner Act.
this reform legislation created the National Labor Relations Board, whose purpose was to protect the rights of organized labor by legalizing practices such as “closed shops” in which only union members could work and collectively bargain.
what is the SSA?
what did it do?
Social Security Administration
established under the social security Act. was to administer a national pension fund for retired persons, an unemployment insurance system, and a public assistance program for dependent mothers, children, and the physically disabled.
what is the FSA?
what did it do?
Farm Security Administration
Its purpose was to improve the lot of the poor farmers so poignantly depicted in John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. The FSA established temporary housing for Dust Bowl refugees from Oklahoma and Arkansas who had migrated to California in hopes of finding employment. In total, the FSA loaned more than a billion dollars to farmers and set up many camps for destitute migrant workers.
what was the FLSA?
what did it do?
Fair Labor Standard Act
was the last major piece of New Deal legislation intended to reform the economy, and it is still with us today. This law established the minimum wage, which at the time was twenty-five cents an hour. It also set the standard for the 40-hour work week and banned the use of child labor.
