First New Deal

Question 1

CCC

Answer 1

Civilian Conservation Corps FDR’s favorite New Deal Program that provided jobs for over 2 million men, replanted forests, built trails, dug irrigation ditches, fought fires

Question 2

SEC

Answer 2

Security and Exchange Commission regulated the stock market to make it a safe place for investments

Question 3

AAA

Answer 3

Agricultural Adjustment Act aimed to end overproduction and raise crop prices

Question 4

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Answer 4

insured bank deposits up to $5,000

Question 5

Tennessee Valley Authority

Answer 5

TVA built a series of dams to control floods and generate electric power gave government direct control of a business

Question 6

National Industrial Recovery Act

Answer 6

established the NRA (National Recovery Administration) which developed codes of fair competition to govern whole industries

Question 7

PWA

Answer 7

Public Works Administration built bridges dams, government buildings, and power plants

Question 8

Home Owners’ Loan Corporation

Answer 8

loaned money at low interest rates to homeowners who could not meet mortgage payments

Question 9

FHA

Answer 9

Federal Housing Administration insured bank loans used for building and repairing homes