New Deal acronym

Question 1

CCC

Answer 1

Civilian Conservation Corps
- Not around anymore
- Young men to work on public land/forests

Question 2

CWA

Answer 2

Civil Works Administration
- Manual jobs
- Created to get people out of un-employment

Question 3

FDIC

Answer 3

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Still around
- They make sure the deposits you put in are safe

Question 4

FERA

Answer 4

Federal Emergency Relief Administration
- If unemployed/poor would give financial aid
- Not around anymore

Question 5

TVA (3)

Answer 5

Tennessee Valley Authority
- Provided electricity for tennessee
- Made to give people jobs
- Still around

Question 6

FCC

Answer 6

Federal Communications Commission
-Big company that handles the U.S’ way of communication
- Still around

Question 7

FHA (3)

Answer 7

Federal Housing Administration
- Gives people more insurance for all types of homes
- Gives hospitals insurance too
- Still around

Question 8

SEC (1)

Answer 8

Securities Exchange Commission

• A regulatory system that regulates the stock market

Question 9

NLRA (1)

Answer 9

National Labor Relations Act
- Allows worker to strike

Question 10

REA (1)

Answer 10

Rural Electrification Administration
-Gave electricity to people that work in farms or don’t live in cities

Question 11

SSA

Answer 11

Social Security Administration
- Gives security/protection to people
- AKA giving money/healthcare to elderly people

Question 12

WPA

Answer 12

Work Progress Administration Project
-Giving farmers new land after the dust bowl

Question 13

FLSA (1)

Answer 13

Fair Labor Standard Act
Fair labor,
- cannot work for more than 40 hours a week, no child labor, etc…