New Deal Programs

Question 1

CCC (Civilian Conservation Core)

Answer 1

Employed 2 mil. young men, gave them jobs doing recreation and conservation related projects. 1$ per day

Question 2

TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)

Answer 2

Provided work for unemployed, built dams and power plants along the Tennessee River in 9 states. Introduced modern farming techniques

Question 3

NIRA & Nra (National [Industry] Recovery Act/Administration)

Answer 3

Allowed the president to regulate industry to try and get prices to stimulate recovery in economics. Stimulate competition and establish fair trade, boost prices.

Question 4

PWA (Public Works Administration)

Answer 4

Started construction projects to improves bridges, highways, dams, schools, libraries, etc.

Question 5

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

Answer 5

Provided immediate relief to farmers as it cut crop & livestock surplus to raise prices.

Question 6

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

Answer 6

Restore confidence in the banks and ensure bank customers against the loss of up to $5,000 of their deposits if their bank should collapse.

Question 7

FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration)

Answer 7

Gave help to a large amount of jobless Americans and gave $3 billion to the states for direct payments

Question 8

HOLC (Home Owner Loan Corporation)

Answer 8

Helped assist in the refinancing of homeless people.

Question 9

FHA (Federal Housing Administration)

Answer 9

Provided loans for renovating, repairing, or building homes, gave loans to fix up low rent housing projects

Question 10

SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)

Answer 10

To inform new government regulations on the stock market

Question 11

WPA (Works Progress Administration)

Answer 11

Provided both manual construction projects and intellectual projects for those with specific talents by putting them into work specific to their talents.

Question 12

NLRA/Wagner Act (National Labor Relation Act)

Answer 12

Protected workers right to join labor unions without fear of punishment

Question 13

SSA (Social Security Administration)

Answer 13

Old age pensions, unemployment insurance, public assistance program for dependent mothers & disabled people

Question 14

REA (Rural Electrification Act)

Answer 14

Federal government made low-cost loans to farmers to make non-profit to give rural America electricity

Question 15

FSA (Federal Security Administration)

Answer 15

Helped tenant farmers land, made camps to migrant workers to improve housing.

Question 16

Fair Labor Standards Act

Answer 16

Helped workers get higher wages, minimum wage raised, no more child labor, max hours set to 40 hrs/week.