part 4 Flashcards
To help the nation’s farmers, Congress passed the?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Under this act, the government’s AAA would pay farmers not to?
raise certain livestock, grow certain crops, and produce dairy products.
The Tennessee Valley Authority did what?
built dams to control floods, conserve forest lands, and bring electricity to rural areas.
Three dams associated with TVA?
Wilson Dam, Wheeler Dam, Guntersville Dam.
Focused on manufacturing with the passage of the Nation Industrial Act (NIRA) which led to what?
National Recovery Act (NRA)
The _____ suspended antitrust laws and allowed business, labor, and government to cooperate with rules, or codes of fair competition, for each industry.
NRA
The NRA would be declared ____________ in 1935?
Unconstitutional
The most highly praised New Deal work relief program was the?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
The CC offered unemployed young men 18-25 years old the opportunity to work under the direction of the?
Forestry service planting trees, fighting forest fires,and building reservoirs.
The young men lived in camps near their work areas and earned $__ a month, $__ of which was sent directly to their families.
$30 , $25
The CCC also taught more than 40K of their recruits to ____ and ____?
read and write
In 1933 FDR added 250000 veterans to the ___ as well.
CCC
Gave money to state and local agencies to fun their relief projects?
FERA
Who ran FERA?
Harry Hopkins
In June 1933 Congress authorized the?
Public Works Administration (PWA)