Relief Agencies Flashcards
What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?
Paid farmers to reduce production
Successes of the AAA:
3 points
Farmers income went from $4.5 to $6.9 billion
Prices were raised (economy boost)
95% tobacco growers signed up
Failures of the AAA:
2 points
6 million piglets killed
Criticism because food was destroyed when American population starving
What month and year did the AAA begin?
May 1933
What was the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)?
$500 million divided among states to provide relief
Successes of the FERA:
2 points
Helped poor + unemployed
Established federal governments to provide relief
Failures of the FERA:
1 point
People who needed relief were treated badly
What month and year was the FERA put in place?
May 1933
What was the Civil Works Administration (CWA)?
Provided emergency relief to 4 million Americans
Successes of the CWA:
1 point
Unemployed people were able to get employed
Failures of the CWA:
1 point
Closed down
What year was the CWA put in place?
Winter 1933 - 1934
What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
Help unemployed men between age of 17-24 (later raised to 28) get a job
Where were the men most likely to get jobs?
National forests + parks
Successes of the CCC:
3 points
Planted 1.3 billion trees
Created 65,100 miles of telephone wires
Worked to prevent forest fires
Failures of the CCC:
2 points
Only employed white people
No guarantee of job afterwards
What year was the CCC put in place?
March 1933
What was the Home Owners Loan Cooperation (HOLC)?
Gave loans to home buyers to stimulate housing market
Successes of the HOLC:
1 point
Prevented people losing homes
Failures of the HOLC:
Nothing
What year was the HOLC put in place?
1933
What was the Social Security Act (SSA)?
Old age pensioners provided with unemployment fund
1935 - didn’t begin until 1940
Successes of the SSA:
1 point
Provided welfare for those in need
Failures of the SSA:
1 point
Unemployment benefits low and limited
How many loans were given out in one year? (HOLC)
300,000
What were the 6 relief agencies?
1) AAA - agricultural adjustment act
2) SSA - social security act
3) HOLC - home owners loan cooperation
4) CCC - civilian conservation corps
5) CWA - civil works administration
6) FERA - federal emergency relief administration
