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
