The First New Deal acts and agencies

Question 1

What was the PWA?

Answer 1

The Public Works administration

Question 2

What was the NRA?

Answer 2

The National Recovery Administration

Question 3

What was the EA?

Answer 3

The Economy Act

Question 4

What was the FERA?

Answer 4

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Question 5

What was the NIRA?

Answer 5

The National Industrial Recovery Act

Question 6

What was the AAA?

Answer 6

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Question 7

Why did FDR scrap prohibition?

Answer 7

FDR realised that a significant amount of money could be raised through the tac of alcohol, and also through the manufacturing process.

Question 8

What was the EBA?

Answer 8

The Emergency Banking Act

Question 9

What was the TVA?

Answer 9

The Tennessee Valley Authority

Question 10

What was the HOLC?

Answer 10

The Home Owners Loan Corporation

Question 11

What was the CCC?

Answer 11

The Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 12

What did the PWA do?

Answer 12

Used government and recourses to build: 
-Schools 
-Dams
-Bridges 
-Airports 
Thus creating millions of short term jobs 
$3 billion was spent

Question 13

What did the NRA do?

Answer 13

• Improved working conditions
• Outlawed child labour
• Introduced fixed wages
• Ensured sensible production levels prevent over production.
• 2 million employers joined the scheme and were awarded the Blue Eagle badge.

Question 14

What did the EA do?

Answer 14

This reduced government expenditure by cutting the pay of all government (federal) employees by 15%

Question 15

What did the FERA do?

Answer 15

$500 million was given to individual states to pay for soup kitchen blankets, employment schemes and nursery schools to allow parents to work.

Question 16

What did NIRA do?

Answer 16

Set up 2 organisation: The CWA and the PWA to make industry strong again.

Question 17

What did the AAA do?

Answer 17

The AAA set quotes on agricultural produce to help reduce produce and raise prices.

• Modern techniques were introduced to farmers.
• Soil preservation was also introduced to prevent dust bowls
• Farmers were given mortgage assistance

Question 18

What did the EBA do?

Answer 18

All banks were shut down for a few days until they were check wed by a government official.
5000 trustworthy banks were allowed to reopen and legislation was imposed to stop reckless speculation.

Question 19

What did the TVA do?

Answer 19

The TVA built a serves of dams along the Tennessee Valley to prevent flooding and give a constant water source for farmers, the building of which provided work for workers in a very deprived area. The dams also generated electricity.

Question 20

What did the HOLC do?

Answer 20

The HOLC used federal funds to help home owners pay their mortgages.

Question 21

What did the CCC do?

Answer 21

• Aimed at young men between 18 and 25
• Signed up 6 months at a time
• Environmental projects such as national parks and planting trees
• Earned $30 per month but $25 was sent back to their families.
• 2.5 million people were helped by the scheme.