The New Deal Flashcards
New Deal
a set of laws and acts created by FDR in an attempt to bring America out of the great depression using relief, recovery, and reform
Relief
instant help, supplying food, water, and shelter (ex; FERA)
Recovery
helping people find jobs in order to recover (ex; WPA)
Reform
making sure the GD never happened again (ex; SEC)
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps; paid people to plant trees and conserve the environment (recovery)
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority; made dams, power lines, pipes, and other things in order to bring Tennessee into the modern era (?)
FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Administration;
NRA
National Recovery Act; created an industrial code in order to control industrial rices, trades, and labor
PWA
Public Works Administration; reduced unemployment by creating highways and public buildings
WPA
Works progress Administration; employed millions of jobseekers to work on public work projects