The New Deal Flashcards

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New Deal

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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

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Relief

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instant help, supplying food, water, and shelter (ex; FERA)

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Recovery

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helping people find jobs in order to recover (ex; WPA)

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Reform

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making sure the GD never happened again (ex; SEC)

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CCC

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Civilian Conservation Corps; paid people to plant trees and conserve the environment (recovery)

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TVA

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Tennessee Valley Authority; made dams, power lines, pipes, and other things in order to bring Tennessee into the modern era (?)

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FERA

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration;

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NRA

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National Recovery Act; created an industrial code in order to control industrial rices, trades, and labor

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PWA

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Public Works Administration; reduced unemployment by creating highways and public buildings

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WPA

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Works progress Administration; employed millions of jobseekers to work on public work projects

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