The New Deal Flashcards

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What did the new deal include

A
  • fireside chats
  • alphabet agencies
  • no prohibition
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2
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What did he do to prevent the stock market from crashing again

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Put securities in the stock market

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3
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What acts were put in place to prevent farms and businesses closing

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Farm loan act
Bankruptcy act

Prevented from closing until they had s chance to borrow money for the federal reserve

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4
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AAA

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Agricultural adjustment act 
•1933
•paid farmers to grown less 
•6 million piglets were killed 
•farm income rose from 6.9 to 14.5 billion
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5
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FERA

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  • federal emergency relief administration
  • $500 million to help unemployment in each state
  • bad conditions
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CWA

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  • civil works administration
  • provided emergency help in the winter
  • 4 million people got work on building projects
  • shut down In the spring
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CCC

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  • civilian conservation corps
  • men aged 17-22 planted 1.3 billion trees
  • provided with foor shelter and wages
  • 3 million men involved
  • favoured white men
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NRA

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  • national recovery administration
  • set up to improve working conditions by getting business men to join the roll of honour
  • 557 codes
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WPA

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  • work progress administration
  • ran projects for unemployment
  • 2 million workers with one year contracts
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TVA

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  • Tennessee valley authority
  • built 20 Dams
  • put hydroelectricity in areas deprived of electricity
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