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Laws 20s and 30s

Important Laws from the 1920s through World War Two

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Spent money on projects such as dams, bridges, and public buildings in order to provide jobs Public Works Administration
Gave subsidies to farmers not to plant certain crops; later declared unconstitutional Agricultural Adjustment Act
Gave workers the right to bargain collectively Wagner Act
Allocated $500 million to relieve cities and states Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Provided money for public works and for artists, writers, musicians, etc Works Progress Administration
Set up formulas to restrict immigration to 2% of the total number of people in the US from their country since 1890 and rejected the immigration of Asians Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924
Created under Hoover to give out loans to banks, railroads, and monopolistic companies Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Made money that had been in gold reserves available for loans to private businesses and corporations Glass-Steagall Act
Tried to exterminate corruption during elections by restricting federal employees from political campaigning and limited donations from individuals to be given to political campaigns Hatch Act
Established the Prohibition Bureau to enforce the 18th Amendment Volstead Act
Gave the elderly pensions and helped the disabled and widows and orphans; result of pressure from Francis Townshend Social Security Act
Raised protective tariffs and sparked retaliatory tariffs; reflected isolationist movement in US; regarded as contributing to the Great Depression Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Protected investors by requiring companies to disclose their company information Securities and Exchange Commission
Created codes for businesses to follow during the Depression; later declared unconstitutional National Industrial Recovery Act
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