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New Deal
Question | Answer |
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What was the new deal | Franklin Roosevelt's 's set of federal programs in response to the great depression |
Agricultural Adjustment Act | paid farmers for not planting crops in order to reduce surpluses to increase prices |
Civil Works Administration | Employed four million people for an average pay of 15 a week |
Farm Security Administration | Aided Sharecroppers by setting up temporary housing |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Insured bank customers up to $5,000 if their bank should fail |
federal Emergency Relief Administration | supported nearly 5 million households each month and funded thousands of work projects for the unemployed |
federal housing administration | stimulated the building industry by providing small loans for home construction |
Indian Reorganization Act | reversed the forced assimilation policies in affect of the Dawes act |
National Labor Relations Act | protected the rights or organized labor to organize and collectively bargain with employers |
National Recovery Adminitration | promoted economic recovery by ending wage and price deflation and restored competition |
National Youth Administration | provided more than 4 and a half million jobs for young individuals |
Public Works Administration | Intended for both industrial recovery and unemployment relief |
Rural Electrification Andministration | Gave low cost loans to farm cooperatives to bring power to their communities |
Securities and Exchange Commission | Protected investors from stock market fraud |
Social Security Administration | administered a national pension fund for retired persons, an unemployment insurance system, and public assistance programs for dependent mothers, children, and the physically disabled |
Tennessee Valley Authority | Economically developed the Tennessee River Watershed |
Works Progress Administration | employed at least 8.5 million people at an average of $2 a day |
What were the three main points of the new deal | Relief, Recovery, Reform |