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New Deal - Sattler
Years/Description Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the FDIC do? | Provides insurance to depositors in commercial banks, brought reform to the nation's financial institutions. |
| How did the FDIC help the people directly during the Depression? | It helped restore confidence in the economy. |
| What did the AAA do? | It reduced crop production to increase prices. |
| What did the government do to help farmers through the AAA? | The government bought excess crops from the farmers so they could recieve income. |
| What happened to the AAA? | It was declared unconstitutional in 1936. |
| Why was the TVA set up? | To improve the farming areas in the Tennessee Valley. |
| What were the goals of the TVA? | Soil conservation, health services for farmers, removing poor land from use, and supplying hydro-electric power. |
| What did the CCC do ultimately? | It employed millions and performed conservation projects. |
| What are some examples of the jobs the CCC created? | Replanting forests, building trails, digging irrigation ditches, fighting fires. |
| Who were the special people the CCC was offered to? | Mexican Americans and other minorities |
| What is significant about FERA? | Its operation, costing $500 million, was the largest peacetime expenditure made by the federal government. |
| What did FERA do? | It granted federal funds to state and local governments and agencies to help the unemployed. |
| What was the purpose of the NRA? | It worked with business and labor leaders to develop codes of fair competition to govern whole industries. |
| What did the NRA do? | It established minimum wages and minimum prices for goods. |
| What kind of jobs did the PWA offer? | Building bridges, dams, power plants, and government buildings. |
| How did the PWA help the country? | It created millions of jobs that strengthened the nation's infestructure. |
| What made the CWA a recovery program? | It gave people jobs that would eventually become solid jobs later on. |
| Who was in charge of the WPA? | Harry Hopkins |
| What jobs did the WPA offer? | Building and improving of a good part of the nation's highways and harbors. |
| What did the WPA promote? | Soil and water conservation |
| What did the REA do? | It loaned money to electric utilities to build power lines, bringing electricity to isolated rural areas. |
| Why is the REA a recovery program? | Because it provides people with electricity; not a necessity, but a beneficial thing to have. |
| What did the NYA do? | It trained and provided employment and counciling for younger people. |
| What age group of people did the NYA support? | 16-25 years |
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