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Chapter 18: New Deal
Roosevelt & the New Deal
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who's goal was to regulate the stock market fraud ? | Securities & Exchange mmission ( SEC ) |
| Who provided gov. insurance for bank deposits up to a certain amount ? | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) |
| Who let the Gov. would pay farmer NOT to raise certain livestock & crops ? | Agricultural Adjustment Administration ( AAA ) |
| Who suspended the antitrust laws & allowed business, labor & gov. to cooperate in setting up voluntary rules in each industry ? | National Industrial Recovery Act ( NIRA ) |
| Who ran the NIRA ? | National Recovery Administration ( NRA ) |
| Who bought the mortgages of homeowners who were behind on payments ? | Home Owner's Loan Corportaion ( HOLC ) |
| Who helped farmers refinance their mortgages ? | Farm Credit Administration ( FCA ) |
| Which relief program conserved the forests by letting the unemployed work in the nation forestry services ? | Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC ) |
| Who channeled money to state & loval agencies to fund relief projects ? | Federal Emergency Relief Administration ( FERA ) |
| What administration set up construction projects for the unemployed construction workers ? | Public Works Administration ( PWA ) |
| Who hired workers directly and put them on the federal government's payroll ? | Civil Works Administration ( CWA ) |
| What administration worked on highways, roads, streets, public buildings & bridges ? | Works Progress Administration( WPA ) |
| Which organization set up organized factory elections by secret ballot to determine whether workers wanted a union ? | National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB ) |
| ______ set out to organize industrial unions in skilled, unskilled & other industries ? | Committee for Industrial Organization ( CIO ) |
| One of the most powerful unions in the USA ? | United Auto Workers ( UAW ) |