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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Provided government insurance for bank deposits (up to 250,000 today) |
| Glass -Steagall Act | Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Created to regulate stock market and reduce fraud |
| Mortgage and debt relief | Home Owners Loan Corporation HOLC Reconstructed people’s loans with longer repayment terms and lower interest rates |
| Farm Credit Administration FCA | FCA Refinanced mortgages First time Federal Government helped people pay their mortgages |
| Agricultural Adjustment Act AAA | Paid farmers NOT to produce So the prices rise Help for the Farmer Criticism Food more expensive |
| Civilian Conservation Corps CCC | Recovery Programs Offered unemployed young men the chance to work in the forestry industry |
| Public Works Administration PWA | Quick jobs Private contractors |
| Civil Works Administration CWA | Major Projects Bigger and more complex than PWA Government employment |
| Works Progress Administration WPA | Diverse projects Long terms Hired artists/made posters |
| Workers and elderly reform | Wagner Act and Social Security Act |
| Wagner Act | The right to unionize and collective bargaining are recognized More security Union Membership triples between ‘33-’39 |
| Social Security Act | Security for the old, unemployed, disabled, and others. Check Meant as insurance Workers paid the taxes that funded this program |
| SSA part 2 | Social Security Monthly retirement benefits Unemployed insurance Temporary income for those without a job First entitlement program |