| Question | Answer |
| CCC | Civilian Conservation Corps
provided paid jobs, housing and food to about 3 million single men, ages 19-25
replanted forests, built sand on beaches, and did maintenance works in parks
Recovery. |
| TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority
built 20 dams on the Tennessee river and its tributaries in 7 southern states
provide cheap electricity
helped keep rivers from flooding
reform |
| AAA | Agriculture Adjustment Admin
paid farmers to destroy crops in order to reduce crop surpluses
paid farmers not to farm
did not help tenant farmers
reform |
| FERA | Federal Emergency Relief Agency
Gave federal money to state and local government for work relief projects
including projects to build sewage, schools, playgrounds, parks and airports
relief |
| NRA | National Recovery Admin
works with businesses to regulate prices, minimum wages, maximum works hours, and the right to join union.
reform |
| PWA | Public Works Admin
provides jobs building dams, highways, bridges, school, sewer systems, and public buildings
recovery |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
insured savings account in banks approved by government
reform |
| REA | Rural Electrification Admin
loaned money to extend electricity to rural farmers
reform |
| WPA | Works progress Admin
employed men and women to build hospitals, schools, parks, and airports' employed artists, writers, and musicians
recovery |
| SSA | Social Security Act
set up a system of act pensions for the elderly, unemployed, and the handicapped.
reform |
| NLRA | National Labor Relations Act
give union collective bargaining for wages, hours, and working conditions
also called Wagner act
reform |
| FHA | FEDERAL HOUSING ACT
helped repair, rebuild, and insure older
homes
stimulate the building industry by providing small loans for home construction
recovery |
| GSA | GLASS/STEAGALL ACT
prohibits commercial banks from engaging in the investment business
gave greater regulatory powers in Federal Reserve Board System
gave government power to investigate banking conditions,
recovery |
| SEC | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
regulated stock and bond trading; regulated exchanges where stocks and bonds are sold, and legislated requirements for disclosure of fair stock information.
reform |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act
set minimum wage (25 cents and hour) and maximum hour standards (establishing the 40-hour work week). It also severely curbed the use of child labor.
relief |
| FSA | FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
aid sharecroppers
set up temporary housing for "Okies" and "Arkies"
relief |
| IRA | INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT
tried to stop the loss of Indian lands and encouraged Native American tribes to establish local self-government and to preserve their native crafts and traditions
reform |
| NYA | NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION
provided more than 4.5 million (part-time) jobs for young people.
relief |
| HOLC | Home Owners Loan Corporation
help families avoid having their homes foreclosed |
| CWA | Civil Works Admin
employed 4 million people. people did useful things such as construction jobs while other rake leafs. |
