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Planning in the 1930's

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What was the 1st Federally backed mortgage system? Year established? Purpose?   show
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show Home Owners Loan Corp in 1933  
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What was the National Planning Board? Under what department was it located? Who led it?   show
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What was the Civilan Conservation Corps? What year was it established?   show
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show New Deal Program set up to organize relief work in urban & rural areas in 1933  
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What is the TVA?   show
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show Established a public utility management department (water, flood,electricity) in Tennessee Valley in 1933. Also built planned communities for its workers.  
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When was the Federal Housing Administration established?   show
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What was the Taylor Grazing Act? What year?   show
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When was the public works administration established?   show
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show 1934 Alfred Bettman. 1st professional organization for planning officials (public planners, planning officials, & planning related public officials).  
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What was the National Housing Act? What year was it established?   show
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What bill established the Greenbelt Towns? What agency was responsible for them? Year? Leader?   show
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What was the Resettlement Administration? When was it created? Leader? Most important accomplishment?   show
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When was the Social Security Act Passed?   show
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When was the Grande Coulee Dam built? Purpose?   show
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What was the Soil Conservation Act? Year?   show
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show 1936 on the Colorado River to create & sustain growth and development in Nevada, CA, & AZ.  
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show Created US Housing authority and laid foundation for housing programs through the 20th Century.  
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show Farm Security Administration. 1937  
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show Also known as the Wagner-Steagall Act, it was a 1937 Federal legislation that set hte stage for future gov't aid in housing for poor. Tied slum clearance to public housing.  
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What did the American City Planning Institute change its name to? Year?   show
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show Clarence Perry's design led to the development of greenbelts and post WWII suburbia. Started in 1939  
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show Defined a neighborhood as an area of 160 acres for 5000 inhabitants, surrounded by highways with a school at its center.  
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Where was the first federally supported Federal Housing constructed? Year?   show
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