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Great Depression Programs
Agencies and Acts for the GD
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History
11th Grade
11/30/2011

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Term
FDIC
Definition

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Reform


Started legal deposit insurance in 1933 up to $5,000 initially.

Term
AAA
Definition

Agricultural Adjustment Act

Recovery

 

Raised agricultural business by paying subsidies to farmers if they were to leave some land unused and rid of surplus livestock, decrease supply, increase demand.

Term
CCC
Definition

Civilian Conservation Corps.

Relief


For employment of jobless. Yong men in relief families were given unskilled manual labor toward the conservation and growth of natural resources. Intended to get rid of two problems in one act.

Term
PWA
Definition

Public Works Administration

Recovery


Built large-scale public works such as dams, bridges, warships, hospitals, schools. In addition, stabilize purchasing power in commiting to these actions.

Term
CWA
Definition

Civil Works Administration

Relief

 

Manual labor jobs intended to free millions from unemployment. Construction jobs, mainly repair and construction of buildings and bridges. Many schools, sewer piping, etc. achieved through this Administration

Term
NIRA
Definition

National Industrial Recovery Act

Recovery

 

To regulate industry, permit cartels and permit monopolies in an attempt to cause economic growth from such. grew from both PWA and NRA.

Term
TVA
Definition

Tennessee Valley Authority

Relief

 

Navigation, flood control, agricultural and electrical manufacturing, economic development. All toward the cause of the Tennesse Valley. Soon Spread out to the entire Southeast Sector of the US as a general above subjects agency.

Term
FHA
Definition

Federal housing Act

Relief

 

Aided poverty and removed public slums. Housing and mortgage were made more afordable, and came to aid living and housing standards and conditions.

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