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Civiian Conservation Corps
the Corps sent 250,000 young men to work camps to perform reforestation and conservation tasks. This helped alliveate the surplus of workers from the cities. It also provided heathy living conditions for the boys and provided money for their families. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
By providing crop subsidies to reduce production and educational programs to teach methods of preventing soil erosion, this act proteceted farmers from price drops. -
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Because of this act, millions of dollars of direct aid was distributed to unemployed workers. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
A series of dams were built by the federal government to prevent flooding and to sell electricity. This was the first time that private power industries and the government were in competition. -
National Industrial Recovery Act
This Act permitted collective bargaining of workers. It also enforced codes of fair competion and minimum wages. -
Glass-Steagall Act
To prevent bank failures, this act created federally insured bank deposits.At first it insured up to $2500 per investor. -
Public Works Administration
This administration recieved a $3.3 billion appropration from Congress for public works projects. -
Civil Works Administration
Four million workers were paid $15 per week at jobs provided by this administration. -
Securities and Exchange Commission
The main purpose of the SEC was to regulate the stock market and restrict margin buying. -
Works Progress Administration
The most important thing that this administration did was to provide work in arts, theater, and literary projects. It also employed 8.5 million workes in construction and other jobs. -
Rural Electrification Administration
The REA tried to bring electricity to farms by encourageing farmers to join cooperatives.But by 1940 only 40% of American farms had electricity. -
National Youth Administration
More than two million college and high school students were provided part-time employment under this administration. -
Wagner Act
Under this Act, workers were allowed to join unions.The union-busting tactics that management had used against the unions were also outlawed under this Act. -
Social Security Act
This Act provided aid to the blind, deaf, disabled, and to dependant children.. It also provided pensions and unemployment insurance.
