Charting The New Deal and Unemployment

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Fasttrack to America's Past
Charting The New Deal and Unemployment (Sec. 7)

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New Deal Program	What It Did	Category
Federal Emergency Relief Administration	Sent millions of dollars to states to use in direct relief payments and food for the unemployed.	Relief
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)	Created jobs for over two million young unmarried men in conservation work and parks.	Relief
Agriculture Adjustment Act (AAA)	Paid farmers to reduce the amount of crops they planted, in order to cut excess production.	Recovery
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	Protected people’s bank deposits, thus eliminating the problem of “bank runs” that were a serious problem in the early 1930s.	Reform
National Recovery Administration (NRA)	Set up voluntary agreements among businesses to cut excess production. The agreements covered production, prices, wages, and hours of work.	Recovery; Reform
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)	Built hydroelectric power plants and flood control dams in seven states in the Tennessee River region.	Recover; Relief
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)	Created to supervise the stock market and protect investors from dishonest practices.	Reform
Public Works Administration (PWA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA)	Created jobs for millions of unemployed people constructing roads, hospitals, post offices, parks, and many other projects. The WPA also included a program that hired out-of-work artists, photographers, actors, and writers for a wide range of artistic and educational projects.	Relief; Recovery
National Labor Relations Act	Gave labor unions the right to organize and represent workers in collective bargaining.	Reform
Social Security Act	Created a federal system of old-age pensions and assistance for orphans and the disabled. It also created an unemployment insurance system.	Reform; Relief
Fair Labor Standards Act	Set up the first national minimum wage law and abolished child labor.	Reform

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