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Depression and New Deal 1

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CCCProvided jobs for single males on conservation projects.
TVADeveloped resources of the Tennessee Valley.
WPAQuickly created as many jobs as possible - from construction jobs to positions in the symphony orchestra.
FDICProtected bank deposits up to $5,000.
FERAHelped states to provide for the unemployed.
NYAProvided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students.
PWACreated jobs on government projects.
EBRABanks were inspected by Treasury Department and those stable could reopen.
NRAEstablished codes of fair competition.
SECSupervised the stock marked and eliminated dishonest practices.
Banking Act of 1935Created a seven-member board to regulate the nation's money supply and the interest rates on loans.
FCARequired manufacturers to list ingredients in foods, drugs, and cosmetic products.
AAAAided farmers and regulated crop production.
REAProvided affordable electricity for isolated rural areas.
HOLCLoaned money at low interest to homeowners who could not meet mortgage payments
FHAInsured loans for building and repairing homes.
USHAProvided federal loans for low-cost public housing.
Wagner ActDefined unfair labor practices and established the NLRB.
NLRBSettled disputes between employees and employers.
Fair Labor Standards ActEstablished a minimum hourly wage and a maximum number of hours in the work week for the entire country; Set rules for the employment of workers under 16 and banned hazardous factory work for those under 18.
Social Security AdministrationProvided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities.
OkiesInsulting name given to workers from the Dust Bowl seeking jobs on farms and in orchards.
Black TuesdayDay that investors dumped more than 16 million shares of stock.
Fireside ChatsRadio address meant to sound as if President Roosevelt were in the listener's living room.
Hundred DaysCritical period of government activity early in Roosevelt's presidency.
Dust BowlWindstorm that picked up millions of tons of dust from teh plains and carried it to the East Coast cities.
HoovervillesThe Great Depression forced many Americans to live in shantytowns known as this.
Douglas MacArthurThe Bonus Army was dispersed by U.S. forces under command of this person.
Rugged IndividualismHoover believed that unnecessary government action threatened the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" work ethic that he called this.
The Supreme CourtIn 1935, which body struck significant blows to the New Deal's attempts to bring change to the economy?


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