A | B |
FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation- insured deposits |
CCC | Civilian Conservation Corp- put men to work maintaining and restoring forests, parks, etc. Workers were given free room and board, but received little pay |
NIRA | National Industrial Recovery Act-formed to boost declining prices while helping businesses and workers |
SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission-required information about stocks being sold |
AAA | Agriculture Adjustment Administration-Tried to raise farm prices |
TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority- helped farmers and created jobs in the Tennessee River Valley |
WPA | Works Progress Administration- provided work for Americans through construction of schools, hospitals, roads, etc. |
NLRA | National Labor Relations Act-set up the National Labor Relations Board |
Fair Labor Standards Act | banned child labor and set a minimum wage |
Social Security Act | established a system that provided old-age pensions for workers, aid for dependent moms and their children, and provided aid for the disabled |