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FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Act (1933)
Aimed to provide immediate relief for the American people by creating the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and giving states money to support relief programs.
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Created in 1933 to provide regulations over banking practices and protect bank depositors' money if the bank failed, insuring up to a certain amount, currently $250,000.
SEA
Securities Exchange Act (1934)
Established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate stock trading in public corporations.
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933)
Created the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) to stabilize prices and provide income support through government purchases, marketing boards, land retirement, reduce crop supply, and support farm incomes
IRA
Indian Reorganization Act (1934) or Wheeler-Howard Act
Allowed land to be returned to or added to tribal holdings, promoted growth of tribal businesses, established a system of credit, and encouraged self-governance.
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
A plan to bring electrical power and economic recovery to farmers in southern states along the Tennessee River, improving waterways, and promoting better farming methods.
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
Created under the Emergency Conservation Act (1933) to employ unskilled young men in park improvements.
WPA
Works Progress Administration (1935)
largest public works program, funding state and local public works projects and hiring unemployed individuals.
SSA
Social Security Act (1935)
Created a national system of pensions and unemployment insurance to provide retirement savings.
NLRA
National Labor Relations Act/Wagner Act (1935)
Granted workers the right to organize labor unions, collectively bargain, and have their interests represented.
FLSA
Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)
Restored elements of the National Industrial Recovery Act, establishing minimum wage laws and prohibiting child labor.
Federal One
Federal Project Number One (1935)
Created by the Works Progress Administration to employ artists, writers, and historians through five divisions, including the Federal Art Project.
NYA
National Youth Administration (1935)
Provided work programs and educational grants for young people aged 16 to 25, assisting them in continuing their education.
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Created under National Housing Act (1934), guaranteed mortgaged with banks
PWA
Public Works Administration (PWA)
created under the National Industrial Recovery Act (1933), paid private contractors to build large-scale projects
CWA
Civil Works Administration
temporary work relief under FERA, hired unemployed directly to work on local projects, model for WPA
FAP
Federal Arts Project (1935)
funding projects in fine art, literature, music, and theater
divisions under Federal One
Federal Art Project (FAP) (1935)
Federal Music Project (FMP) (1935)
Federal Writers Project (FWP) (1935)
Federal Theatre Project (FTP) (1935)
Historical Records Survey (HRS) (1935)
