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Glass-Steagall Act
Created the FDIC, and made banks more cautious about spending.
Federal Securities Act
Required corporations to display accurate stock prices and present their welfare truthfully. If not done correctly, the company could be held liable.
Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Allowed for government oversight in the stock market, and prevents insider trading/rigging the stock market.
21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th amendment, therefore ending Prohibition.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Raised crop prices by lowering production, with farmers being paid to not seed land and hog farmers killing their pigs. Many were upset by this.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Tasked with bringing jobs and tech to impoverished areas in Tennessee, with one major accomplishment being that they renovated 5 dams and created 20 new ones. This investment into dams also helped solve the flooding issue in the area.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Hired men 18-25 to build roads, develop parks, plant trees, and overall fight soil erosion. This was important in combating the Dust Bowl. The workers were provided food and lodging, but most of their wages were sent directly to their families.
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Provided money to states for building schools and other community buildings (creating jobs). This wasn't very effective though, so it was replaced by the Civil Works Administration (CWA).
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
As a revised version of the PWA, it provided 4,000,000 immediate jobs in the winter of 1933-1934. these workers build over 40 thousand schools, which in turn hired over 50,000 teachers in rural areas. In addition to that, the workers built approximately 500,000 miles of road.
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Law that created a framework to get industrial growth with fair practices. This law was responsible for the PWA/CWA and the NRA.
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Set prices to ensure fair competition, set standards for working hours, banned child labor, and allowed for unions to form.
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Provided loans for those facing foreclosure, resetting interest rates for many that were struggling.
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
Created by the National Housing Act; helps insure loans, so that they aren't given out to just anybody, and loaners can be protected.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Provided $500,000,000 in relief funds for the needy to the states. Half had to go directly to the people, while the other half had to go to work relief programs.