The New Deal - FDR's Alphabet Soup

Flashcards covering key New Deal programs and their purposes.

FERA

Federal Emergency Relief Act - A relief program that provided loans to states to operate federal relief programs

FSA

Farm Security Administration - A reform program that aimed to address rural poverty and help farmers.

FHA

Federal Housing Authority - A relief/recovery/reform program that authorized federal loans for housing.

REA

Rural Electrification Administration - A reform program that provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems in rural areas.

SSA

Social Security Administration - A reform program that addressed unemployment benefits and aid to dependent children.

CCC

Civilian Conservation Corps - A relief program that provided unskilled manual labor jobs for unemployed unmarried men.

CWA

Civil Works Administration - A relief program that created construction jobs.

FLSA

Fair Labor Standards Act - A recovery/reform program that established minimum wage, workweek standards, and prohibited certain types of child labor.

FCC

Federal Communications Commission - A reform program that regulated radio, telegraph, wire, and cable operations.

FDIC

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - A relief program that inspected banks and insured depositors' accounts.

TVA

Tennessee Valley Authority - A recovery and reform program that provided jobs and electricity to the rural Tennessee River Valley.

SEC

Security and Exchange Commission - monitored stock market and ensures that no fraud or insider trading takes place

WPA

Works progress administration- employed millions of men to carry out public work progress