Roosevelt's New Deal

American History 2

Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

Farm program designed to raise profitability in agriculture by curtailing prices, or raising depressed crop prices.

Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Temporary job relief program; focused on short-term public works projects.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Employed young men to work in rural areas; conservation work like planting trees, fighting fires, and improving national parks

Farm Credit Administration (FCA)

Low interest mortgages for farmers.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Insure private bank deposits; created by the Glass-Steagall Banking Act

Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)

Direct monetary relief to poor unemployed Americans.

Glass-Steagall Act

Separated commercial and investment banking; created the FDIC

Homeowners Loan Corporation

Government mortgages that allowed people to keep their homes

Indian Reorganization Act

Abandoned federal policy of assimilation and allowed tribal self-governance

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

Industries agree to codes of fair practice to set price, wage, and production levels. Was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Public Works Administration (PWA)

Large public works projects like roads, buildings, bridges, and tunnels.

Resettlement Administration

Resettles poor tenant farmers

Securities Act of 1933

Created SEC regulated stock transactions by requiring greater disclosure

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Regional development program; brought electrification to the valley through building dams and other projects

Fair Labor Standards Act

Established minimum wage and 40-hour work week, outlawed child labor

Farm Security Administration

Provides poor farmers with education and economic support programs

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

Insures crops and livestock against loss of revenue

National Labor Relations Act

Recognized right of workers to unionize and collectively bargain

National Youth Administration

Part-time employment for college and high school students

Rural Electrification Administration

Provides public utilities to rural areas

Social Security Act

Aid to retirees, unemployed, disabled

Surplus Commodities Program

Provides food to the poor (still exists in Food Stamps program)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Jobs program (including artists and youth)