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Federal Deposit Insurance Program (FDIC)
insured banks, protecting deposits iun the event bank failure and closure.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Regulated the stock exchange and ensured protection for investors.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
economic development program which brought affordable electricity to millions of Americans and in its early years also promoted soil conservation, health services for farmers, and land use management throughout the Tennessee Valley.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
employed hundreds of thousands of young men in a productive work relief program. Rural parks, forest, beaches.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
primary agricultural legislation of the ND, reducing crop production to increase
Public Works Administration (PWA)
worked on major public infrastructure projects nationwide, provided jobs to unemployed workers. Construction, highways, dams, ect,.
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Temporary public works program, providing much-needed jobs for the unemployed. Airports, roads, ect,.
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC)
provided mortgage relief to homeowners at risk of losing their homes through foreclosure.
Social Security Administration (SSA)
formed to provide assistance to retirees, unemployed and disables. Gave people social security numbers.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
law that set a minimum wage, and standardized 44-hour work week, the requirement to pa extra for overtime work, and a prohibition on certain types of child labor.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
provided millions of jobs mostly through public works projects across the nation. Building, roads, the arts/schools.
Farm Security Administration (FSA)
fought rural poverty. Besides resettling farmers and providing educational support, they are well known today for its photography project which captured the GD on film.
