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What was the New Deal?
A series of programs and reforms implemented by FDR to combat the Great Depression.
What were the three main goals of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, and Reform.
What was the purpose of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)?
Provided direct cash assistance to state relief agencies for the unemployed.
What did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) do?
Employed young men in conservation and reforestation projects.
What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
Provided millions of jobs in infrastructure, arts, and public works.
What was the goal of the Public Works Administration (PWA)?
Funded large-scale infrastructure projects like bridges, tunnels, and schools.
What was the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)?
Paid farmers to reduce production to raise crop prices.
What was the purpose of the National Recovery Administration (NRA)?
Regulated wages, hours, and prices to stabilize industries.
What did the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) do?
Helped refinance home mortgages to prevent foreclosures.
How did the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) impact the South?
Built hydroelectric dams to provide power and modernize the region.
What did the Glass-Steagall Banking Act establish?
Created the FDIC to insure bank deposits and prevent bank failures.
What was the Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)?
Strengthened workers' rights to unionize and bargain collectively.
What major social welfare program was introduced in 1935?
The Social Security Act, which provided pensions and unemployment insurance.
What was the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)?
Established a national minimum wage and regulated work hours.
Who was a major critic of the New Deal, advocating the "Share Our Wealth" program?
Huey Long.
What was Roosevelt’s "court-packing" plan?
A proposal to add more Supreme Court justices to pass New Deal legislation.
Why did many African Americans and women not fully benefit from the New Deal?
Programs often excluded farm and domestic workers, and racial/gender discrimination persisted.
What event ultimately ended the Great Depression?
World War II, due to increased war production and military mobilization.
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