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CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
1933-1942
goals (relief):
relieve unemployment by providing work for young men in natural conservation
camps + $30 cash monthly allowance
employed 3 million people total
cleared trails, built Shenandoah National Park, etc.
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Act
1933
goals (relief):
offered farmers incentives to limit their production of certain crops to prevent overproduction and raise food prices again
eventually struck by SCOTUS
FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
May 12, 1933
goals (reform):
high command for whole New Deal
distributed funds to subcommittees
replaced FRA
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
May 18, 1933
goals (relief):
infrastructure around Tennessee Valley (dams, bridges, roads, etc.)
provided employment in construction
Glass-Steagall Act
June 16, 1933
goals (reform):
forced commercial banks to refrain from investment banking activities to prevent depositors from potential losses through stock speculation
aimed to prevent repeat of Great Depression and the wave of commercial bank failures in the 1920s
PWA
Public Works Administration
June 16, 1933
goals (recovery):
designed to reduce unemployment and increase purchasing power through the construction of highways/public buildings
HOLC
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
June 13, 1933
goals (reform):
created to refinance home mortgages in order to prevent things like foreclosure
NIRA/NRA
National Industry Recovery Act/Recovery Administration
June 16, 1933
goals (recovery):
designed to bring about national industrial recovery
bring about healthy competition
better infrastructure program (PWA)
stimulate economic recovery
adjust unemployment
oversee creation of industry codes
CWA
Civil Works Administration
November 9, 1933
goals (relief):
emergency employment program
over 4 million workers after 2 months
built new roads, schools, airports
received funding from various gov. programs
designed to be short-lived program to help Americans get through the winter
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
June 6, 1934
goals (reform):
regulatory committee for NY stock exchange
prevent another depression
monitor stocks (buying/selling)
restore investor confidence in national market
WPA
Works Progress Administration
May 6, 1935
goals (relief):
provided working class with jobs
over 8.5 million men employed
built over 600K miles of roads, 75K bridges + schools, parks, etc.
NYA
National Youth Administration
June 26, 1935
goal (relief):
created part time jobs for millions of college/high school students
provide education for people ages 16-25
led by Aubrey Willis Williams (liberal social worker)
“…provide relief, work relief, and employment” for youth not attending school
under WPA
Wagner Act/NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
July 5, 1935
goals (reform):
federal protection for organized labor and collective bargaining
prohibited various “unfair practices” by employers
created NLRB to enforce the law
guarantees employees’ right to organize
forced employers to fairly bargain with unionized workers
endorsed exclusive representation + majority rule
Revenue Act
August 30, 1935
goals (recovery):
introduced the Wealth Tax: new progressive tax that affected up to 75% of the highest incomes
forced tax increase to generate funds for recovery after Great Depression
later 1937 addition cracked down on tax evasion by revising tax laws/regulations
SSA/AFDC
Social Security Act/Aid to Families with Dependent Children
August 14, 1935
goals (reform):
“provide for general welfare” by establishing system of federal aid
created AFDC as a grant program to enable states to give cash payments to needy kids who were deprived of parental care (ex. orphans, abandoned, etc.)
established Social Security Board
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