Alphabet Soup of the New Deal



Civilian Conservation Corps 

Relief

Target 18-24 yr old men for jobs that included, park restoration, tree planting etc. Men made $25 dollars a month- men kept 5 and sent 20 home

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Reform

government agency created during the New Deal that insures bank deposits, guaranteeing that depositors' money will be safe; a federally sponsored corporation that insures your money up to the insurance limit

Securities and Exchange Commission

Reform

regulate the stock market and make it a safer place for investments

Agricultural Adjustment Act

Recovery

sought to end overproduction and raise crop prices

Tennessee Valley Authority

Relief

government agency created during the New Deal to build dams in the Tennessee River valley to control flooding and generate electric power

Federal Emergercy relief act 

Relief 

Gave federal funds to the state and local agencies to help the unemployed 

Civil Works Administration 

Recovery 

Provided jobs for public works projects 

Home Owners Loan Corporation 

relif

Loaned money at low interest rates who could not meet mortage payments 

The Federal Housing Administration

reform

Insured bank loans used for building and repairing homes.


National Recovery Administration 

Recovery

developed codes, these codes established minimum wages for workers and minimum prices for the goods that businesses sold; increase the wages of workers so they could buy more goods and raise prices so companies could make a profit.

Public Work Aministration

Relief 

responsible for building many important structures These public-works projects improved the nation’s infrastructure and created millions of new jobs for workers.


Work Progress Administration

Relief 

Built and improved most of the country's highways, provided arts programs for displaced artists, writers and actors.

Social Security Act

relief/reform

established a pension system for retirees, also established unemployment insurance for workers who lost their jobs

Rural Electrification Administration

relief

loaned money to electric utilities to build power lines, bringing electricity to isolated rural areas