New Deal

By Em.Speir
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    Span of New Deal

    Relief, Recover, or Reform(RRR)
  • Emergency Banking Act

    Emergency Banking Act

    This act closed all banks for a four-day bank holiday. This was a relief effort, and it was apart of the First New Deal.
  • Civilian Conservation Corps

    Civilian Conservation Corps

    The program employed millions of young men into conservation projects.
  • Agricultural Adjustment Act

    Agricultural Adjustment Act

    The act raised crop prices by paying farmers to reduce their crop production.
  • Tennessee Valley Authority

    Tennessee Valley Authority

    The program was created to build dams, control flooding, and create electricity in the South.
  • Banking Act of 1933

    Banking Act of 1933

    The act created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure individual bank deposits, prevent a loss of savings, and separated commercial and investment banking.
  • Works Progress Administration

    Works Progress Administration

    This program provided millions of jobs on public building projects like roads, bridges, and public buildings.
  • Rural Electrification Administration

    Rural Electrification Administration

    This program provided federal funding to bring electricity to rural and isolated areas. This was primarily a reform program, and it was part of the Second New Deal.
  • National Labor Relations

    National Labor Relations

    This gave workers a guaranteed right to form a union. The was a reform initiative, and it was part of the Second New Deal.
  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act

    Provided old-age benefits, unemployment insurance, and aid for the disabled and dependent children. The was primarily a reform measure, and it was part of the Second New Deal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Fair Labor Standards Act

    This program established a national minimum wage, a 40-hour work week and child labor laws. The act was a reform program, and it was part the Second New Deal.