New Deal Timeline

  • Emergency Banking Relief Act

    Emergency Banking Relief Act

    A. The act stabilized the U.S banking system by allowing the gov't to inspect and permit banks to reopen.
    B. Relief
    D. First
  • Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

    A. The act established a New Deal Program that provided jobs for unemployed young men to work on environmental conservation projects, like planting trees, building parks, and controlling floods.
    B. Relief
    D. First
  • Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

    Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

    A. An agency meant to boost farm prices by reducing crop surpluses, a goal it achieved by paying farmers to limit production.
    B. Recovery
    D. First New Deal
  • Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

    Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

    A. An agency that gave federal grants to state and local governments, allowing them to fund programs like direct cash assistance, soup kitchens, and work relief projects such as construction and repair.
    B. Relief
    D. First New Deal
  • Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC)

    Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC)

    A. An agency that was created to help homeowners facing foreclosure during the Great Depression by refinancing their mortgages.
    B. Relief
    D. First New Deal
  • Securities and Exchange Commission

    Securities and Exchange Commission

    This commission was created to regulate the stock market and to prevent any future crashes.
    Reform
    Second New Deal
  • Works Progress Adiministration

    Works Progress Adiministration

    It was a U.S government agency whose purpose was to employ unemployed people on public works projects until the economy improved.
    Relief
    Second New Deal
  • Wagner Act

    Wagner Act

    This act guaranteed laborers the right to unionize. It is often called the "Magna Carta of Labor".
    Reform
    Second New Deal
  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act

    FDR created a fund that provided money for old-age pensions, disabled people, and unemployment compensation. The fund uses taxpayer dollars. FDR also created the Social Security Board to administer the provisions of the act.
    Reform
    Second New Deal
  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Fair Labor Standards Act

    A. A law that established federal minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards for most private and government employees.
    B. Reform
    D. Second New Deal