New Deal Programs

 New Deal Programs

AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Act ← Recovery

  • Limited crop production to bring crop prices up


CCC: Civilian Conservation Corp ← Relief

  • Allow single young men to work on environmental projects

  • Ex: fight forest fires


FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp ← Reform

  • Secured banks


FERA: Federal Emergency Relief Administration ← Relief

  • Help the homeless by providing jobs

  • Built and repaired infrastructure

  • Provided grants

NIRA: National Industrial Recovery Act ← Recovery

  • Fair working environments (wages, product prices, and work hours)


NRA: National Recovery Administration ← Recovery

  • Eliminate competition by bringing government labor and industry together

  • Established minimum wage

  • Prohibited child labor

  • 40 hours work week

PWA: Public Works Administration ← Relief

  • Build public infrastructure ⇒ provided jobs


REA: Rural Electrification Act ← Relief

  • Electrical access to the rural places


TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority ← Recovery

  • Flooding, deforestation, and other natural disasters

  • Built dams and replanting trees 


WPA: Work Progress Administration ← Relief

  • Provided jobs (8.5 million back to work)

  • Ex: Infrastructure

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