US History Unit 7: New Deal Programs
WPA 1935 Works Progress Administration
-Gave the unemployed work in building construction and art programs
FHA 1934 Federal Housing Administration
-Improved housing standards and conditions -Provided home financing
FDIC 1933 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
-Insured bank deposits up to a certain amount -Guaranteed people would not lose their money if there is a bank failure
NYA 1935 National Youth Administration
-Provided Education, jobs, recreation, and counseling for youth ages 16-25
CWA 1933 Civil Works Administration
-Provided Federal jobs in building and improving roads and public facilities
FERA 1933 Federal Emergency Relief Act
-Provided funds to state relief agencies -Government money to provide relief
TVA 1933 Tennessee Valley Authority
-Provided hydro electric power, food control, and recreational opportunities to the Tennessee River Valley and surrounding areas
CCC 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps
-Provided jobs to young, unmarried men to work on conservation and resource development projects -Prevented teens from living on the railways
REA 1935 Rural Electric Administration
-Provided loans for building power plants, extending power lines to rural areas, and wiring homes
HOLC 1933 Home Owners Loan Corporation
-Provided low cost mortgage refinancing to home owners facing foreclosure -Government money to help people's mortgages stay the way they started
SSA 1935 Social Security Administration
-Provided retirement pensions, disability payments, and unemployment -Created social security numbers
SEC 1934 Securities and Exchange Commission
-Regulated the stock market and protected the investors from dishonest trading practices -Makes sure the stock market does not crash -Makes sure you cannot buy stocks on margin
FSA 1937 Farm Security Administration
-Replaced Tugwell's Agency -Loaned more than $1 billion to farmers and set up camps for migrant workers -Helped the lower people in society
PWA 1933 Public Works Administration
-Sponsored massive public works projects such as dams and hydro electric plants
NRA 1933 National Recovery Administration
-Worked with industries to establish codes outlining fair business and labor practices -Regulated and locked in prices
AAA 1933 Agriculture Adjustment Administration
-Attempted to raise farm prices by paying farmers to lower farm output -Adjust the amount of agriculture being produced
NLRB 1935 National Labor Relations Board
-Enforced Provisions of the Wangner Act, which included the right to collective bargaining and other union rights -Helped labor unions (labor relations)