Round I
Protected farmers from price drops by providing crop subsidies to reduce production and increase the price of crops.
AAA – Agricultural Adjustment Act
Sent 250,000 young men to work camps to perform conservation tasks. Provided healthy conditions for the workers and provided money for their families.
CCC – Civilian Conservation Corps
This government organization distributed millions of dollars to local agencies and to fund relief projects.
FERA – Federal Emergency Relief Act
Created a government organization that enforced codes of fair competition, minimum wages, and to permit collective bargaining to workers.
NIRA – National Industry Recovery Act
This act abolished child labor, limited the work week to 44 hours, and set the federal minimum wage to 25 cents an hour.
Fair Labor Standards Act
Government organization which purchased the mortgages of home owners who were behind in their payments and restructured those mortgages with better interest rates.
HOLC - Home Owner's Loan Corporation
Government program which provided jobs to unemployed Americans to help them and their families get through the Winter. The program focused on infrastructure and public works.
CWA – Civil Works Administration
Created federally insured bank deposits to prevent bank failures.
FDIC – Glass-Steagall Act
This act employed millions of Americans in construction and other jobs, as well as funding work in arts, theater, and literary projects.
WPA – Works Progress Administration
Government organization which helped farmers refinance their mortgages.
FCA - Farm Credit Administration