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This provided relief for many unemployed young men between the ages of 18 and 25.
What is Civilian Conservation Corps
100
Employed people to do artistic, public-works and research projects.
What is Works Progress Administration
100
Insured bank loans for building and repairing loans.
What is Federal Housing Administration
100
Promoted control and prevention of soil erosion.
What is Soil Conservation Service
100
Insured individual bank deposits up to $5000.
What is Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
200
Provided electricity to rural areas lacking public utilities.
What is Rural Electrification Administration
200
Provided grants to states for relief efforts.
What is Federal Emergency Relief Administration
200
Provided part-time jobs for needy students.
What is National Youth Administration
200
Established NRA and PWA later declared unconstitutional.
What is National Industrial Recovery Act.
200
Recognized rights of labors to organize and bargain collectively.
What is National Labor Relations Act
300
Employed jobless people to work on federal, state and local projects.
What is Civil Works Administration
300
Provided unemployment benefits, pensions for the elderly, and survivor's insurance.
What is Social Security Act.
300
Paid farmers to reduce crops and funded by a tax on food processors.
What is Agricultural Adjustment Administration
300
Provided loans to help tenant farmers buy land.
What is Farm Security Administration
300
Regulated the securities market.
What is Securities and Exchange Commission
400
Increased government regulations of crop production and increased payments to farmers.
What is Agricultural Adjustment Act
400
Regulated industry through fair-trade codes for businesses.
What is National Recovery Administration
400
Established minimum wage of 40 cents per hour and maximum work week of 40 hours for businesses in interstate commerce.
What is Fair Labor Standards Act.
400
Constructed dams and power plants to improve social and economic welfare in the region.
What is Tennessee Vally Authority
500
Constructed roads, public buildings, and other projects designed to increase employment and business activity.
What is Public Works Administration
500
Loaned money to home owners to refinance mortgages.
What is Home Owners Loan Corporation
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