Relief Programs
This program gave young men jobs planting trees and working in national parks.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
This act attempted to boost industrial recovery by setting codes for wages and prices.
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Social Security Administration
This agency provided direct financial assistance to the unemployed and funded public works projects.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
This agency helped farmers by paying them to reduce crop production.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
This act guaranteed workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Created in 1933, this short-lived agency gave grants to states for relief programs before being replaced.
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
This act created federal insurance for bank deposits to restore trust in banks.
Federal Deposit Insurnace Corporation (FDIC)
This 1933 act separated commerical and inveestment banking.
Glass-Steagall Act
This massive work program employed millions to build roads, schools, and bridges.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
This is regional development program built dams and provided electricity to the rural South.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
This housing reform agency insured loans and improved housing standards.
This program gave federal loans to homeowners to prevent foreclosure.
Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC)
Securities and Exchange Commission
Provided jobs by giving states money to construct community buildings.
Public Works Administration