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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Reform
Started legal deposit insurance in 1933 up to $5,000 initially. |
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
Recovery
Raised agricultural business by paying subsidies to farmers if they were to leave some land unused and rid of surplus livestock, decrease supply, increase demand. |
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Civilian Conservation Corps.
Relief
For employment of jobless. Yong men in relief families were given unskilled manual labor toward the conservation and growth of natural resources. Intended to get rid of two problems in one act. |
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Public Works Administration
Recovery
Built large-scale public works such as dams, bridges, warships, hospitals, schools. In addition, stabilize purchasing power in commiting to these actions. |
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Civil Works Administration
Relief
Manual labor jobs intended to free millions from unemployment. Construction jobs, mainly repair and construction of buildings and bridges. Many schools, sewer piping, etc. achieved through this Administration |
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National Industrial Recovery Act
Recovery
To regulate industry, permit cartels and permit monopolies in an attempt to cause economic growth from such. grew from both PWA and NRA. |
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Relief
Navigation, flood control, agricultural and electrical manufacturing, economic development. All toward the cause of the Tennesse Valley. Soon Spread out to the entire Southeast Sector of the US as a general above subjects agency. |
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Federal housing Act
Relief
Aided poverty and removed public slums. Housing and mortgage were made more afordable, and came to aid living and housing standards and conditions. |
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