First and Second New Deal agencies

By Vihaan Anumula
  • Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

    First New Deal Relief Effort The CCC put unemployed young men to work in the work of natural resource development and preservation on rural federal, state, and local land areas.
  • Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

    Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

    First New Deal Relief Effort FERA provided direct relief of unemployment by paying federal money to the states and municipalities.
  • Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

    Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

    First New Deal Recovery Effort The AAA tried to increase farm prices by reducing surpluses. It paid the farmers to reduce crop production.
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

    Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

    First New Deal Recovery Effort The TVA was formed to address problems in the Tennessee Valley, including flooding, home and business electrification, and planting new forests.
  • National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

    National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

    First New Deal Recovery Effort The NIRA provided the President with the authority to regulate industry for reasonable wages and prices that would result in economic recovery. It also established the National Recovery Administration (NRA).
  • Works Progress Administration (WPA)

    Works Progress Administration (WPA)

    Second New Deal Relief Effort The WPA hired millions of people to carry out public work projects, including the construction of public buildings and highways.
  • Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)

    Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)

    Second New Deal Reform Effort The Act protected employees' collective bargaining and the right to form unions, and established the National Labor Relations Board.
  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act

    Second New Deal Reform Effort The Act established a system of old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and welfare programs.
  • Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

    Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

    Second New Deal Recovery Effort The REA made available federal loans to install electrical distribution systems to bring electric service to isolated rural locations.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

    Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

    Second New Deal Reform Effort The FLSA established minimum wage, requirements for overtime pay, record keeping, and children's labor standards.