First and Second New Deal

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  • Agricultural adjustment act

    Agricultural adjustment act

    [First new deal](Recovery) created in 1933, it paid farmers for not planting crops in order to reduce surpluses, increase demand for seven farm commodities, and raise prices.
  • Emergency Banking Relief Act

    Emergency Banking Relief Act

    [Second](relief) gave Roosevelt the power to regulate banking transactions and foreign exchange, and only the banks that were deemed "stable" could reopen.
  • Civil Conservation Corps

    Civil Conservation Corps

    [First](relief)recruited thousands of unemployed young men, and enrolled them in a peacetime army. Also provided work in reforestation, road construction, and prevention of forest erosion. Ended in 1941.
  • Tennessee valley authority act

    Tennessee valley authority act

    [First](reform)federal construction and ownership of power plants regional development of Tennessee valley(a 7 state area).
  • National recovery administration

    National recovery administration

    [First](recovery)created the NRA to promote economic recovery by ending wage and price deflation and restoring competition. It set business codes and quotas, and temporarily restored investor confidence.
  • Public works administration

    Public works administration

    [first](relief/recovery) was intended for both industrial recovery and unemployment relief. Over $4 billion was spent on public highways, bridges(including the Golden Gate Bridge), and dams for water and power.
  • National labor relations act

    National labor relations act

    Protected the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses, and he economy.
  • Rural electrification administration

    Rural electrification administration

    Created to bring electricity to Rural areas like the Tennessee valley. Crews traveled across the country to set up a generic system which could be copied and reused.
  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act

    [Second](Reform)provided for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal benefits, and by enabling the States to make provisions for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the unemployed.
  • Wealth Tax Act

    Wealth Tax Act

    [Second](reform)raised U.S federal income tax on higher income levels, by introducing the "Wealth Tax". Was a progressive tax that took up to 75 percent of the highest incomes. More income you made, higher bracket you would be in to pay higher taxes.
  • Works Progress Administration

    Works Progress Administration

    [second](relief)Employed millions of unskilled men to carry out public works projects including buildings and roads.