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Civilian Conservation Corps
Provided jobs to young men to plant tress, build bridges and parks, and set up flood control projects (Recovery) -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Built dams to provide cheap electric power to seven southern states; set up schools and health centers (Recovery) -
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Gave relief to unemployed and needy (Relief) -
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
Paid farmers not to grow certain crops (Recover) -
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Enforced codes that regulated wages, prices and working conditions (Reform) -
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Built ports, schools and aircraft carriers (Recovery) -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Insured savings accounts in banks approved by government (Reform) -
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Federal agency that regulates the stock market. It protects investors by making the U.S. market transparent and punishes businesses who participate in insider trading, deliberate manipulation of the markets, and selling stocks and bonds without proper registration. (Reform) -
Rural Electrification Project (REA)
Loaned money to extend electricity to rural farmers (Reform) -
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Employed men and women to build hospitals, schools, [parks and airports; employed artists, writers and musicians (Recover) -
Social Security Act
Set up a system of pensions for elderly, unemployed and handicapped (Relief)
