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Created by the Tennessee Valley Authority Act as an independent agency of the federal government to provide flood control, hydroelectric power, and economic development for the impoverished Tennessee Valley region. -
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Banking system during the Great Depression that declared a four day “banking holiday” which allowed the government to inspect banks. -
Fought unemployment by giving thousands of young men jobs. They worked on conservation projects which preserved nature and natural resources in rural areas. -
Provided low-interest loans to bring electricity and telephone services to rural areas. -
Created to help farmers reduce crop surpluses and raise commodity prices. -
Designed to give immediate financial relief to those who were suffering most from the Great Depression. It distributed federal money to state governments who then filtered the money to individuals and families. FERA distributed more than $3.1 billion and gave jobs to over 20 million Americans. -
Provided work and financial aid to young people who were out of school during the Great Depression. It provided training for projects such as construction and road building. -
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Created during the Great Depression to provide jobs for millions of unemployed people through public works projects and relief programs. -
Established a system of federal old-age benefits that took a percentage of your money out of your paycheck, and got all the money back when you retired.
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Restored rights lost when the National Industrial Recovery Act was overturned by the Supreme Court: minimum wage and no child labor.