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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Created Under the Tennessee Valley Act. Planned river basin development Based on dams and hydroelectricity. -
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
Created under emergency Conservation Act.
Put unemployed, unskilled young men to work on rural and improvements. -
Federal Emergency Relief Administration(FERA)
Federal Emergency Relief Administration. On May 12, 1933, the United States Congress created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). This organization's purpose was initially to distribute 500 million dollars in federal funds to state agencies. These funds were grants and not loans. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Paid farmers to not grow certain plants. -
National Recovery Administration
Enforced codes that regulated wages, prices, and working conditions. -
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Built ports, schools, and aircraft carriers. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Insured saving accounts in banks approved by government. -
Rural Electrification Project (REA)
Loaned money to extend electricity to rural farmers.
