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Agricultural Adjustment Act
The Agricultural Adjustment Act, or AAA, was an act that protected farmers from dropping crop prices established by the New Deal. AAA provided educational programs, reduced subsidities, and it taught ways to prevent eroision in farming soil. This helped during the Great Depression by increasing the amount of goods consumed from sharecroppers and overall crop increase. This act is still in use today -
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was an agency under the New Deal that put young, unmarried and unemployed men to work by preserving nature in ways like building roads and planting trees. The CCC improved physical condition, increased the odds of being employed, and also increased overall morale. The Civilian Conservation Corps ended in 1942, but left a legacy built to last a lifetime. -
Home Owners Loan Corporation
The HOLC loaned money at a good, cheap bargain interest to homeowners who couldn't pay their mortgages. The Home Owners Loan Corp. was created along with Roosevelt's New Deal. The HOLC helped to decrease the number of issued mortgages, and to keep families in their houses. However all good things must come to an end, and the HOLC's end was in June of 1951. -
Emergency Banking Relief Act
One of the New Deal programs, EBRA required banks to inspected. This program by Roosevelt helped to restore credibility in the banking system. Roosevelts four day 'bank holiday' results from this. The Emergency Banking Relief Act had not ended. -
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA was an administration that helped states give aid for unemployed people. This was established by president Franklin Roosevelt when he asked congress to set it up. This administration helped tenate farmers spread money across countires, create some jobs, and also created an Adult Education Program in 1933. -
Tennesse Valley Authority
The Tennesse Valley Authority, or TVA, helped to use the resources found in the Tennesse Valley to create dams for electricity, as well as powerplants to prevent floods. This Act is still in use today, and it was established by FDR's New Deal. This helped life duing the depression becuase it increased electricty and increased jobs. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Cororation
FDIC was created to ensure public banks. This corporation was created under the Banking Act of 1933 after the Great Depression. FDIC ensured up to 250,000 dollars with hopes to restore trust in Americans. FDIC is still in use today, and it crutial to banking security. FDIC helped during the depression becuase this initiated bank safety and helped to calm some of the fears. -
Wagner Act
After being declared unconstitutional, the Wagner Act, otherwise known as National Labor Relations Act, guarenteed worker's rights. This Act was apart of Roosevelt's New Deal, and helped during the depression by allowing workers to engage in activities like baragining. Despite being significantly weakened by the Taft- Hartley Act, this act is still curently in use today, and is considered by many to be one of the most important pieces of labor legislation. -
Social Securities Administration
The SSA was a pension designed for retired workers, and also provided help for people with disabilities, blind people, deaf people, and also people with dependant children. This was signed with the Social Security Act of 1935, and was apart of Roosevelt's New Deal. With it's headquarters in Woodland, Maryland, the Social Securities Administration is still alive today, and plays an important role in many different people's lives. -
United States Housing Authority
USHA, also known as Wagner- Steagall Act provided low costing public housing. This helped to inprove the living conditions of families. This Act is still in place today, and it's ideas brought fourth with The New Deal.
