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TimeToast of New Deal Policies

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  • Federal Emergency Relief Act (Relief)

    Federal Emergency Relief Act (Relief)

    This act gave financial aid to states to support local relief programs for the destitute. This also created FERA
  • Glass-Steagall Banking Act (Reform)

    Glass-Steagall Banking Act (Reform)

    This act created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to insure personal bank accounts. This act separated commercial from investment banking.
  • Agricultural Adjustment Act (Recovery)

    Agricultural Adjustment Act (Recovery)

    This act introduced measures to reduce crop supply, stabilize prices and support farm incomes. This also created the AAA.
  • National Industry Recovery Act (Recovery)

    National Industry Recovery Act (Recovery)

    This act legalized industry collaboration for price controls and collective bargaining for labor. This also created the NRA.
  • Indian Reorganization Act (Recovery)

    Indian Reorganization Act (Recovery)

    This act returned land or added to tribal holdings, development of tribal businesses promoted, a system of credit established, a return to self-governance.
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    First and Second New Deals Policies

  • Rural Electrification Administration (Recovery)

    Rural Electrification Administration (Recovery)

    This was created by Executive Order to bring electricity to isolated rural areas.This administration was made permanent by Rural Electrification Act (1936).
  • Work Progress Administration (Recovery)

    Work Progress Administration (Recovery)

    This was created by Executive Order to fund state and local public works projects.This administration hired the unemployed directly and became the largest of all public works programs.
  • Social Security Act (Relief)

    Social Security Act (Relief)

    This act created a national system of pensions, unemployment insurance and aid to mothers with children, and created Social Security Administration (SSA) to administer it.
  • National Labor Relations Act [Wagner Act] (Reform)

    National Labor Relations Act [Wagner Act] (Reform)

    This act reaffirmed the right of collective bargaining, with rules and enforcement by a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
  • Banking Act (Recovery)

    Banking Act (Recovery)

    This act restructured and centralized the Federal Reserve Bank.