Alphabet agencies Flashcards
(53 cards)
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effective: CWA
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- rural people got jobs
- improved lives in rural America
- 4 million people got jobs
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not effectiveness of the NRA
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- not enough ppl benefited
- some companies didn’t join
- favored big films: small businesses closed
- poor families relied on income of child workers
- small number of jobs were made when child labour was outlawed
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what was the work done by the beer act
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- created new jobs- alcohol, industry
- money spent on enforcing prohibition went to new deal \
- social relief- raise morale
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what ere the aims of the NRA
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-encourage competition
- improve working conditions in industry and outlawed child labour
- stimulate economy by giving workers money to spend
- protect workers from exploitation
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what were the aims of the PWA
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- short- term jobs
- reducing unemployment
- preventing opposition
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what work did the NRA do
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- set out fair wages
- 2 million employers joined the schemes
- encourage trade union- blue logo- blue eagle
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effectiveness of PWA
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- created jobs
- people in rural areas got jobs
- provided infrastructure for community- long lasting
- prevented riots
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what were the aims of FERA
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- set about meeting the urgent needs of the poor- homeless
-prevent social disturbances - local governments didn’t have enough money so they needed a federal
9
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what were the aims of the AAA
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- tried to take a long- term view of the problems facing farmers
- helped solve internal migration
- help farm unemployment
10
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effective: TVA
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- thousands of jobs created
- electricity was provided
- ppl were able to move there due to increase in businesses
- irrigation schemes
- land restored
- reforestation- D.B prevented
- trade routtes by river- market goods
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not effectiveness of the CCC
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- 2.5 out of 25 million unemployed which was not many
- didn’t help older men/women/ minorities
- short term and not training those men could use to get long term work
- 4000 women got jobs
12
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what does CCC stand for
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civilian conservation corps
13
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effective AAA
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- helped farmers modernise
- prices went up therefore more profits- incomes doubled
- stayed on farms- no internal migration
14
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work done by HOLC
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loaned money to over a million people to prevent them from losing their homes
15
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what were the aims of the EBA
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- rebuild trust/ confidence in banks
- encourage ppl to deposit money
- encourage investments in business to help create jobs
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what was the work done by the RFC
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provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans. to banks, rail roads and mortgage companies
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not effective: CWA
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- mainly manual work- no skills
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what was the work done by the PWA
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- used government money to build schools, roads, dams, bridges, airports, hospitals, community buildings
- created million of short term jobs $7 billion was spent employing skilled men
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work done by SEC
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oversaw the stock market and proposed and enforced federal securities law
20
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effectiveness of the NRA
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- helped 2 million people
- since wages were increased ppl had more spending money
- idea of trade unions
21
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which agencies were set up to deal with unemployment
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CCC
NRA
PWA
CWA
TVA
22
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what does AAA stand for
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Agricultural Adjustment Act/ Administration
23
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Not effective: FCA
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not all farmers got loans only a fifth especially in D.B areas
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not effective: PWA
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- short-term
- mainly manual: no gain of skills
25
work done by FCA
helped farmers refinance mortgages over a longer time at below market interest rates at regional and national banks
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what does TVA stand for
Tennessee Valley Authority
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what were the aims of STC
tasked to protect investors, capital and speculation- prevent WS.C
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not effective: TVA
didn't help farm labourers so much
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what did the FERA do
provided $500 million in direct relief to the neediest Americans- soup kitchens, blankets, employment schemes
30
work done by EBA
1. government declared a 4-day bank holiday
2. all banks closed
3. government inspection of banks
4. only those w/ cash reserves opened
5. Banks that failed the inspection remained closed
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what does NRA stand for
National Recovery Administration
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aims of CWA
designed as a short-term scheme to give as many ppl jobs as possible- important for reform
33
aims of TVA
- develop T.V
- poverty- stricken area w/soil erosion and flooding
- 7 states had no money to make reforms/ business
34
what does FERA stand for
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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what did the AAA do
- raised crop prices by lowering production- farm quotas
- farmers received help w/ their mortgages
- modernise farming methods
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what does SEC stand for
Securities Exchange Commission
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what does EBA stand for
Emergency Banking Act
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Effective: FCA
- reduced migration and homelessness
- some farm owners helped
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not effective: AAA
1. put more farm laborers out of work due to modernization
2. Didn't help tenants and A. American sharecroppers
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work done by CWA
built 40,000 schools and provided salaries for 50,000 teachers in rural America and built 500,000 miles of roads
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aims of HOLC
make sure that people stayed in their homes so that it did not increase homelessness and migration
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what does HOLC stand for
home owners loan corporation
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what was the aims of the beer act
to earn federal tax from alcohol- ended prohibition - repeal vorsted act
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what does FCA stand for
Farm Credit Administration
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what does PWA stand for
Public Works Administration
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What RFC stand for
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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effectiveness of the CCC
1. helped 2.5 million young men
2. work done by conservation
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what does the CWA stand for
Civil Works Administration
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which agencies were set up to deal with farming
AAA
FCA
TVA
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Aims of the CCC
-aimed at unemployed young men
- prevent them from revolting
- encouraged spending
- FDR carrying out his promises
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work done by the CCC
- put young men to work. white men 18-25/30 worked on building roads, parks and planting trees- 200 million tree planted
- 6 months
- 2.5 million young men helped
- $25- 30/ month
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aims of FCA
help farmers recover from the Dust Bowl
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work done by the TVA
- 33 dams were built to control the T.V
-650 mile waterway- trade- safe transit for ships
- power stations were built at the dams to provide cheap electricity
- thousands of jobs created
- irrigation schemes
- reforestation schemes
