Alphabet Agencies

Question 1

What does FCA stand for?

Answer 1

Farm Credit Administration

Question 2

What does AAA stand for?

Answer 2

Agricultural Adjustment Agency

Question 3

What does NRA stand for?

Answer 3

National Recovery Administration

Question 4

What does HOLC stand for?

Answer 4

Home Owners Loan Corporation

Question 5

What does TVA stand for?

Answer 5

Tennessee Valley Authority

Question 6

What does CCC stand for?

Answer 6

Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 7

What does CWA stand for?

Answer 7

Civil Works Administration

Question 8

What does FERA stand for?

Answer 8

Federal Emergency Relief Agency

Question 9

What does PWA stand for?

Answer 9

Public Works Administration

Question 10

What did FCA do to help?

Answer 10

• lent money to farmers who couldn’t afford loan payments

- $100 million loaned out in 18 months

Question 11

What did the AAA do to help?

Answer 11

• paid farmers to produce less and destroy some food they already produced
• food prices rose as supply decreased
• farmers income doubles, better standards of living

Question 12

What did the NRA do to help?

Answer 12

• set out to improve working conditions in industry and outlawed child labour
• encouraged to adopt a code of practice (557)
• fair conditions, wages and prices for workplaces
• had the right to join a trade union

Question 13

Why did the AAA face criticism?

Answer 13

food was being destroyed when millions were starving

Question 14

Why did the NRA face criticism?

Answer 14

• voluntary scheme, refused to join
• strikes
• the Supreme Court declared it to be unlawful

Question 15

What was the result of the NRA?

Answer 15

2.5 million firms employed 22 million workers

Question 16

What did the HOLC do to help?

Answer 16

• gave loans to those struggling to pay their mortgages
• tried to stimulate the housing market
• helped 300,000 homeowners in the first year

Question 17

What did the TVA do to help?

Answer 17

-provided work building dams and electric power stations along the Tennessee river, one of the poorest in the USA

Question 18

What did the CCC do to help?

Answer 18

• unemployed 18 to 25 year olds worked in countryside
• created jobs for 2.5 million men
• provided food, shelter and a small wage

Question 19

What did the CCC do in the countryside?

Answer 19

• planted 1.3 billion trees
• cleared footpaths
• dug canals
• strengthened river banks against flooding
• dealt with forest fires
• installed 65,100 miles of telephone lines
• ended malaria

Question 20

Why was the CCC criticised?

Answer 20

• focused on white men

- no guarantee of a job, cheap labour

Question 21

What did the CWA do to help?

Answer 21

• provided temporary work for 4 million men
• built schools, airports roads and 150,000 public toilets
• able to earn money to buy things and provide income for shops and businesses

Question 22

What did the FERA do to help?

Answer 22

• $500 million given to help homeless/unemployed

- spent on soup kitchens, blankets, clothes and nursery schools

Question 23

What did the PWA do to help?

Answer 23

• funded with $3.3billion
• expenditure on public works, roads, dams, hospitals and schools
• stimulate economy, encourage employment and more money
• demand for raw materials

Question 24

What did the PWA build?

Answer 24

• 50,000 miles of roads
• 13,000 schools
• dams to irrigate land, produce electricity and 4 national parks

Question 25

Why was the PWA criticised?

Answer 25

• slow progress
• lengthy prep
• skilled workers only