NEW DEAL PROGRAMS

Question 1

CCC – Civilian Conservation Corps:

Answer 1

provided jobs for young men to plant trees, build bridges and parks, and set up flood-control projects

RELIEF

Question 2

FERA – Federal Emergency Relief Act:

Answer 2

Provided money for relief projects for the unemployed
(put money back into the economy)

RELIEF

Question 3

WPA – Works Progress Administration:

Answer 3

employed men and women to build government buildings, airports, schools, roads, bridges; employed artists, writers and musicians

RELIEF

Question 4

NRA – National Recovery Act:

Answer 4

regulated business by helping to get workers higher wages; setting prices for goods; helped with working conditions

RECOVERY

Question 5

TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority:

Answer 5

built dams to stop flooding and provided cheap electricity to 7 southern states; set up schools and health centers

RECOVERY

Question 6

AAA – Agricultural Adjustment Act:

Answer 6

Paid farmers not to grow certain crops to combat overproduction on farms

RECOVERY

Question 7

REA – Rural Electrification Administration:

Answer 7

paid workers to help bring cheap electricity to rural areas

RECOVERY

Question 8

FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation:

Answer 8

insured savings accounts in banks approved by the government up to $100,000

REFORM

Question 9

SSA – Social Security Act:

Answer 9

set up a system of pensions for the elderly, the unemployed, dependent children and people with disabilities

REFORM

Question 10

SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission:

Answer 10

gov. agency created to regulate (control) the stock market

REFORM

Question 11

Glass-Steagall Act:

Answer 11

in addition to creating the FDIC, this law separated commercial banking from investment banking (ex: banks cannot use customer’s deposits to invest in stocks); repealed in 1999

REFORM