BPA - Boneville Power Administration; turbines that created electricity
NIRA _ national industry recovery act; granted trades
USHA - united states housing administration;
PWA - public works association; new jobs for people
CCC - civilian conservation corps; help create jobs
CWA - civil works administration; create jobs, mainly men, paid them 15 dollars a week 1933
REA - rural electrification administration; Roosevelt, 1935, brought electricity to rural areas and farms
FDIC - federal deposit insurance cooperation; guaranteed deposits up to a quarter of a million dollars
NLRB - national labors relations board; 1934, control labor union riots, still around today
SEC - security and exchange commission; controlled trading between bonds and stock
FLSA - fair labor standards act; established 40 hour work week, and other rules
TBA - Tennessee valley authority; government bought land on Tennessee river, build weapons
FERA - federal emergency relief administration
SSA - social security act; Roosevelt, 1935; federal assistance to the elderly; safety net for retirees; main purpose was to fight unemployment
NRA - national recovery association;
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