RFC- reconstruction finance court. It gave loans to banks to help them rebuild themselves, and emergency relief funds. It started under Hoover.
CCC- Civilian Conservation corps. CCC member worked 40 hours a week for $30 a month and $25 would be sent home to family, so only $5 was spending money. Member lived in camps and wore uniforms. The US Army operated the camps. They planted trees, and fought fires. Men only
FERA- Federal Emergency Relief Act. It supplied direct relief measures and provided work for employable people.
PWA- Public Works administration. Created jobs in many different varieties. Was responsible for most of the new schools built.
WPA- Largest New Deal Agency. It provided jobs and income. Mostly employed unskilled workers. It built many roads and buildings.
NYA- National Youth Administration. It paid young kids to do work study programs. It allowed many kids to stay in school. This did include women.
EBRA- Emergency Banking relief Act. It only took 5 days to pass, because banks were closing so quickly. They would close the bank, reorganize it and then reopen it when it was stable. It provided insurance to people’s money in banks.
FSA-Federal Security Act. Made the stock market a safer place for people to invest money.
FDIC- Federal Deposit insurance cooperation. Created glass-steagall act. It insured savings and checking accounts.
NIRA- National industrial recovery act. Helped support prices and wages to recover from the Great Depression. They made voluntary agreements about hours and pay.
SEC- Securities and exchange commission- makes stock market more secure for people’s money.
BA- Banking act. Made FDIC permanent agency. It made banking safer overall.
FFDCA- Food/drug/cosmic act- Set regulatory standards for foods and cosmetics. Mandated a review of new drug going into the market.
AAA-it stands for Agricultural adjustment act. It protected farms from price drops. It controlled the supply of 7 basic crops. The AAA paid farmers to destroy some crops and animals.
HOLC-it stands for Home owner’s loan cooperation. It refinanced many homes.
SCS-it stands for soil conservation services. It was made to conserve soil. It made people take care of the soil.
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