AAA- agricultural adjustment act. To reduce crop surplus so prices would go up.
Domestic Allotment act- Gov. paid farmers to reduce production to conserve soil and prevent erosion.
TVA- Tennessee valley authority. Created to generate electric power and control floods in a seven state region around the Tennessee River valley.
REA- Rural Electrification Administration, it provided farms with inexpensive electric lighting and power and eventually telephone services.
FSA- Farm Security Administration. It granted small farms and tenant farmers money to purchase farms and farm equipment. The dust bowl forced many famers off their farms.
HOLC- Home owners loan corporation. Typical home loan required 50% down payment and needed to be paid off with 7 years. Often buyers had to take out a 2nd mortgage.
FHA- Federal housing administration. It insured loans made by banks for home building and buying. They wanted to improve housing standards.
USHA-United states housing authority. Designed to lend money to states or communities for low cost home construction.
NLRA- National Labor relations act. It stresses collective bargaining. Investigate and fix unfair labor practices. It tried to make a workplace safer for individuals.
FLSA- Fair Labor standards act. Established 40cents per hour. Established 40 hours per week. Prohibited child labor. It still exists today
SSA- Social Security Administration. Provides retirement, disability, and survivors benefits. Most American workers pay social security taxes on their earnings. Everybody gets a social security number.
IRA- Indian reorganization act. Abolished dawes act. Allowed native americans to manage and keep their own land.
TOP 5
1. AAA. Saved the farmers a lot of money. It didn't just help the farmers, but all of America. It doubled the prices in less than two years. Living in Iowa it has a big effect on us.
2. SSA- It can save you from identity theft. Everybody has their own number that is used for banking accounts, jobs, and retirement.
3. FLSA. It established that we need to have minimum wage and workers needed to be a certain ago. Workers are promised so many hours monthly/weekly.
4. CCC. It created over 2 million jobs for young men. They could provide for families and fix many buildings that were used.
5. FFDCA. It tested new drugs and made sure they were safe. It had the power to regulate industries.
-Brook, Aaron, Jordan.
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