Today, in class, we got on the computers and some people did their presentations.
The Civil Works Administration gave people jobs to do construction projects, specifically to help out families who have low incomes. Over 6,000 projects and 4 million people were hired. It was a project created under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. It ended in 1934 due to the expenses it created.
Someone else also talked about S.S., which I somewhat covered, so I don't need to take notes on it. It's a pension fund where you take out money of your paycheck for preparation for retirement. Also, it used to be where you give the elders 150-200 dollars in hopes that they would spend it immediately.
Indian Reorganization Act
The Work Progress Administration helped the unemployed find jobs, such as
-construction of buildings
-roads
-drama/media
-literacy projects
-fed children
-redistributed food, clothing and housing.
Almost every community has had a park or something similar created by the agency at one point.
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act-allowed the government to pay farmers to lower production. -Conserve Soil
-Prevent soil erosion
The white house had been worried about erosion, mostly in part of the dust bowl, which tore off millions of acres of fertile topsoil. After it was passed, erosion was reduced by 65%
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
$500 million from Congress
Loaned to
-war plants
-foreign governments
-banks
-disaster relief
Public Works Administration was passed in 1933 in response to the Great Depression.
It helped lower the Unemployment rate. It constructe 11,428 rods and 7,488 school buildings, along with dams, Naval Ships, bridges and airports.
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