FDR assassination: 1933 assassinated Shot by an Italian immigrant 25 ft away Wanted to kill FDR because he only cared about the rich people What did the US government do to help alleviate the proble

FDR assassination:

What did the US government do to help alleviate the problems the Great Depression brought to our country?

National Youth Administration:

Focused on providing education and work for people between ages 16 and 25
In 1942, it became the War Manpower Commission after the Reorganization Act of 1939
Youth development
327,000 students that were aided
Paid $6-$40 a month for work study
$10-$25 a month for part time jobs

Rural Electrification Administration:

Enacted in 1935
Provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve rural areas of the U.S
The funding was channeled through cooperative electric power companies, most still exist today
Countryside was asking to give them electricity and said no
They wouldn’t do it because of too much money
Don’t have the money to do it

NLRD- Wagner Act:

Allowed workers to join unions and outlawed union- busting tactics by management
Formed on July 5, 1935
The Wagner Act of 1935 created the Nation Labor Relations Board, which manages union- management relations
Sponsored by Senator Robert F. Wagner, a democrat from New York, the Wagner Act established the federal government as the regulator and ultimate arbiter of labor relations.
NLRB the an arbitrator

Glass- Steagall Act:

Carter Glass (democrat from Virginia) and Henry B. Steagall (democrat from Alabama)
Banking Act of 1933
5 or more Federal Reserve System member banks (capital stock $5 million)
Banknotes

NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act):

Enacted on June 16, 1933. It was considered as a policy failure
Two main Sections are Title 1 and Title 2, and section 7(a) of the bill, which protected collective bargaining rights for unions, proved contentious
Implemented by the NRA and the PWA acts
Power in numbers
Title 1 Devoted to Industrial recovery, and authorized the promulgation of industrial codes of fair competition, guaranteed trade, union of right, permitted the regulation of working standards, and regulated the price of certain refined petroleum products and their transportation
Title 2 established the Public Works Administration outlined the projects and funding opportunities it could engage in, and funded the Act

Securities and Exchange Commission:

Established in 1934
A government commission created by Congress to regulate the securities markets and protect investors
Holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws
Main reason for the creations of the SEC was to regulate the stock market and prevent corporate abuse relating to the offering and sale of securities and corporate reporting

Works Progress Administration:

Tennessee Valley Authority:

Enacted in May 1933
The federal government builds series of dams to prevent flooding and sell electricity.
Only covered Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, small pieces of Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Railroad Retirement Act:

Replaced the SSA for rail industry employers and employees and provides monthly annuities for employees based on age and service or on disability
Passed first in 1934
The Supreme court didn’t pass it the first time

Civilian conservation corps:

Good Neighbor Policy:

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