(unemployed) Civil Works Administration- 1933, hired men and women, provided jobs such as railroad repairing, buildings, bridges, hired 4 million Americans, ended in 1934 due to expenses, nov- march
(elderly) Social Security Administration- 1933, over 60 provided benefits and payed them at retirement, payroll tax, offered states financial help to provide unemployment benefits, security for young people knowing they would have retirement money, still around
Indian Reorganization Act- allowed native americans certain rights such as self governing and religious freedom, provided economic assistance, allowed indians to control their assets such as land, tribes wanted a constitution, successful by conserving land, not because they had trouble self governing
Works Progress Administration- constructed buildings, roads, opened arts, drama, media, lit, fed children, food, clothing, and housing
(farming) Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act- 1935, 1st nation sail conservation act, govt pay farmers to lower production conserving soil and preventing erosion, dust bowl, 65% erosion stopped
Reconstruction Finance Corporation-1932, Dawes first president, restore confidence in banks, $500 m from Congress, banks could borrow $2 b, FDr adopted and expanded, war plants, foreign govt, disaster relief, stopped lending in 1953 and ended in 1957
(unemployed) Public Works Administration- 1933, many public prjects, provide employment and bring back american indutry, lowered unemployment, many roads and schools, also naval ships, dams, bridges, and airports, lincoln tunnel in nyc, over sea highway connecting key west florida to mainland, no longer around
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