February 9th - 12th - Blogs

Monday- Snow Schoo!!!!!!!!

Tuesday- Forum post leaders shared their topics

FDR's New Deal Programs

Three R's
- Relief
- Recovery
- Reform
Help of new deal
- Young
  - CCC
    - Helped young people from poor families
    - U.S. army camps
    - $40 a month
    - $25 went to family
    - Planted Trees
    - Helped construct military bases
    - "We can take it!"
  - NYA
    - Part time jobs for young people
    - Kept them in school
    - $6-$40 a month
    - Included women
    - Worked on construction and repairs
- Unemployed
  - RFC
    - Government gave loans to banks
    - Helped unemployed
  - FERA
    - Direct aid to the unemployed
    - Helped them find new jobs
    - FERA Objectives
      - Relief
      - Job opportunities
      - Welfare
- PWA
  - Construction projects
  - Airships, Dams, bridges
  - Responsible for 70% of the new schools in the 30s
  - Built hospitals
- CWA
  - Created jobs for unemployed
  - Created bridges, schools, playgrounds
  - Cost the government over $800 million
- Works Progress Administration
  - Built roads
  - Airports
  - Presented Concerts
  - Produced works of art
  - Federal Projects
    - Writers
    - Theaters
    - Music
    - Historical records
    - Art
Banks
- EBRA
  - Passed in response to the thousands of banks closed
  - Closed banks
  - When Reopened people put money back in
  - Half of money taken out was put back in
  - Ended bank runs
- FDIC
  - Insured people's money
  - Passed because of bank failures
  - Insured money in saving and checking accounts
Stocks
- FSA
  - Skyrocketing of stock prices
  - Made sure businesses gave truthful information
  - Prohibited Fraud
- SEC
  - Regulates the stock market
  - Made market more secure and safe
  - Still around today
Workers/Consumers
- NIRA
  - Establish codes of fair competition
    - Hours of work
    - Rates of pay
    - Fixing of prices
- NLRAB
  - Conducted elections
  - Collective bargaining
  - Investigates unfair labor practices
  - Governed by 5 people
    - Appointed by President
- FLSA
  - Established
    - Minimum wage
    - 40 hour work week
    - Overtime payment
    - Child labor laws
    - Still exists today
Farmers
- AAA
  - Paid farmers to plant less
  - Reduced surplus crops
  - Paid to destroy
    - Kill animals
    - Crops
    - Spill milk
- Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
  - Farmers were educated on how to take care of soil
  - After 3 years, soil erosion dropped to 65%
- Tennessee Valley Authority
  - Set up dams on rivers in Tennessee
  - Saved crops from drowning
  - Still around today
  - America's largest public power company
- REA
  - Brought electricity to Rural areas
  - Paid for by U.S. government
  - Only 25% of country was electrified
- FSA
  - Gave small farmers money to purchase their own farm
  - Helped people hit by the dust bowl
  - Took photos of farmers
- HOLC
  - People couldn't pay mortgage
  - Had to pay 50% down-payment
  - Stretched payment 15-30 years
- FHA

Wednesday- Mr. Bruns continued to do notes on FDR's New Deal -

I will continue taking my notes above under Tuesday

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