January 29,2013

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Today we are finishing Mr.Bruns blog
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Did not last that long
did construction projuects
too costly
considered failure
but did create many jobs
Works Progress Administration
in 1935
created construction jobs for people
built roads, airport runways, dams, bridges
Camp David
is maryland
get away vacation spot for all presidents
National Youth Administration(NYA)
aimed at college kids in college
provided work study
or provided them to learn different classes
would do part time jobs
learning a trade
get kids to stay in school or learn trade
did include women
(EBRA) Emergency Banking Relief Act
saved banks
let them close regain and then open for people to get there money
Federal Securities Act
it requried that companies be truthful
let people know
prohibited over valued stock
NAtional Industrial act
aimed at helping factory workers
gaurenteed that people can be in labor unions
tried to get companies to treat their workers right
good hours
good pay
put blue eagles in windows
to know they were doin their part to help the economy
blue eagle-treat workers right
"we do our part"
Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)
in 1934
still around today
keeps the stock market safe and stocks safe
Agricultural adjustment act(AAA)
PAID farmers to not plant as many crops
they were paid to kill pigs and destroy crops
effect-farm prices doubled
not around today
maybe pieces, but not really
Soil conservation
to help farmers realize that they wanna til soil..
Tennesse Valley Athority
made many dams, prevents flooding
save towns
and make hydroelectric power
everyone in the country had to pay for it but only effected some states
Rural Ectification Administration (REA)
helped get refrigerators and light and tv's and other stuff
Farm Security Adminiatration(FSA)
helped farmers get land and farm things
told to take pictures to show people that people in the country were struggling as much as people in the cities
Dorothea Lange took pictures for the FSA
 HOme Owners Loan Corporation(HOLC)
lowered home loans from 50% to 10%
people were told to pay their loans in 5 years time and now its stretched to 10,15,20,30 years!
Federal Housing Administration
gave those for people to buy homes
 gives you a very low down payment
allows people to buy homes
USHA- United States Housing Authority
in 1937
Homes were desighned for a low-income homes
usually for people that are jus married or people with not a lot of money
National Labor relations Act/board
more power to the people
let them form labor unions
Fair LAbor standards Act(FLSA)
established with minium wage
established with 40 hour weeks
gaunurteed time and hours
prohibited child labor union/laws
Indian reorganization act (IRA)
in 1934
allowed them to let them manage your own land
let them live how they want
they get to live their way
native americans have already been ruined by this time trying to make them like the average american using the Dawes Act
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