Thursday Feb.2

Had one last power point.

FLSA started in 1938 set wages and hours. Still around today changed a little. Workers have right to be treated equal when applinig for a promotion.

SSA retirement disability and survivors benifits. To pay for security insurance. Gives money to the elderly.

Soil conservation and domestic allotment act. conserve soil so wouldnt erode and paid to not plant some of feilds. Before act over plowing caused erosion and dust bowls, no crop rotation.

TVA largest electrical providing today.

SEC Security and Exchange commition. Watched over stock market and can go after people who have inside knowlage. Regulates and watches market. Still around today.

Banking act of 1935. Federal reserve board was designed to prevent panics by letting banks barrow from them this act strengthened small banks. Made fdic perminant. Does what it did back then today.

Food Drug and cometic act. Can overlook production of food drugs and cosmetics. terrible mistake in 1937 created Poision and later killed himself durring trial.

AAA Agriculture act Eliminated excess crops that farmers had. Gov paid money to not plant some of there feilds and kill excess cattle. Was deemed unconstitutional because specific company could not pay for another organization. So everyone had to be taxed for it.

PWA construction buisnesses paid for by public funds. Improoved public welfair. primed the pump. Helped construct airports dams and more. Gave gov. was of distrubing of funds. Abolished in june 1940.

Emergincy Banking act. In 3 days 3000 banks reopened. it is not still around it was a temperary solution.
FSA federal security acts. passed May, 27 1933. It made people feel safe about putting there money in banks and stock market. Two goals more transparancy and fraud laws.

people were confident they wouldnt loose money. FDIC ensures up to 250,000 dollars.
NRA. made to eliminate competion to make sure buisness stayed in buisness. Helped make min wage and set max work hours.

Congress wouldnt allow raising number of people in supream court. Roosevelt wanted more power than he had.
Coughlin cared greatly for the elderly. Had a radio and reached out to a lot of people. Belived president wasnt doing enough for poor and elderly. Was a senitor and wanted to become president

Indian reorganization act
Replaced daws act which made indians americans and let indians use there culture. Act was established in June, 18 1934.

First and second new deal.
New deal was groups FDR put together was started in 1933 and ended in 1934 was based on trickle down theory. 2nd new deal was From 1934 untill 1936 focused on restoring the economy. first new deal help top end banks buisnesses ex. second helped bottom up like started welfare. Most ended after ww2 some are still around today. These helped the economy go up greatly.
The 3R's reduce reuse recycle. The 3R's had a different meaning in the 30's Relife Recover Reform.

Fireside chats. President giving chats on the radio. First day as president was first chat. Became instant hit. Listened to it up untill war then slowed listening.
Hundred days of the new deal. If he would fail would try again.
Priming the pump. Where the goverment puts money in projects to jump start economy.

Country and wester was considered hillbily music. Most people couldnt buy clothes so clothing stores went out of buisness.

RFC. Helped banks and buisnesses

CCC civilian conservation corps. Provided jobs in depression. 9 years and millions of men signed up. Was most popular part of new deal. Paid once a month 35 dollars about 25 sent to family. Helped young guys down on luck.


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