At the beginning of class today we discussed our weekly assigned blogs. After we got everything cleared up on that we started presentations.Sam- RFC and NLRBKelsey- CCC and Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA)Amanda-FERA and SSAJosh- PWA and IRARey- WPA and RRRJackie- CWA and FDRWhat was the New Deal(1st and 2nd) and it's goals(3 R's)?RRR- Relief, for the people of the US. Recovery- from the depression, long term. Reform, economic stock market banking system.Why did people criticize the New Deal?Why was FDR upset with the US Supreme Court and what did he do to try to solve this issue?How did the New Deal help:Unemployed- During the Great Depression the Employment rate went up. RFC helped create jobs. CCC was created to make the countries people get back to work. Men working the CCC got $30 per month. FERA government gave money to the states to help provide food, work, and homes to people. FERA provided work for 20 million people. PWA created jobs but was too expensive and was not successful and did not help with getting us out of the Depression. PWA put money into construction projects and created jobs for people. WPA was started to feed children provide clothing and give needs to the poor. WPA helped people get jobs for what they do. Example, good at painting you’d be a painter. WPA provides 1 million students with some kind of work, whatever they could do. CWA created construction jobs for people. CWA only lasted 6 months because it was too costly and was over budgeted.Farmers-Factory workers/labor-NLRB allowed employees to join labor unions. NLRB prohibited unfair labor practices. The FSLA lowered working hours and affected mostly white men. The labor union banned child labor.Young people-Banks/business/Stock Market-RFC loaned money to banks and small business so they could give loans to create jobs. Passed by Hoover. SSA allowed the Federal Reserve to regulate interest rate. SSA attempted to stop deflation. SSA was made to strengthen banks and made sure peoples money was safe. SSA also strengthened the Federal Reserve System.Home owners-Elderly-Native Americans- IRA Restored the management of the Indian assets and they could not be self-governed.Describe the culture of the 1930's.Key terms:Hundred Daysfireside chatspriming the pumpdeficit spending
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