Assassination Attempt on FDR- 1933 5 shots were fired and none of the shots hit FDR but the mayor was shot and 4 other people were injured. Missed FDR completely.
National Youth Administration- Focused on providing education and work for people 16-25. Youth development. 6-40 dollars a month for work study. 10-25 a month for part time jobs. 327,000 students participated. Rural Electrification Administration- Federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution to severe rural areas of the US. Funding was channeled through cooperative electric power companies, most still exist today.
NLRB-Wagner Act- Allowed workers to join unions and outlawed union-busting tactics by management. Created the labor relations board which manages union management relations. Established the federal government as the regulator of labor relations.
Glass-Steagall Act- Carter Glass (D-VA) and Henry B Steagall (D-AL) Banking Act of 1933. 5 or more Federal Reserve System member banks (capital stock $5 million)
National Industrial Recovery act- Protected collective bargaining rights for unions proved contentious.
Title 1- Industrial recovery. Held this unconstitutional. Promoted economically harmful monopolies and it was poorly administered.
Title 2- Helped projects and funding opportunities.
Securities and Exchange Commission- to regulate the stock market and prevent corporate abuses relation to the offering and sale of securities and corporate reporting. Investigate the stock market that people do illegal.
Works Progress Administration- 3 million jobs for men and women. provided jobs for 8 years. Construction projects.
Civilian Conservation Corps- provided 250,000 men with housing, food, shelter, for working on government property and forests.
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