Week of 2/8-2/12 History

Monday- No School 

Tuesday- Civillian conservation corps 

  • Passed in 1933 during the "one hundred days" 
  • Limited to young men age 18-25 whose fathers were on relief. 
  • The U.S. Army operated the camps. 

Planted trees, fought forest fires, stopped soil erosion. 

Helped construct military bases during WW1 

Funding stopped in 1942. 

National Youth Administration 

  • Established in 1935 and was part of the WPA 
  • They were paid 6-40 dollars per month 
  • It allowed thousands of young people to stay in school. 

Federal Emercency releif 

  • Enacted in 1933 
  • FERA distributed more than 20 million dollars in direct aid to the unemployment, 
  • This in turn would help unemployment to find new jobs. 

Wednesday-  

Thursday- Studied for test.  New deal programs. 

Federal Housing Administration

  • The Federal Housing Administration was created in 1934. 
  • Insured loans made by banks and other private lenders for home building and home buying. 
  • The goals of this organization are to improve housing standards and conditions and to provide an adequate home financing system 

United States Housing Authority 

  • Created in 1937 
  • It was designed to lend money to the states or communities for low-cost home construction. 
  • Homes were designed for low-income and homeless people 
  • The USHA was absorbed by the national Housing agency in 1942. 

Social security administration 

  • Established in 1935 
  • Provides retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits. 
  • To qualify for these benefits, most American workers pay Social Security taxes on their earnings. 
  • Future benefits are based on employees' contributions. 

Food, Drug and cosmetic Act 

  • Passed in 1938 
  • Gave the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate these industries. 
  • Mandated a review of the safety of all new drugs before going to market. 
  • Banned false therapeutic claims in drug labeling. 

Indian Reorganization act 

  • Passed in 1934 
  • Abolished the Dawes Act and allowed Native American to govern themselves on a tribal basis. 
  • Allowed Native Americans to manage and keep their own land. 
  • Included provisions to help create job opportunities on Indian reservations. This is led to many casinos on Indian  reservations. 
  • The Act is still around today. 
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