Monday - Bonus Expeditionary Force - Dough Boys - Wanted early bonus. Congress decides to wait till 1945. Many were mad.
FDR'S Brain Trust - Nicknamed advisors (Smart people)
- Frances Perkins - Sec. of Labor and first female in the cabinet
Fireside Chats - Radio addresses to the people
Defcit Spending - Spending more money than you take in
Tuesday -
FARMERS
Rural Electrification Administration - Gave light, power and electricity to cities. Gave farmers more jobs.
UNEMPLOYED
Works Progress Administration - Put people to work, gave more jobs. Ended because the unemployment of it was less than 2 percent
Federal Project Number 1 - Employed writers that didn't have jobs, Gave employment to musicians, Painters and sculpters could work their art
Public Works Administration - Awarded big projects, Highways, airports, dams, irrigation, Under the control of government, Not around today
FACTORY WORKERS
National Labor Relations Act - Protect rights of employees and employers. Gave employees more control and a voice(labor unions)
BANKING
Reconstruction Finance Coorperation - Provide financial support to state and local governments, Create jobs - "trickle down", Restore country's confidence and stability in banking system. Provided loans from public money to railroads, banks and agriculture
YOUNG PEOPLE
Civilian Conservation Corps - Give people aged 18-25 more jobs, Hired them to plant trees, fight forest fires and build dams, Ended because of WWll
National Youth Administration - Gave jobs to young people (building maintenance, landscaping and forestry), Young people got more opportunities
HOMEOWNERS
United States Housing Authority - Clearing slums to build urban housing, Building low cost homes
Wednesday -
UNEMPLOYED
Civil Works Administration - Creates manual labor jobs during the winter, Accomplised 44,000 miles of new roads, 1,000 miles of new or improved airports, Ended then brought back
BANKING
Emergency Banking Relief Act - Restore public confidence in the nation's financial system, Banking Holiday - Banking transactions were suspended across the nation except for making change
FARMING
Farm Security Administration - To fight rural poverty, Help poor farmers, Help those affected by the dust bowl, Moved 7,530 people to farms, Hired photographers to bring awareness to the poverty and poorness of the farmers, Granted small farmers and tenant farmers money to purschase farms
Thursday -
HOME OWNERS
Home Owners Loan Corporation - Refinanced homes mortages that were in risk during the depression, Loans applied to homes that didn't house more than 4 people, non-farming residents, not worth more than $20,000, Provided funds to pay off mortages
FARMERS
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act - Pay farmers to reduce production, Conserve soil, prevent erosion, assure adequate supplies of food, Not around today
Dust Bowl - Causes from farming, lack of water, heavy winds and lack of trees, Spread throughout the midwest, No crops could grow, Caused deaths, No water, Almost impossible to live there, Okies fled from Oklahoma to other states to find work, Locust and jack rabbits came from nowhere and ate whatever crops could grow, It ended from rain, soil conservation, farming practices
NATIVE AMERICANS
Indian Reorganization Act - Replace the Dawes Act (Americanize the Native Americans), Regain trust, Reorganized tribal governments, Prohibited lands from being taken away, Gave Indians self-government
CONSUMERS
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - Restrictions of what drugs could be sold, Safety, Determined if certain food and cosmetics could be used, Labeling
STOCK MARKETS
Securities and Exchange Commision - Regulated stock markets, Protects investors, Maintains fair, orderly, efficient markets, Restore confidence in financial markets
Friday -
ELDERLY
Social Security Administration - Start paying for social security when employed, Recieve benefits, Source of income, Helped retired people, A way to get money
STOCK MARKET
The Federal Securities Act - regulation of stock market, ensure more transparency in financial statements, Establish laws against misrepresentation and fraudulent activities in the markets, Provide complete info on all stock offerings, Tell the truth about how much the business was worth
FARMERS
Tennessee Valley Authority - Build hydroelectric dams around the area to bring electricity to thousands of homes and to prevent flooding, Promoted the use of fertilizers and crop rotation, Improve fish/wildlife and wildfires
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