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Assinged Blog #1 The TVA

The TVA is a federally owned corporation that was made is May 1933. The TVA was to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation to people who are/were affected by the Great Depression. Some of the parts that the TVA helps is, most of Ten

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FERA

On May 22, 1933, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was inaugurated. The chief architect of this program was Harry Hopkins, the former president and executive director of the New York State Temporary Emergency Relief Administration an

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THE BONUS ARMY

In 1924, Congress voted to pay WWII Veterans a bonus. In 1945 they would get A $1.25 for everyday they spent fighting over seas, and  $1 for every day they served in the United States. The veterans were in no hurry to get the money unti

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THE BONUS ARMY

In 1924, Congress voted to pay WWII Veterans a bonus. In 1945 they would get A $1.25 for everyday they spent fighting over seas, and  $1 for every day they served in the United States. The veterans were in no hurry to get the money unti

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Assigned Blog #1

THE BONUS ARMY

In 1924, Congress voted to pay WWII Veterans a bonus. In 1945 they would get A $1.25 for everyday they spent fighting over seas, and  $1 for every day they served in the United States. The veterans were in no hurry to get the money unti

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Assigned Blog #1 - Assasination attempt on FDR

On February 15, 1933 president - elect Franklin D. Roosevelt had just finished giving a speech and at the Bay-front park in Miami Florida when 5 shots were fired. Giuseppe Zangara an Italian Immigrant and unemployed brick-lawyer had emptied his .32 c

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Assigned Blog- SEC

The Securities Exchange of 1934 created the Securities and Exchange Commission. This act is a law that controls how stocks, bonds, and debentures are traded. Franklin D. Roosevelt set up the SEC in 1934 during the Great Depression. Before the Stock M

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Assigned Blog #1 Hoovervilles

  Hoovervilles were shanty towns that homeless people lived in during the great depression. The name Hooverville was started by Charles Michelson during the democratic national committee, and comes from people blame of President Herbert Hoover for th

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The Bonus Army

The bonus army was a name for a group of people 17,000 of them being WWI veterans  They rest of them were families and groups that were affiliated with them and what they wanted. They had gathered in Washington D.C. during the spring an

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Soil Conservation Service (SCS) -Hoch Blog

In 1903, a man by the name of Hugh Bennett went to work for the Bureau of Soils in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  After many years of Bennett's research and urging, the Soil Erosion Service was established in the U.S. Department of the Interior

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Assigned Blog # 1 Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a bridge that's in San Francisco Bay, California that goes over the Pacific Ocean. Before the Bridge was built San Francisco had a Ferry Service that would get people back and forth to one side to the other. The Construction

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Assigned Blog #1: Fashion in the 30's

1930's Fashion

  Women's clothing was changing dramatically by the 30's.Until now, wealthy women didn't have a need for casual wear. They dressed extravagantly as long as they had a maid to worry about the housework. Although they were wearing casual

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Assigned Blog NIRA

The NIRA or in the National Industrial Recovery Act it was passed by congress in  June 16, 1933. The NIRA had two titles. Title 1 was devoted to industrial recovery, and authorized the promulgation of industrial codes of fair competition, guaranteed

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