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Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
President from 1933-1945. Defeat Herbert Hoover in a landslide. Began the New Deal.(His policies to attack problems of the Great Depression) -
What was the unemployment rate when FDR took office?
- unemployment was around 25% with 12.8 mil. people out of work. -
What was the Civilian Conservation Corps? (CCC)
The New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps was created by congress to employ youths in projects such as reforestation, park maintenance, and erosion control. -
How much were the youths making from the CCC?
34 dollars a month -
What was Tennessee Valley Authority? (TVA)
Supplied cheap power to the Tennessee River Valley while developing flood-control, (to one of the poorest areas in the nation) -
What was the New Deal's Agricultural Adjustment Act? (AAA)
Producers of major agricultural commodities received subsidies for taking acreage out of production. -
What was the New Deal's Nation Recovery Administration (NRA)?
Suspended anti-trust laws. Permitted draft codes of fair including labor standards like minimum wage. -
What was the New Deal's Glass Steagall Act?
Prohibited commercial banks from engaging in investment banking. -
What was the New Deal's Public Works Administration (PWA)?
Designed to create jobs. Most famous project: Lincoln Tunnel in NYC. -
What was the New Deal's Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
They were smaller projects and more local jobs. (music, art, drama...)
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