New Deal (1933-1936) Relief, Recovery, Reform

Relief Public Works Administration - organized funds for public works projects Civilian Conservation Corps and other rural welfare projects - improved rural areas and national forests Tennessee Valley Authority - used dam construction to modernize poor farms in the Tennessee Valley

Relief - Analysis Public works projects provided a source of employment and shaped the American landscape AAA was eventually declared unconstitutional, but provided a way to raise prices of crops for suffering farmers Rural areas became more mechanized, efficient , and developed Banks ceased to fail

Relief Agricultural Adjustment Act – regulated output of crops to raise prices Food Stamps – food for those living in poverty Federal Emergency Relief Association – gave aid to states for distribution Bank holiday – closed banks to prevent further failures

Recovery National Recovery Administration – launched “Blue Eagle” campaign to design standard sets of codes for each industry Minimum wage and 8 hour workday established and child labor abolished Federal Housing Administration – created national standards for home construction

Recovery Abandonment of gold standard Works Progress Administration – provided employment and advanced public usefulness National Youth Administration - helped students into colleges and provided jobs

Recovery Analysis Roosevelt sought not to produce more goods, but use resources to improve conditions and quality NRA strengthened industrial production and made significant gains in labor Housing was made much more accessible to Americans Art and culture was strengthened through public works projects Money was more easily circulated

Reform Reciprocal Tariff Act – gave president power to negotiate trade agreements with other countries Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – insured savings of bank depositors Wagner Act – gave labor unions the right to collective bargaining Social Security – help for unemployed, elderly, and handicapped Glass-Steagall Act – gave government power to investigate banking conditions

Reform Analysis Labor unions gained more rights and liberties Working conditions improved Unemployed, elderly, and handicapped were given aid through Social Security which became an important lasting measure Banks became more regulated, and peoples’ confidence in banks was boosted

Trends Government stepped in on behalf of the people Labor organizations were given more privileges Reforms in labor made the workplaces safer and more comfortable Banks became more regulated and investments were now insured Rural areas became more mechanized and modern More people began to own houses