1. New Deal Programs FDIC (REFORM) - 1933
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Established an insurance program for deposits in many banks
UP TO $5,000 (today: $250,000)
Restores confidence in society

2. New Deal Programs AAA (RECOVERY) - 1933
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Paid farmers not to produce certain crops
Encouraged farmers to cut production in return for a subsidy
Raised farming prices, helped farmers out of debt
Prevent soil erosion

3. New Deal Programs CCC (RELIEF) - 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps
Target year olds (250,000)
Jobs that include park restoration, tree planting, hiking trail construction
Families needed relief

4. New Deal Programs NIRA – (RECOVERY) - 1933
National Industrial Recovery Act
Created NRA to enforce fair wages, fair competition, and permit collective bargaining (unionization)
Encouraged cooperation among businesses in establishing production and labor practices

5. New Deal Programs FERA (RELIEF) - 1933
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Gave direct aid to the poor (food, clothing, etc)
$500 million into state welfare programs

6. New Deal Programs TVA (REFORM) - 1933 Tennessee Valley Authority
Built dams and power stations for rural areas
Dams & flood controls built across 7 states to provide cheap hydro powered electricity.

7. 2nd New Deal Programs Second New Deal (1935 – 1939)
WPA (RELIEF) – 1935
Works Progress Administration
LARGEST New Deal program
Employed millions in public works projects
Funded the arts, theater, and literature

8. 2nd New Deal Programs SEC (REFORM) - 1934
Securities and Exchange Commission
Allows for government regulation of stock exchange and banking investments
No buying on margin…Why?
To prevent another “Crash” like 1929

9. 2nd New Deal Programs SSA (RELIEF) – 1935 Social Security Act
Established pensions for retirees, unemployment insurance, and aid for certain groups of low- income people
Aid to blind, deaf, disabled, and dependent children

10. REFORM! 40 hours per week 40¢ per hour The Second New Deal (1935)
FDR’s sympathy with unions and laborers’ concerns grows!
Wagner Act (1935) - workers can join unions and outlawed union-busting
NLRB enforces this act
REFORM!
40 hours per week
40¢ per hour
2. Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) - 1st minimum wage & maximum hour laws (aimed at helping non-unionized workers)

12. Would these programs be sufficient enough to solve the nation’s problems at this time?