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New Deal Programs Ms. Bean
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Work Progress Administration
Article The WPA is one of the most famous of the New Deal Programs. The program employed more than 8.5 million people who built bridges, roads, public buildings, public parks, and airports. The WPA would spend over $11 million before ending in 1943.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp ( FDIC )
Article The FDIC was created to insure back deposits in eligible banks against loss in the event of bank failure. The FDIC became a permanent government agency in 1935.
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National Industrial Recovery Act ( NIRA )
Article The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was an unusual experiment in U.S. history, as it suspended antitrust laws and supported an alliance of industries Employees were given the right to organize unions and could not be required, as a condition of employment, to join or to refrain from joining a labor organization.
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Social Security Act ( SSA )
Article The SSA guaranteed an income for the unemployed and retirees The act has remained relatively unchanged since 1935
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Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC )
Article The CCC employed 2.5 million men to work and maintain forests, parks, and beaches. The CCC only paid $1 a day, but provided job training to men, and eventually women. This helped boost self- esteem and how to live independently.
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Agriculture Adjustment Administration ( AAA )
Article The AAA was designed to support rural farmers. Taxes and growing limits were used to increased supply and demand of certain crops during seasons of the year.
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Rural Electrification
READ ARTICLE According to the Roosevelt Administration, whose duty was it to supply electric power to the people to the United States? What was the belief supporting Rural Electrification? Describe how private electric companies, and rural landscapes effect electricity prices.
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