1. Great Depression (New Deal) By John Edinger

2. New Deal programs Civilian Conservation Corps employed young adults. Civil Works Administration provided temporary jobs. Public Works Administration employed skilled workers. US. Bank Holiday closed banks temporarily. Agricultural Adjustment Act farmers not growing. Works Progress Administration created useful jobs. Etc…

3. Civilian Conservation Corps It was created March 31, 1933. The CCC constructing buildings and trails. Also Installed telephone and power lines. They constructed logging and fire roads. They helped with the erosion control. In addition they helped plan trees.

4. Civil Works Administration Roosevelt unveiled on November 8, 1933. Harry L. Hopkins was in charge. Replaced by Federal Emergency Relief Act Was created by the New Deal. It was created to make jobs. The jobs were to be temporary.

5. Public Works Administration It was created June 16, 1933. Created by National Industrial Recovery Act. This program constructed many great things. Not as many houses as hoped. Constructions include airports and aircraft carriers. Also electricity-generating dams and bridges.

6. US. Bank Holiday This program took place in 1933. From march fifth through thirteenth. Roosevelt closed banks for that time. Kept the depositors from bankrupting banks. By taking all their money out. This program tried fixing bank problems.

7. Agricultural Adjustment Act They paid farmers not to grow. Also paid for leaving land idle. The purpose was to reduce surplus. Then eventually raising values of crops. This gives farmers relative stability again. This act created Agricultural Adjustment Administration.

8. Works Progress Administration It was created on May 6, 1935. Was the largest New Deal agency. Harry L. Hopkins was the leader. It provided jobs to the unemployed. It employed workers in construction projects. Roosevelt discontinued on December 4, 1943.

9. Tennessee Valley Authority Roosevelt signed it May 18, 1933. Generates electric power and control floods. The headquarters lies in Knoxville, Tennessee. Their main source is hydroelectric power. Gave rise to PUHCA of 1935. Provided a majority of total energy.

10. Federal Emergency Relief Administration They provided breadlines and other aid. One the first operations by Roosevelt. The chairman was given to Hopkins. Provided work for 30 million people. Main goal was alleviating adult unemployment. To accomplish they provided state assistance.

11. Indian Reorganization Act This act was started in 1934. It was aka Wheeler-Howard Act. It secured new for Native Americans. It restored management of their assets. Returned self-government on a tribal basis. Eliminated by the NATCA of 2003.