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14 Cards in this Set
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration made available many millions of dollars to help farmers meet mortages |
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CCC |
Civilian Conservation Corps provided many unemployed men jobs in fresh-air government camps restoration, firefighting, flood control, and swamp drainage |
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CWA |
Civil Works Administration provided jobs during winter emergencies like leaf raking and snow shoveling |
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FERA |
Federal Emergency Relief Administration immediate relief rather than long range recovery dole payments and wages (lent $) |
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FHA |
Federal Housing Administration gave small loans to homeowners for the purpose of improving their homes and buying new ones |
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FSA |
Farm Security Administration rural rehabilitation, farm loans, and subsistence homestead programs |
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HOLC |
Home Owners Loan Corporation refinanced mortages on nonfarm homes |
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NRA |
National Recovery Administration designed to bring industry together to create a set of fair business practices |
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NYA |
National Youth Administration providing work and education for people 16-25 |
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PWA |
Public Works Administration 100s of projects to improve highways, public buildings, and dams |
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REA |
Rural Electrification Administration provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States |
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SSA |
Social Security Administration to provide funds for people over 65 who are unable to work anymore |
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TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority to construct dams on the tennessee river |
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WPA |
Work Projects (Progress) Administration to rebuild public buildings, roads and hard surfaces |
