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16 Cards in this Set
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Emergency Banking Relief (EBRA) |
Purpose: Authorized the Treasury Department to inspect and close banks Goal: To restore public confidence in the banks |
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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) |
Purpose: Paid farmers to lower production Goal: Raise crop prices and farm income |
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Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933 (GSA) |
Purpose: To establish the FDIC, insure your money up to 100,000 Goal: Restore public confidence in the banks |
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Federal Securities Act (FSA) |
Purpose: Required corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings Goal: Restore public confidence in the stock market |
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National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) |
Purpose: Establish labor standards Goal: Ensure fair business practice and promote industrial growth |
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Tennesse Valley Authority (TVA) |
Purpose: Build and repair dams and other projects in the Tennessee Valley Goal: Create prosperity in the impoverished Tennessee valley region |
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
Purpose: Put young men to work on road building and construction projects (18-25) Goal: Reduce unemployment |
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) |
Purpose: Provide direct relief for the needy through state agencies Goal: Provide basic needs of the people hit hardest by the Great Depression |
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Public Works Administration (PWA) |
Purpose: Provide money to states to create jobs Goal: Reduce unemployment |
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Civil Works Administration (CWA) |
Purpose: Opened 4 million immediate jobs Goal: Reduce unemployment |
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Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) |
Purpose: Provide government loans to homeowners who faced foreclosures Goal: Help families keep their homes |
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) |
Purpose: Renew confidence in investing in the stock market Goal: Monitor fraud and businesses |
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Farm Credit Administration (FCA) |
Purpose: Help farmers refinance mortgages and keep their land Goal: Improve federal lending for farmers |
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National Recovery Administration (NRA) |
Purpose: Establish federal regulations of minimum wages and maximum working hours Goal: Make trade and work force fair |
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Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
Purpose: Put unskilled workers in jobs like construction Goal: Generate public jobs for the unemployed |
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Social Security Act (SSA) |
Purpose: Help the retired, unemployed, and disabled Goal: To ensure financial stablity to those who qualify |
