Works Progress Administration

The National Recovery Administration set a minimum wage for workers as well as a maximum number of hours at that pay. These regulations were not just set by anyone but they resulted from public hearings. The agency seemed to be one to majorly benefit America, however, in 1935 it was declared unconstitutional infringing the separation of powers. The Wagner Act, also called the National Labor Relations Act was passed later in replacement of the National Recovery Administration. In result, the New…

bring relief to young men between 18 and 25 years of age, jobless young men were enrolled in work camps across the country. These young men were able to earn a living through participating in a variety of conservation projects that also proved to be beneficial to the environment as well in that it decreased the likelihood of another Dust Bowl. Work relief also came in the form of the Civil Works Administration. The CWA was created because the NIRA failed to make a large dent in unemployment.…

Early Federal Housing Administration actions enshrined racism, segregation and inequality, and possibly even class competition as public…

The impact of these laws was not felt right away but Franklin Roosevelt knew it would take some time. FDR pushed hard for a litter of new programs into existence, like the CCC (Civilian Conservation Camp), CWA (Civilian Works Administration), and WPA (Works Progress Administration). One of the most famous New Deal programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and these workers are credited improving dozens…

For example, the National Youth Administration gave jobs to young people, but the government lost more money. Ultimately, fewer workers will get hired because of having too many recruits. This job program lowered the unemployment rate; however, it made the deficit rise and caused a greater…

When the Great Depression hit millions of people began to starve because they could not afford the raised food prices. “One million undernourished children have benefited from the Works Progress Administration’s (WPA) school lunch programs” (Ellen S. Woodward). The government created the WPA that provided millions of students in school with a well balanced meal. In just under two years 80,000,000 hot, nutritious meals were served at a…

rugged individualism which is how citizens should be independent of government handouts, voluntary cooperation in which workers and managers will voluntarily work together, and the cycling of ups and downs of economy which is how when the economy goes down it will go back up. The depression…

therefore the programs of the New Deal were not efficient and government debt increased. Also, the New Deal often discriminated against minorities. Document 7 described how most blacks received separate and lower pay scales by the National Recovery Administration and were segregated into different camps by the Civilian Conservation Corps. This is important because most New Deals programs did not benefit all citizens, therefore the New Deal was a failure since it didn’t apply to all the people.…

DEBATE REFLECTION Prompt: Write a reflection discussing how you felt about the debate (FDR the president we needed of the dictator we allowed to take control) and the structure then we want you to give us the position you agree with the most. As always provide evidence and this will be stapled to your notes at the end of class!!! Have a good weekend. The film that I associate with my feelings towards the FDR debate would be Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens. I like Star Wars. I haven’t…

overproducing, and because of the mass production, the prices lowered. Farmers did not make as much money and they could not take loans from the bank because the banks had no money to loan after losing it all. The Great Depression put many people out of work, without a home and without money to put food on the table. President Herbert Hoover was elected in 1928, winning by promising to end national hunger. A year after his election, the Great Depression began. Hoover’s approach was the…