7.8 The New Deal

By WilliamClark

  • The New Deal(1933)

    Franklin Roosevelt’s new policies meant to fend off the Great Depression. The government’s role largely increased in American society.

  • Emergency Banking Act

    An act passed in (1933) to shut down all other banks for a few days to lessen people’s panic during the Great Depression.

  • Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933)

    Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933)
    The New Deal Act that raised prices for farm produce by paying farmers to reduce production. Large farmers got most of the benefits.

  • 21st Amendment (1933)

    21st Amendment (1933)
    Repealed the 18th Amendment and prohibition

  • Tennessee Valley Authority (1933)

    Brought electricity to rural areas for cheap and redeveloped the Tennessee River valley through flood-control projects. The TVA owned many power plants and dams.

  • National Recovery Administration (1933)

    Made laws to regulate prices, wages, hours, production, and collective bargaining. The NRA was ruled unconstitutional and did not meet the intended results.

  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1933)

    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1933)
    A New Deal order that insured up to $5,000 in bank deposits. The value would increase over the years.

  • Indian Reorganization Act (1934)

    IRA ended the Dawes Act, advocated for self-government for those living on reservations, and promised to hold up native customs and language.

  • Old-Age Revolving Pensions Corporation (1934)

    Developed by Francis Townsend, it sent $200 a month pension to every United States citizen over the age of 60.

  • Social Security Act

    Social Security Act
    Passed in August of (1935)
    Measure that supported members of the workforce age 65 and older by giving them retirement payments. It also gave people who were temporarily unemployed insurance and welfare payments for the disabled and destitute children of single parents.

  • National Labor Relations Board (1935)

    The NLRB was created by the National Labor Relations Act in 1935. The NLRB protected the right of workers to organize labor unions and prevented business owners from interfering.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Fair Labor Standards Act
    (1938)
    Law that established a minimum wage of 40 cents per hour and a maximum of 40 working hours per week.