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Alphabet Soup of Agencies

By mc0809
  • EBA (Emergency Banking Act)

    EBA (Emergency Banking Act)

    an act used in attempt to stabilize the banking system during the Great Depression
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    CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

    A voluntary public work relief program for unemployed, unmarried men
  • FCA (Farm Credit Administration)

    FCA (Farm Credit Administration)

    designed to consolidate and streamline farm credit service
  • AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

    AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

    Designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses
  • TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)

    TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)

    was created to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to TN Valley affect by the Great Depression.
  • FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

    FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

    provides deposit insurance to depositors in US depository institutions
  • PWA (Public Works Administration)

    PWA (Public Works Administration)

    a large scale public works construction agency as a response to the Great Depression
  • NRA (National Recovery Administration)

    NRA (National Recovery Administration)

    Designed to eliminate "cut throat competition" by putting industry, labor, and government together to make fair practices codes and to set prices
  • SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)

    SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)

    enforces federal securities laws, proposing securities rules, and regulating the securities industry
  • FCC (Federal Communications Commission)

    FCC (Federal Communications Commission)

    regulates communications by radio, tv, wire, satellite, and cable across the US
  • WPA (Works Progress Administration)

    WPA (Works Progress Administration)

    Employed millions of job-seekers to work on public work projects
  • SSA (Social Security Administration)

    SSA (Social Security Administration)

    a social insurances program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors benefits
  • USHA (US Housing Authority)

    USHA (US Housing Authority)

    created to lend money to the states or communities for low cost construction
  • CWA (Communications Workers of America)

    CWA (Communications Workers of America)

    Largest communications and media labor union that represents about 700,000 members in private and public sectors.
  • FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)

    FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)

    responsible for the regulation and oversight of civil aviation within US