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Washington Naval Conference
This was called to limit naval arms race and discuss security agreements of the Pacific. -
4-5-9 Power Treaties
These treaties helped the powerful nations regulate and draw lines on the events in the pacific area. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Sent 250,000 young men to work camps to perform reforestation and conservation tasks. Removed surplus of workers from cities, provided healthy conditions for boys, provided money for families. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Protected farmers from price drops by providing crop subsidies to reduce production, educational programs to teach methods of preventing soil erosion. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal government build series of dams to prevent flooding and sell electricity. First public competition with private power industries -
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Distributed millions of dollars of direct aid to unemployed workers. -
National Industrial Recovery Act
Created NRA to enforce codes of fair competition, minimum wages, and to permit collective bargaining of workers. -
Public Works Administration
Received $3.3 billion appropriation from Congress for public works projects. -
Glass-Steagall Act
Created federally insured bank deposits to prevent bank failures. -
SES
This was a predecessor to the SCS. -
Civil Works Administration
Provided public works jobs at $15/week to four million workers in 1934. -
Securities and Exchange Commission
Regulated stock market and restricted margin buying. -
SCS
The Soil Conservation Service was a program created to help slow down the erosion process. -
Rural Electrification Administration
Encouraged farmers to join cooperatives to bring electricity to farms. Despite its efforts, by 1940 only 40% of American farms were electrified. -
National Youth Administration
Provided part-time employment to more than two million college and high school students. -
Wagner Act
Allowed workers to join unions and outlawed union-busting tactics by management. -
Social Security Act
Response to critics (Dr. Townsend and Huey Long), it provided pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to blind, deaf, disabled, and dependent children.
