First New Deals

  • Emergency Banking Act (Relief)

    Emergency Banking Act (Relief)
    It was an attempt to stabilize American Banking Systems. It allowed the Federal Banks to give normal banks what they needed to stay afloat, it was a success.
  • The Economy Act (Recovery)

    It lowered the pay and benefits the government gave out in order to lessen the national debt. It backfired and nobody liked it to the point of riots. It didn't really help at all...
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    The Civilian Conservation Corps (Relief)

    It allowed young men form the age of 18-25 (Expanded to 17-28) to get jobs that had pay and help build things cities needed. This was effective because not only were things being built, people had jobs they could get payed for.
  • The Public Works Administration (Recovery)

    It was made by the National Industrial Recovery Act in order to help stabilize the economy and build large scale structures. It was very successful in starting reconstruction.
  • Tennessee Valley Authority (Recovery)

    This was to help Tennessee (a very much affected area of the Great Depression) with flooding, electricity, navigation, and agricultural development. This helped with jobs and to recover from the things that would virtually be impossible to recover from at the time.