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Agriculture Adjustment Administration
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The Government bought livestock for slaughter and paid farmers subsidies not to plant on part of their land. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The FDIC's purpose was to provide stability to the economy and the failing banking system. Officially created by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 and modeled after the deposit insurance program initially enacted in Massachusetts, the FDIC guaranteed a specific amount of checking and savings deposits for its member banks. -
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New Deal Programs
The goal of the New Deal was to restore confidence in the economy. It focused on three areas – relief, recovery and reform: Relief programs to help immediately. Relief programs attempted to employ people.
