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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
The AAA would pay framers not to raise or grow certain crops and livestock and produce dairy products instead. It did lead to rising food prices which at the time of the Great Depression many people couldn’t afford the price of food anyway. -
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The New Deal
It’s was created to improve the conditions for people suffering during the Great Depression. -
Farm Credit Administration
It was created to help farmers refinance their mortgages. These loans saved millions of farms from foreclosures. Although the organization did slow down the economy by making less money available for loans for more efficient businesses. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
The CCC offered unemployed men from 18-25 years old the opportunity to work in the forestry services. In forestry services it mainly consisted of planting trees, stopping forest fires and building reservoirs. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The organization provide government insurance for bank deposits. It was created so that the people would be confident in using the banking systems again. -
Federal Housing Authority
The FHA sets the standards for the construction, underwriting and makes sure that the loans from the banks and other private lenders are in placing for building a house. -
Security & Exchange Commission
The SEC is an independent federal government agency that is responsible for keeping the stocks regulated. -
National Labor Relations Board
It is an independent government organization that enforced US labor laws in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. -
Social Security Act
The act established the age-old benefits for workers. Benefits like for victims of industrial injuries, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind and the physical handicapped.
