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Franklin D Roosevelt becomes president
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate became president of the United states. Marks the coming of the First New Deal -
Emergency Banking Act
The Emergency Banking Act was passed to close the insolvent banks and only reopened the solvent ones. This became part of Relief. -
Beer Act
The Beer Act made the sale sale of beer and wine legal as well as taxable. Those became a part of reform throughout the First New Deal. -
Civilian conservation corps put into effect
The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) puts young, jobless men to work maintaining forests and planting forests. This is part of Relief during the first new deal. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
The AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act) attempts to make farming more profitable by reducing overproduction while raising prices of crops. This became a part of recovery throughout the first new deal. -
Securities act
The Securities Act Requires companies that issue stock to provide full and accurate information to investors. It is a part of reform in the first new deal -
Second New Deal
The beginning of 1935 marks the beginning of the second New Deal -
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration put unemployed people to work in public works projects. This is a part of relief in the second new deal. -
Wagner Act
The Wagner Act gave organized labor rights to bargain collectively with businesses and forced employers to allow unionization of workers. This became a part of Reform in the second new deal. -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act is an attempt to limit what is seen as dangers in the modern american life, including old age, poverty, unemployment, and burden of widowers and orphans. This served as relief in the second new deal. -
Undistributed Profits Tax
The undistributed profits tax was enacted in order to give corporations an incentive to distribute earnings, giving individuals more spending powers. This race became a part of reform during the second new deal. -
United States housing authority
The United States HousingAuthority was designed to lend money to the states or communities for low- cost construction. This became a part of relief throughout the second new deal.
