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Public Works Administration(PWA)
A construction agency that build public works such as dams,bridges,hospitals, and schools. -
Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)
Regulated aviation in the nation and its international waters. -
Emergency Banking Act(EBA)
Created to prevent big amounts withdrawn from banks -
Farm Credit Act(FDA)
Help farmers refinance their money at below market interest rate at regional and national banks -
Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC)
A program that provided national conservation work to young unmarried men -
Agricultural Adjustment Act(AAA)
An act created to boost agricultural prices by lowering surpluses. -
Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA)
Program that provide jobs and electricity to the rural Tennessee River Valley. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC)
A banking act that made sure the commercial banks had a specific amount of money in their banks -
National Recovery Administration(NRA)
Law to regulate industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate economic recovery -
Civil Works Administration(CWA)
A temporary job creating program that created manual labor jobs for millions of unemployed workers. This lasted only a year -
Federal Communications Commissions(FCC)
Independent agency that regulated interstate and international communication -
Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)
Program that helped fight the economic effects of the Great Depression and to prevent future market disasters. -
Works Progress Administration(WPA)
An agency that employed millions of job seekers to carry out public works projects -
Social Security Administration(SSA)
Law that created social security programs and insurance against unemployment -
United States Housing Act(USHA)
An act created to lend money to states or communities for low-cost construction
