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President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt introduced the New Deal program during his presidency to provide new programs and policies to help the nation's people and economy recover after the Great Depression -
ACTS OF RELIEF
Emergency Banking Act : Created a national bank holiday to conserve resources
Federal Emergency Relief Act: Funded grants to state's agencies
Public Works Administration: Provided opportunities and support for new construction and created jobs
Tennessee Valley Authority: Created to provide cheaper hydroelectric power to rural areas and improve quality of life for those who lived in rural areas -
ACTS OF RECOVERY
National Recovery Act: Provided help for government, business and labor to make fair business rules and codes to follow
Home Owners Loan Corporation: Granted long-term loans to homeowners so they could save their homes and mortgages
(1934) Federal Housing Administration: Set the standards for loans for lenders in home building -
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New Deal: Part 1 1933-1934
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ACTS OF REFORM
(1933) Glass -Steagal Banking Act: Law that kept banks from investing in businesses and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure people's money
Security Exchange Act: Governs the trading of securities -
The Second New Deal
The Second New Deal was implemented to continue the nation's recovery. It focused on social and economic reform programs. -
ACTS OF RELIEF
Works Progress Administration: Created Public Employment programs to reduce unemployment -
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New Deal: Part 2 1935-1939
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ACTS OF RECOVERY
Agricultural Adjustment Act : Provided relief for farmers and agricultural workers -
ACTS OF REFORM
(1935) Social Security Act: Created a national pension plan to provide benefits of unemployment insurance, public assistance for dependent mothers and the disabled
(1935) National Labor Relations Act: Protected the rights of employees and employers
Fair Labor Standards Act: Created minimum wage and overtime pay rules
