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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
This aided the farmers and regulated the crops. Its purpose was to help farmers by reducing production of staple crops, thus raising farm prices and encouraging more diversified farming -
Tennessee Valley Authority
This developed resources of the Tennessee Valley. This provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression. -
Federal Emergency Relief Adminsitration
This was passed to help states provide aid for the unemployed. It was passed on May 12, 1933. This was the first try in getting rid of the great depression. This helped families get food and jobs. -
Emergency Banking Relief Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ADENlT4iE Banks were inspected by the tresury department and those that were stable could reopen. It was put in place on March 9, 1933. This was an attempt to get the banks back up and running. -
Federal Housing Administration
This insured loans for building and repairing homes. This provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders throughout the United States and its territories. -
Social Security Administration
This provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with disabilities. To qualify for most of these benefits, most workers pay Social Security taxes on their earnings; the claimant's benefits are based on the wage earner's contributions. -
National Labor Relations Board
Defined unfair labor practices and established the National Labor Relations Board to settle disputes between employers and employees. -
Work Progress Admistration
This gave as many jobs as possible ranging from constuction to a position in a symphony orchestras. This was formed on May 6, 1935. This employed millions of people. In the first 8 years this employed 8.5 million people. -
United States Housing Authority
Provided loans for low-cost public housing. It was designed to lend money to the states or communities for low-cost construction. -
Food, Drug and cosmetic Act
This required manufacturers to list ingredients in foods, drugs, and cosmetic prducts. This was made in 1938 and helped all the foods be safer for consumers.
