The New Deal - Alphabet Agencies

The New Deal - Alphabet Agencies

1. EBA - Emergency Banking Act

   • People had lost faith in banks
   • In March 1933, Roosevelt closed banks for 4 days
     • Only properly managed banks could reopen
   • Restored public confidence in banks

2. AAA - Agricultural Adjustments Administration

   • Designed to help farmers
     • Farmers had suffered much during the depression
   • Paid farmers to produce less food
     • This was hoped to make prices rise
     • Controversial as many people in the USA were hungry and poor
   • Provided relief and maintained employment

3. FERA - Federal Emergency Relief Administration

   • Gave aid to the needy
     • Provided relief
   • $500 million spent on providing clothing and soup kitchens

4. CWA - Civil Works Adminsitration

   • Aimed to provide short-term jobs (employment relief)
   • 4 million jobs created building and improving roads
   • Ended after winter of 1933-34

5. PWA - Public Works Administration

   • Aimed to organise long-term work schemes
     • Built schools, hospital etc.
   • Only skilled workers benefitted

6. WPA - Works Progress Administraiton

   • Helped build roads and public buildings
   • Employed 2 million Americans

7. CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps

   • Gave work to single, unemployed men for 6 months
     • Planted trees, cleared land and made reservoirs
       • Payment was food, clothing, shelter and pocket money

8. NRA - National Recovery Administration

   • Designed to help workers and bosses
   • Minimum wage agreed on for workers
   • Working conditions agreed on

9. HOLC - Home Owners Loan Corporation

   • Designed to help people who were struggling to pay mortgage
   • Lent people money to pay thier mortgage
     • Stopped people from losing homes

10. TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority

    • Tennessee Valley had high unemployment
      • Jobs made building dams
        • Land became more fertile; fewer floods
      • Sporting and leisure facilities were created