Understanding New Deal Programs

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New Deal

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Series of programs and reforms by FDR in the 1930s

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Social Security Act

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1935 law providing pensions for the elderly

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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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Program employing young men in environmental projects

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Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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Largest New Deal agency, created jobs in public works

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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Insures bank deposits to prevent bank failures

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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

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Paid farmers to reduce crop production

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

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Built dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley

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National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

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Encouraged industrial growth and fair competition

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Regulates the stock market to prevent abuses

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Public Works Administration (PWA)

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Funded large-scale public works projects