Relief Reform and Recovery ~ New Deal Programs

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The Agriculture Adjustment Administration (AAA) of 1933 raised farm prices through subsidies. It paid farmers not to raise certain crops and livestock, hoping that lower production would cause prices to rise. The Supreme Court struck down the tax that funded AAA subsidies to farmers.

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2. Emergency Banking Act On March 6, 1933, FDR shut down all the banks in the nation and forced Congress to pass this Act. It gave the government the opportunity to inspect the health of all banks. This re-established citizens’ faith in banks. Inspectors found that most banks were healthy, and two-thirds of all banks were allowed to open soon after

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National Youth Administration (NYA) created under the Emergency Relief Act of 1935, provided more than 4.5 million jobs for young people. It gave part-time employment to students, established training programs and provided aid to unemployed youth.

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The Social Security Act of 1935 established the administration of a national pension fund for the aged and unemployed, as well as public assistance for dependent mothers, children and disabled people. It was financed by a payroll tax based on employer and employee contributions.

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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) of 1933 put 2.5 million men to work in a variety of conservation projects: planting trees to combat soil erosion and maintain national forests; eliminating stream pollution; creating fish, game and bird sanctuaries; and conserving coal, petroleum, shale, gas, sodium and helium deposits. Workers earned only $1 a day but received free board and job training. From 1934 to 1937, this program funded similar programs for 8,500 women. It taught men and women of America how to live independently, thus increasing self-esteem.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of 1934 required full disclosure of information on stocks being sold. The SEC regulated the stock market. Congress also gave the Federal Reserve Board the power to regulate the purchase of stock on margin.

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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 banned child labor, set a minimum wage, and required safe working conditions. It also established a normal work 5 day work week of 40 hours.

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The Resettlement Administration (RA) was created on May 1, 1935. President Roosevelt created the RA to resettle “low-income families from rural and urban areas”; Families were paid to complete projects that addressed “soil erosion, stream pollution, seacoast erosion, reforestation, forestation, and flood control”. The program also provided low-income families with loans “to finance, in whole or in part, the purchase of farm lands and necessary equipment by farmers, farm tenants, croppers or farm laborers.”

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The U.S. Travel Bureau began on February 4, 1937 and was briefly called the “Tourist Bureau”. The office was created by Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes and placed within the National Park Service. Its purpose was to market the national parks, both to American citizens and foreign tourists.

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