The New Deal: Relief, Recovery, and Reform

Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______

The New Deal: Relief, Recovery, and Reform Agricultural Adjustment Act Fair Labor Standards Act Homeowners’ Loan Corporation Tennessee Valley Act Civilian Conservation Corps Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Public Works Administration Wagner Act Civilian Works Administration Federal Emergency Relief Administration Securities and Exchange Commission Works Progress Administration Emergency Banking Relief Act Federal Housing Act Social Security Act National Youth Administration

Differentiate between... Relief: providing immediate aid to help situation (ex: Giving people money, jobs) during the economic turmoil

Recovery: getting back to how things were before the Great Depression (ex: Rebuilding the economy by trickledown effect)

Reform: changing the way the economy, government, and society operates so something like the Depression couldn't happen again Complete the following chart. Program Date Purpose (Description) Relief Recovery Reform First Hundred Days Emergency March Allowed the govt. to examine all Banking 9 1933 banks and allow those that were * Relief financially sound to reopen. Act Civilian March Provided jobs and relocation for Conservatio 31, 1933 young men (18-25) in building parks, * n Corps planting trees, building small dams, draining swamps, assisting in flood control. Federal May 12, Gave direct relief in the form of Emergency 1933 money ($3 billion) to states and * Relief localities for distribution to the needy. Administrat ion Agricultural May 12, Paid farmers to reduce the amount of Adjustment 1933 crops harvested, destroyed livestock, * Act and to not farm in order to reduce surplus of goods and raise prices due to the scarcity of the products. Tennessee May 18, Created jobs, brought electricity to Valley 1933 rural areas that could not afford * Authority electric power lines. Homeowner June 13, Loaned money to homeowners to help ’s Loan 1933 them refinance their mortgages and * Corporation avoid losing their property through bank foreclosures. Public June 16, Made loans to private industries to Works 1933 build public works such as dams, * Administrat ports, bridges, sewage plants, ion hospitals, government buildings, and airports. Federal June 16, Insured savings of bank depositors Deposit 1933 and monitored soundness of insured * Insurance banking institutions. At the time, Corporation bank deposits were insured up to 5,000. National June, Established codes of fair practice for Industrial 1933 individual industries and for * Recovery promoting industrial growth. Act Created the NRA which to set products to ensure fair competition. Civil Novemb Provided money to states to employ Works er 9, young men to build 225,000 miles of * Administrat 1933 roads, 30,000 schools, and 3,700 ion playing fields. Securities June 6, Regulated the stock and bond and 1934 trading; regulated exchanges where * Exchange stocks and bonds are sold and Commission legislated requirements for disclosure of fair stock information. Second Hundred Day Federal June 28, Provided bank loans to help repair, * Housing 1934 rebuild, and insure older homes. Act Works 1935 Long term employment for people to Progress do artistic, public-works, and * Administrat research projects by setting aside ion $300 million to create Federal Project Number One National 1935 Provided job training and work for * Youth people ages 16-25; provided part-time Administrat jobs for needy students ion Wagner Act July 5, Created the NLRB and reaffirmed (National 1935 labor’s rights to bargain for wages, * Relations hours, and working conditions, the Labor right to strike, and the right of Act) arbitration for grievances. Social August Provided benefits for unemployed, Security 14, 1935 aged, dependent, and handicapped * Act persons. Fair June 25, Established a minimum wage of 40 Labor 1938 cents per hour and a maximum work * Standards week of 40 hours. Prohibited children Act under the age of 16 from working in factories. Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______

The New Deal: Relief, Recovery, and Reform Differentiate between… Relief:

Recovery:

Reform:

Agricultural Adjustment Act Fair Labor Standards Act Homeowners’ Loan Corporation Tennessee Valley Act Civilian Conservation Corps Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Glass-Steagall Banking Act) Public Works Administration Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act) Civilian Works Administration Federal Emergency Relief Administration Securities and Exchange Commission Works Progress Administration Emergency Banking Relief Act Federal Housing Act Social Security Act National Youth Administration National Industrial Recovery Act

Directions: Match all of the (above) New Deal programs with its correct description. Then, check each program as Relief, Recovery, or Reform.

Complete the following chart. Program Date Purpose (Description) Relief Recovery Reform First Hundred Days March 9 1933 Allowed the govt. to examine all banks and allow those that were financially sound to reopen. March 31, Provided jobs and relocation for young men (18-25) in 1933 building parks, planting trees, building small dams, draining swamps, assisting in flood control. May 12, 1933 Gave direct relief in the form of money ($3 billion) to states and localities for distribution to the needy. * May 12, 1933 *Paid farmers to reduce the amount of crops harvested, destroyed livestock, and to not farm in order to reduce surplus of goods and raise prices due to the scarcity of the products. May 18, 1933 Created jobs, brought electricity to rural areas that could not afford electric power lines. June 13, 1933 Loaned money to homeowners to help them refinance their mortgages and avoid losing their property through bank foreclosures. June 16, 1933 Made loans to private industries to build public works such as dams, ports, bridges, sewage plants, hospitals, government buildings, and airports. June 16, 1933 Insured savings of bank depositors and monitored soundness of insured banking institutions. At the time, bank deposits were insured up to 5,000. * June, 1933 *Established codes of fair practice for individual industries and for promoting industrial growth. Created the NRA which to set products to ensure fair competition. November 9, Provided money to states to employ young men to build 1933 225,000 miles of roads, 30,000 schools, and 3,700 playing fields. June 6, 1934 Regulated the stock and bond trading; regulated exchanges where stocks and bonds are sold and legislated requirements for disclosure of fair stock information. Second Hundred Day June 28, 1934 Provided bank loans to help repair, rebuild, and insure older homes. 1935 Long term employment for people to do artistic, public-works, and research projects by setting aside $300 million to create Federal Project Number One 1935 Provided job training and work for people ages 16-25; provided part-time jobs for needy students July 5, 1935 Created the NLRB and reaffirmed labor’s rights to bargain for wages, hours, and working conditions, the right to strike, and the right of arbitration for grievances. August 14, Provided benefits for unemployed, aged, dependent, and 1935 handicapped persons. June 25, 1938 Established a minimum wage of 40 cents per hour and a maximum work week of 40 hours. Prohibited children under the age of 16 from working in factories.

In what ways did the passage of the New Deal change the role of the federal government?