| Term | Definition |
|---|
| CCC | Civilian Conservation Corps- Young men given jobs (3 million) as forest fighters, drained swamps, and controlled goods: RELIEF AND RECOVERY |
| FERA | Federal Emergency Relief Act- headed by Harry L. Hopkins, immediate RELIEF not long term |
| AAA | Agricultural Adjustment Act- RECOVERY AND RELIEF: help farmers mortage |
| TVA | Tennessee Valley Act- most revolutionary, passed in 1933 by 100 days congress, led by Senator George W. Norris, set up to determine how much electricy cost and how much you can save: RECOVERY AND RELIEF |
| HOLC | Home Owners Loan Corporation- refinanced mortgages on none farm homes and bolted down the loyalties of middle class: RECOVERY |
| CWA | Civil Works Administration- provide temporary jobs during winter emergency |
| WPA | Works Progress Administration- 11 million on thousands of public buildings and hard surfaced roads--gave 9 million people jobs |
| FDIC | Federal Depost Insurance Corporation- insured individual deposits of 5 thousands dollars which ended all bank failures, saved banks: REFORM |
| NRA | National Recovery Administration- assist industry, labor and unemployed, (blue eagle) |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission- passed in 1934, looked out on the economy and mainly the stock markets: |
| PWA | Public Works Administration- RELIEF AND RECOVERY |
| FHA | Federal Housing Administration- created in 1934, give small loans for house owners to improve and get new ones RECOVERY AND REFORM |
| USHA | United States Housing Authority- designed to lend money to states and cities to build RELIEF AND RECOVERY |
| PUHC | Public Utility Holding Company- 1935- high growth REFORM |
| SSA | Social Securites Act- 1935, provided security for old age people, mainly retired workers who got payed from Washington, REFORM |
| SCA | Soil Conservation Act- 1936, withdrew acres by paying farmers to plant soil conserving crops, paying farmers not to farm, RECOVERY AND RELIEF |
| AAA | Agricultural Adjustment Administration- paid famers to reduce crops, eliminate price depressing surplusses RECOVERY AND RELIEF |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act- maximum hours of work, certain work days, RELIEF |
| Hatch Act | reopened in 1940, limits on campaign contributions and expenditures REFORM |
| ROA | Reorganization Act- limited powers for administrative reforms REFORM |
| IRA | Indian Reorganization Act- commissioners of Indain Affairs, John and Dawes Act, Preserve Indian Culture, RELIEF AND REFORM |
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