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FDR’s New Deal: The Three R’s and Major Programs
Draw meaningful graphics for each of the New Deal programs created by FDR and Congress.
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Give immediate help to the jobless.
Get the economy back on its feet.
Change the financial system to avoid
another severe economic depression.
1. CCC – Civilian Conservation Corps
hired unemployed young men to plant
trees, develop parks, build bridges.
1. NIRA/NRA – National Recovery
Administration enforced rules for
production, pay, prices, and conditions.
1. Truth-in-Securities Act supposed to
stop risky buying and selling of stocks
to make quick profit
2. FERA – Federal Emergency Relief
Administration gave money to the
states and local organizations to help
the unemployed right away
2. PWA – Public Works Administration
hired workers for public improvement
project (dams, schools, ports, ships)
2. FDIC – Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation insured savings accounts in
case the banks failed again
3. WPA – Works Progress
Administration hired artists, actors,
photographers, writers,
and composers
3. AAA – Agricultural Adjustment Act
paid farmers not to grow certain crops
to reduce supply and increase price
4. TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority
helped rebuild poor areas in the
Tennessee River Valley by hiring
workers to build dams, deepen rivers,
plant forests, build schools & hospitals