Alphabet Agencies 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEEdexcel Created by: ChloeedannielleCreated on: 17-04-15 19:37 AAA First new deal Paid farmers to produce less Aimed to increase profits through higher prices Over production ended Seen as crazy to destroy crops whilst some were starving Sharecroppers and tenants were evicted for new machinery 1 of 13 CCC First new deal Gave work to unmaried en aged 18-25 whose parents were unemployed Went to camps run by the army 2/3 of the wages were sent home Planted trees, dug reservoirs, fished and built roads Men often came from the cities 2 of 13 TVA First new deal Built 21 dams to stop flooding Flooding stopped - farming increased Cheap electricity produced by dams 93% of farms had electricity Known as the 'pride of the new deal' 3 of 13 NRA First new deal Employers and workers agreed on fair prices Membership was voluntary Members could used the Blue Eagle badge Many refused to join and some violated the codes of practice 4 of 13 PWA First new deal Skilled work Created things of lasting use e.g hospitals $7 billion spent employing skilled workers 1933-39 it built 70% of school, 35% of hospitals and a new sewage system in Chicago 5 of 13 CWA First new deal Pointless work e.g. pidgeon scaring Organised temporary unskilled work building schools etc. Funding ran out in 1934 Employed 4 million over the winter of 1933-34 6 of 13 FERA First new deal $500 million to help the homeless and starving Money used to fund soup kitchens, provide clothing, nurseries, schools and employment schemes 7 of 13 HOLC First new deal Loaned money at low rates to a million people to stop them from losing their home 8 of 13 WPA Second new deal Help the unskilled unemployed Built 11,000 schools, 70,000 km of roads Employed photographers to make a record of the depression Emplyed artists, painters and actors to cheer people up 9 of 13 SSA Second new deal Pensions for the old, widowed and disabled Payments for the sick and unemployed First pay out on 1937 as the administrative system had to be put in place 10 of 13 FSA Second new deal Gave loans to sharecroppers and tenant farmers to buy their own land Helped those affected by the dust bowl Set up camps to improve their living conditions 11 of 13 SCA Second new deal Seen as a replacement for the AAA Paid farmers who conserved their soil Aimed to prevent the dust bowl from spreading and help re-farm it 12 of 13 NLRA/WAGNER ACT Second new deal Workers allowed to join trade unions to campaign for better pay and conditions Seen as a replacement for the NRA Employers would now have to listen to their employees 13 of 13
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