New Deal Project
U.S. History
CCC
-1933/First New Deal
-Recovery
-Project to build good citizens through outdoor labor.
-Successful primarily throughout white neighborhoods but was overall a failure in giving work to minorities as well.
FERA
-1933-1934/First New Deal
-Recovery/Relief
-Provided work for men in winter of 1933-1934.
-Successful for men who were in need of jobs.
Civilian Works Administration
-1933-1934/First New Deal
-Relief
-Rapidly created manual jobs for unemployed workers.
-Failure because it was short-lived.
Works Progress Administration
-1939/Second New Deal
-Relief
-Employed millions of unemployed people, mostly men, to carry out public work projects.
-Success because it was one of the largest agencies.
Agriculture Adjustment Act
-1933/First New Deal
-Relief
-Controlled supply of crops in return for buying land from farmers.
-Success because it supported farmers by limiting their supply.
National Industrial Recovery Act
-1933/First New Deal
-Recovery/Reform
-Passed by United States Congress. It set up maximum work hours and minimum wages.
-Success, it is still around today.
Tennessee Valley Act
-1933/First New Deal
-Reform
-Managed natural resources such as electricity.
-Success, it is still around today due to the fact that is important in terms of managing our resources.
Social Security Act
-1938/Second New Deal
-Reform
-Provided the general welfare by enabling states to make more provision of the unemployment compensation laws.
-Success, this act is still relevant for everybody today.
Wagner Act
-1935/Second New Deal
-Reform
-Workers were not allowed to participate in unfair labor practices.
-Success because it kept workers out of participating with unions in any illegal way.
Glass Steagall Act
-1933/First New Deal
-Recovery
-Banking Act that helped 5,000 bank failures during the Great Depression.
-Failure, it lost its ability of any power and finally repealed in 1999.
Public Works Act
-1933/First New Deal
-Recovery
-Budget billions of dollars for construction work which was used towards public works.
-Success during the time but then was abolished in 1941.
Fair Labor Standards Act
-1938/Second New Deal
-Reform
-Requires employers to pay underage workers (Under 18)
-Success, it is still an act that is used today.FDIC
-1933/First New Deal
-Relief
-Maintained public stability and encouragement for those involved in the US Bank failure
-Success, it now insures banks to deposit $250,000 into someones account if there was to be a financial problem.
Securities and Exchange Commission
-1934/Second New Deal
-Reform
-Regulated markets and protected investors.
-Now called the Exchange Act, it still helps out with liability for investors.