“ALPHABET SOUP”NEW DEAL PROGRAMS IN THE 1930S

AAA – AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1933

• “THE FARM RELIEF BILL”• REDUCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION• PAID FARMERS SUBSIDIES NOT TO PLANT

CROPS• ALSO PAID FARMERS TO KILL OFF EXCESS

LIVESTOCK• GOAL WAS TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF

CROPS• FUNDED BY TAXING COMPANIES WHO

PROCESSED FARM PRODUCTS

CCC – CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS• ESTABLISHED 1933, DISBANDED 1942• UNMARRIED MEN AGES 18-25• UNSKILLED, MANUAL LABOR JOBS• JOBS TIED TO CONSERVATION AND

DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES• MOST POPULAR NEW DEAL PROGRAM• 3 MILLION MEN PARTICIPATED AND PLANTED

NEARLY 3 BILLION TREES

FDIC – FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

• CREATED BY BANKING ACT OF 1933• ORIGINALLY CREATED AS A TEMPORARY

AGENCY• GUARANTEES BANK DEPOSITS TO

REMOVE THE THREAT OF BANK RUNS• ORIGINAL INSURANCE LIMIT OF $2,500,

NOW $250,000

NLRB – NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

• NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY ACT OF 1933 PROTECTED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS FOR UNIONS

• NLRB ESTABLISHED 1935 TO GOVERN IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE RIGHTS

• CONDUCTS ELECTIONS FOR LABOR UNION REPRESENTATION

• INVESTIGATES UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES

NRA – NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION

• PRIMARY NEW DEAL AGENCY ESTABLISHED BY FDR IN 1933

• BROUGHT INDUSTRY, LABOR, AND GOVERNMENT TOGETHER TO MAKE MAJOR DECISIONS

• GOAL WAS TO REDUCE “DESTRUCTIVE COMPETITION” AND HELP WORKERS

• ALSO SET MINIMUM PRICES FOR GOODS• MEMBERSHIP VOLUNTARY, BUT BUSINESSES WHO

REFUSED WERE OFTEN BOYCOTTED• DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN 1935

NYA – NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION• ESTABLISHED 1935 AS COMPONENT

OF WPA, DISBANDED 1943• PROVIDED WORK AND JOB TRAINING

TO MEN AND WOMEN AGES 16-25• PAID YOUNG ADULTS FOR PART TIME

WORK AND EDUCATION

SSA – SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

• PASSED IN 1935• PROVIDES BENEFITS TO

RETIREES AND THE UNEMPLOYED• ALSO GAVE MONEY TO STATES

TO ASSIST ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED

TVA – TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY• CREATED 1933• FEDERALLY-OWNED CORPORATION• MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE POWER

TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY• DESIGNED TO RAPIDLY MODERNIZE THE

REGION’S ECONOMY & SOCIETY• REGION STRONGLY IMPACTED BY THE

GREAT DEPRESSION• FIRST LARGE REGIONAL PLANNING

AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

WPA – WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION• CREATED 1935, DISBANDED 1943• EMPLOYED MILLIONS OF UNEMPLOYED,

UNSKILLED WORKERS• DESIGNED TO COMPLETE PUBLIC

WORKS PROJECTS, INCLUDING PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND ROADS

• ALSO EMPLOYED MUSICIANS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, ACTORS, & DIRECTORS

• CULTURAL PROJECTS INVOLVED PUBLIC ART, DOCUMENTATION, AND LITERACY

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: PROPAGANDA!6 BASIC STRATEGIES:• BANDWAGON – EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT• TESTIMONIALS – USING FAMOUS OR “FAMILIAR” PEOPLE TO SELL

SOMETHING• NAME CALLING – APPLYING NEGATIVE LABEL TO A PERSON OR OBJECT• PLAIN-FOLKS APPEAL – “IT’S THE AMERICAN WAY!”• CARD STACKING – PRESENTING ONLY 1 SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT• GLITTERING GENERALITIES – VAGUE STATEMENTS GLOSS OVER THE

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