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THE ALPHABET AGENCIES (RECOVERY (CCC Civilian Conservation Corps (Pros…
THE ALPHABET AGENCIES
RECOVERY
CWA Civilian Works Administration
Short-term scheme
For the unemployed
Jobs to as many people as possible
Pros
Gave people something to do
Useful work
Gave purpose
PWA Public Works Administration
Pros
Damps, bridges, sewage systems and houses built
1933 -1939
70% of schools
35% of hospitals
Create public works
Real and lasting value
CCC Civilian Conservation Corps
Pros
Got a sense of purpose
Small wages sent home
Men became fit and healthy
Learnt skills for the future
Cleared land, planted trees and strengthen river banks
Cons
Cheap labour
Gave jobs to single men under 25
Government camps on the countryside
Got food and clothing
NRA National Recovery Administration
Set up by NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act)
Aims
Increase wages of workers
More money to spend
Increase price of factory goods
Better working conditions
Blue Eagle sign
Publicity
Encouraged people to buy
Businesses that signed codes allowed to use it
Codes
Fixed prices
Limited working hours
Minimum wages set
Forbade child labour
Right to join trade unions
Everyone can strike, no strike-breaking
RELIEF
HOLC Home Owners Loan Corporation
Loaned money
Prevent loss of homes
Helped over a million people
AAA Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Paid farmers to produce less
Pros
Made prices rise
1933-1939 farmers' income doubled
Some meat given to the poor
Cons
Only helped farmers
Sharecroppers and tenants affected
Not so much work
Unemployment
Replaced with machines
FERA Federal Emergency Relief Administration
$500 million to help
Homeless, penniless and starving
Increased number of soup kitchens
Provided
Clothing
Schools
Employment schemes
FCA Farm Credit Administration
Loans to farmers
1/5 of all farmers
Not lose their farms
REFORM
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority
Pros
Easy water access
Cheap electricity
Farmers
Domestic producers
Industries moved
Soil to farm again
Thousands of jobs created
Health and welfare facilities improved
Revive agriculture and industry
Improve soil quality
New forests planted
33 dams to control flooding
650 mile waterway linked river systems
Power stations at dams
Tennessee Valley
Cut through seven states
Soil erosion and flooding
Poverty
Tennessee River
Over 2 million inhabitants
Affected by the Dust Bowl