Alphabet Agencies Alphabet agencies with a brief description of their work 2.5 / 5 based on 7 ratings ? HistoryGCSEAll boards Created by: Katie SpencerCreated on: 29-03-11 18:08 AAA - Agricultural Adjustment Agency 1 of 26 1st New Deal Farmers paid to produce less, they could ask for more money for less goods. 2 of 26 FCA - Farm Credit Administraion 3 of 26 1st New Deal Loans were given to farmers who couldn't meet their mortgage payments. 4 of 26 HOLC - Home Owners Loan Corporation 5 of 26 1st New Deal The government loaned money at low interest to help with their mortgage. 6 of 26 CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps 7 of 26 1st New Deal Unemployed men were given $1 a day planting trees, stocking rivers etc. 8 of 26 FERA - Federal Emergency Relief Act 9 of 26 1st New Deal $500million given to governments to help the homeless, e.g. soup kitchens and blankets. 10 of 26 NRA - National Recovery Act 11 of 26 1st New Deal Encouraged employers to pay a decent wage and limit their working hours. 12 of 26 CWA - Civil Works Administration 13 of 26 1st New Deal Provided temporary work builing schools and hospitals. 14 of 26 PWA - Public Works Administration 15 of 26 1st New Deal Gave $3300million to buy building materials and provide skilled jobs in building. 16 of 26 TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority 17 of 26 1st New Deal To help people that lived there from flooding by providing electricity, etc. 18 of 26 SSA - Social Security Act 19 of 26 2nd New Deal Government pensions were provided for the old, widowed and disables people. They also made payments available for the sick and unemployed. 20 of 26 NLRA - National Labour Relations Act 21 of 26 2nd New Deal Workers could join trade unions to enable them to campaign for better pay and conditions. It was also seen as a replacement for the NRA. 22 of 26 FSA - Farm Security Act 23 of 26 2nd New Deal Loans were leant to tenant farmers so they could buy their own land. They also set up camps for those who had lost their farms. 24 of 26 SCA - Soil Conservation Agency 25 of 26 2nd New Deal Money was given to farmers who conserved and improved the soil on their farms. This was seen as a replacement for the AAA. 26 of 26
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