the 3 Rs. Relief – Measures to help the millions who were unemployed and homeless Recovery – Policies to rebuild the economy that had suffered due to the Depr
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What were alphabet agencies?
departments created to help help people find work, make money to pay debts and start spending again.
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name 3 alphabet agencies ?
CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps, FERA - Federal Emergency Relief Act, AAA - Agricultural Adaptation Authority, TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority, NIRA - National Industrial Recovery Act, WPA - Works Progress Administration
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what are some positives about the New Deal?
As a result of the AAA, farmers’ money doubled between 1932-39, The TVA improved the lives of 7 million people,The CCC created work for 2.5 million people, PWA &WPA jobs for 4million
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what were the disadvantages of the New Deal?
The AAA paid farmers not to produce food – "shoot the cows and milk the government." This did not help people who depended on farms for their income, eg farm hands, People thought trade unions were un-American and that they challenged the idea of RI
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What were alphabet agencies?
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departments created to help help people find work, make money to pay debts and start spending again.
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