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2. This set up the NRA (National Recovery Administration), which set standards on working practices (hours, child labour, conditions). Created more jobs. Employers who joined were allowed to display the Blue Eagle symbol of Government approval.

  • Tennessee Valley Authority
  • National Industrial Recovery Act
  • National Recovery Act

3. Helped people who were in danger of having their homes repossessed. It provided new long-term loans.

  • Securities Exchange Act
  • Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
  • Emergency Banking Act

4. Set minimum wages and a maximum 8-hour day. Trade unions were encouraged. This tried to improve workers’ pay + conditions.

  • National Recovery Act
  • Tennessee Valley Authority
  • Home Owners’ Loan Corporation

5. Men aged 16-25 given 6 mths work. They had to send most of their pay home to parents/wives. By 1940 2 million joined.

  • Civilian Conservation Corps
  • Public Works Administration
  • Agricultural Adjustment Agency

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