1. Public Works Administration PWA
    1. gave people jobs
    2. spent government money on building 'infrastructure projects'
      1. schools
      2. airports
      3. hospitals
      4. bridges
  2. National Recovery Administration NRA
    1. set up a code of conduct for companies
      1. good pay for workers
      2. fair price for their goods
      3. allowed trade union representation
      4. agreed not to employ children
    2. In return companies could put the blue eagle symbol on their goods
  3. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
    1. found work for young men in conservation projects
    2. gave workers a small wage but also food, clothing and shelter
    3. helped three million people find work
  4. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
    1. paid farmers to cut production
    2. helped to raise food prices
    3. advised farmers on how to improve their soil and stop desertification
  5. Emergency Banking Act
    1. closed all banks whilst they were checked
    2. Only safe banks were re-opened
  6. Securities Act
    1. made rules to stop companies, banks and people speculating dangerously on shares
  7. Wagner Act
    1. Gave workers the right to join a trade union
  8. Social Security Act
    1. Old Age Pensions
    2. Widows' Pensions
    3. Unemployment Benefit
  9. Works Progress Administration
    1. Took over the CCC and the PWA's role in creating jobs
    2. helped artists, actors and writers as well as others
    3. created 8 million jobs by 1943
  10. Federal Emergency Relief Administration
    1. Spent government money on helping homeless and hungry in cities
    2. set up soup kitchens and places for homeless to sleep