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