FDRs NEW DEAL Why What was the Impact

FDR’s NEW DEAL • Why? • What was the Impact? • Was it Effective?

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) �Started in 1933 �Provided jobs to single young men �Planted trees, built bridges & parks

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) �Started in 1933 �Built dams & power plants �Focused in the Tennessee Valley �Provided cheap electricity to 7 southern states �Also helped build schools & hospitals

Emergency banking Relief Act �Started in 1933 �Closed the country’s banks �Hoped to stop the collapse �Wanted people to regain confidence in banks �Executive branch can regulate banks

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) �Started in 1933 �Paid farmers to grow less �Only certain crops �Declared unconstitutional

Civil Works Administration (CWA) �Started in 1933 �Provided jobs for unemployed �Built roads & airports

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) �Started in 1933 �Insured savings accounts in g’vt approved banks �Up to $5000 �Restore confidence in banks

Works Progress Administration (WPA) �Started in 1935 �Created jobs in construction, research & the arts �Built roads, bridges, schools, parks, & airports

Social Security Act �Started in 1935 �Provided G’vt aid to elderly, unemployed, & handicapped �Paid for by new taxes