Alphabet Agencies

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The New Deal Why not make some notes as you watch?

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Roosevelt was elected in 1932. Americans hoped he would solve the problems of the Depression Roosevelt decided to set up the…

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Students often ask if they need to know about ALL of the

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Describe the work of 2 Alphabet Agencies (5) How useful is Source V to show how people felt about the New Deal? (10) How successful was the New Deal in solving the problems of the Depression? (15) It is important to be able to write about the work of some of the alphabet agencies:

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Provided immediate RELIEF (help) for the Winter of 1932-1933 Especially food and clothes for the homeless Food Clothes X

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Provided immediate RELIEF (help) before the Winter of 1933-1934 Created jobs like improving roads and building schools, but… Some jobs seemed pointless

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RECOVERY was about creating jobs so that people would spend money and the cycle of prosperity would begin again WPA created work for unskilled workers including artists and actors

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Dealt with problems caused by the Tennessee River which flooded in Spring and dried up in the Summer 21 Dams Dams generated electricity + were used for water sports

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Paid farmers to farm less land… …and to keep less animals… …This helped farmers but many farm workers (who were often Black) lost their jobs…

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Set up voluntary codes so that workers were treated fairly. Child labour was forbidden Businesses that followed the code could use the blue eagle symbol

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Social Security Act (1935) REFORM meant that laws were changed so that Americans who were old, sick or unemployed would be helped by the government. Pensions Unemployment Insurance