THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Relief
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Recovery
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Reform
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Major federal programs and agencies included the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Farm Security Administration (FSA), the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Detailed explanation-2: -Of all of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) is the most famous, because it affected so many people’s lives. Roosevelt’s work-relief program employed more than 8.5 million people.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Social Security Act the same year was in many ways one of the most important New Deal measures, in providing security for those reaching old age with a self-supporting plan for retirement pensions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Securities Act of 1933 provided government oversight of stock trading. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) protected depositors’ bank accounts. Later programs included the Social Security Act, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the National Labor Relations Act.