THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Permanent changes made to solve some of the issues that created the Depression. These programs still exist today.
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Long-Term but not permanent. Meant to get industry and agriculture back on its feet and keep Americans from losing homes.
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Immediate and temporary. Provided emergency relief for unemployed Americans.
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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: -When Roosevelt took office in 1933, he acted swiftly to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering. Over the next eight years, the government instituted a series of experimental New Deal projects and programs, such as the CCC, the WPA, the TVA, the SEC and others.
Detailed explanation-3: -Perhaps the most notable New Deal program still in effect is the national old-age pension system created by the Social Security Act (1935).
Detailed explanation-4: -The New Deal had three goals: relief, recovery, and reform. Relief meant that the president wanted to help those in crisis immediately by creating jobs, bread lines, and welfare. Recovery was aimed at fixing the economy and ending the Depression.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.