New Deal Project: Alphabet Soup

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  1. 2. Provided federal aid to states that offered relief programs to the unemployed and homeless from 1933.
  2. 5. An administration established in 1935 that hired people to construct public buildings and paid artists to add entertainment.
  3. 10. This Act in 1938 established a minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor laws.
  4. 14. A program in 1933 that encouraged farmers to reduce production to increase crop value.
  5. 15. Employed young men to work on federal land projects in 1933. Gave most of their income to the men's families.
  6. 16. A labor law in 1935 that guaranteed a worker's right to join a union and outlawed unfair business practices.
  7. 17. A complex program from 1933 that encouraged fair pricing across all businesses.
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  1. 1. This Act in 1933 allowed the government to examine closed banks and determine if they were in good enough shape to be reopened to the public.
  2. 3. A government corporation formed to facilitate a region in Tennessee.
  3. 4. This Act from 1935 significantly increased income taxes on the wealthy and taxed the profits from selling stocks.
  4. 6. Administration in 1933 that gave money to state and local governments for building public works such as roads and bridges in 1933. Gave jobs to many people.
  5. 7. Corporation from 1933 that prevented foreclosures by granting loans to farmers.
  6. 8. Corporation from 1933 that prevented foreclosures by granting loans to small homes.
  7. 9. Insurance program from 1933 that promised up to $5,000 if a bank went bankrupt.
  8. 11. An agency formed in 1935 that gave loans to rural areas to give people access to electricity.
  9. 12. A federal insurance program formed in 1935 that made payments to retired people aged over 65.
  10. 13. An agency formed in 1934 that limited the amount of speculation in the stock market.