The New Deal

5. Created government jobs building infrastructure and supporting the arts.
7. Funded massive public construction projects.
10. Paid farmers to reduce production in order to raise crop prices.
11. President who championed the New Deal
12. Insured mortgages and set construction standards.
13. Protected bank deposits if banks failed.
14. Closed all banks for inspection and allowed only financially sound banks to reopen; restored federal confidence in the banking system.
15. Regulated the stock market, enforced transparency, and punished fraud.
16. Refinanced mortgages to make payments affordable.
17. Built dams and hydroelectric plants to control flooding, produce electricity, and provide jobs.

1. Addressed worker exploitation, low wages, and lack of union rights.
2. Set minimum wage, maximum work hours, and banned child labor.
3. Built affordable public housing.
4. Created old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, and welfare programs.
6. Distributed direct federal aid to states to provide food, clothing, and cash relief.
8. Set production standards, regulated prices and wages, and protected workers’ right to unionize.
9. Provided government jobs in conservation projects like reforestation, soil conservation, and park development.