HIST 151 Lecture 23 Outline of Last Lecture I Bonus Army II FDR III Brain Trust and Eleanor Roosevelt IV Radio and Fireside Chats Outline of Current Lecture I CCC TVA AAA II SEC III Social Security Act IV WPA Current Lecture CCC TVA AAA The CCC stands for Civilian Conservation Corps It was a part of New Deal Legislation in which young and unmarried men got sent away employed fed clothed etc They built roads planted trees etc They made 30 a month and were required to send 25 back to their families which helped them all As well the men were more employable after having an official job and it improved natural areas around the country The TVA stands for the Tennessee Valley Authority This is a federally owned corporation created during the New Deal era to help relieve the Tennessee Valley which was hit particularly hard by the Depression It provided economic development fertilizer electricity etc The AAA stands for the Agricultural Adjustment Act which essentially paid farmers not to plant as to lower the surplus of crops which would raise the price because there would be more demand SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission This agency was created to regulate the stock market and provide fair markets create capital and protect investors Social Security Act These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Created in 1935 to remedy the problems of old age unemployment widows and children with only one parent o Essentially the workers of today get taxed and that is distributed to those who are retired currently as well as those with other issues You also get a lump sum at death WPA Works Progress Administration This was implemented in 1935 to employ more than 3 million people who needed jobs during the Depression These people built bridges roads public buildings parks etc in nearly every community in America at the time It was preferred by most people over public assistance like today s Medicaid because it allowed people to feel like they had a use and could learn new skills
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