Agricultural Adjustment Rural poverty, Paid to produce less killed Administration (AAA) unemployment and low crop animals (which fed poor) and prices. dug up crops so there AAA replaced by Soil wouldn’t be Conservation Act in 1935 Income doubled after Supreme Court said it 1933 to 1939 but the poorest was unconstitutional as it farmers didn’t gain as much took away a state’s right to e.g. labourers, sharecroppers run its own affairs. and tenants. Nothing done to help Okies and Arkies going west (dustbowl). National Industrial Recovery General economic condition. NRA set standards such as Act (NIRA) and child labour. Gave businesses govt approval NRA later replaced by eagle crests and the National Relations Act in government encouraged 1935 after Supreme Court people to buy from them. said it was unconstitutional This created jobs and over 2 as it took away a state’s right million employers joined. to run its own affairs. Hoped to develop better consumer/demand base by raising prices and wages. Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley went Projects like dams, irrigation, (TVA) through 6 states too big for water transport and hydro – 1 state to deal with. electric power created and flooding of thousands of jobs. Farmers the river ruined livelihood of given loans and trained in many farmers in this area. soil conservation. As a result the area was relatively prosperous by 1940. Home Owners Loan Many people going bankrupt Loaned money to Corporation (HOLC) homeowners to stop them going into foreclosure. Other things explained what he was doing in a simple way for the Fireside chats – American people. No letter he was sent went unanswered. Ended prohibition. Cut the pay of government employees by 15% (made it worse).
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) AAA replaced by Soil Conservation Act in 1935 after Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional as it took away a state’s right to run its own affairs. Rural poverty, unemployment and low crop prices. Paid to produce less killed animals (which fed poor) and dug up crops so there wouldn’t be Income doubled 1933 to 1939 but the poorest farmers didn’t gain as much e.g. labourers, sharecroppers and tenants. Nothing done to help Okies and Arkies going west (dustbowl). National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) NRA later replaced by National Relations Act in 1935 after Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional as it took away a state’s right to run its own affairs. General economic condition. NRA set standards such as and child labour. Gave businesses govt approval eagle crests and the government encouraged people to buy from them. This created jobs and over 2 million employers joined. Hoped to develop better consumer/demand base by raising prices and wages. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Tennessee Valley went through 6 states – too big for 1 state to deal with. and flooding of the river ruined livelihood of many farmers in this area. Projects like dams, irrigation, water transport and hydro electric power created thousands of jobs. Farmers given loans and trained in soil conservation. As a result the area was relatively prosperous by 1940. Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) Many people going bankrupt Loaned money to homeowners to stop them going into foreclosure. Other things Fireside chats – explained what he was doing in a simple way for the American people. No letter he was sent went unanswered. Ended prohibition. Cut the pay of government employees by 15% (made it worse).
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