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I. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA): (May 1933) a federally run hydroelectric power program, the TVA built dams,

produced and sold fertilizer, reforested the Tennessee river valley (a 7 state area), and developed recreational lands.

These dams provided more stable irrigation and cheap hydro-electric power.

II. Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA): (1933) controlled the supply of seven “basic crops” (corn, wheat, cotton, rice,

peanuts, tobacco and milk) by…

III. Home Owners Loan Corp.: (1933)

IV. Federal Housing Act: (1937)

V. Works Progress Administration (WPA): (April 1935) provided long-term govt. jobs building schools & other public

works projects. The program employed more than ___________________ individuals across the nation. Workers

were paid $41.57 a month to improve or build highways, roads, bridges, and airports. In addition, the WPA

included a theater, arts, music, and writing project to employ artists, while also providing the American people with

a form of entertainment during a trying time. The WPA existed until 1943.

VI. National Youth Administration (NYA): (June 1935) set up to address the needs of young men & women (who were

not allowed in the CCC). The NYA worked on two levels:

a. A student work program:

b. An out-of-school program:

Reform: permanent programs to avoid another depression and insure citizens against economic disasters

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