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Alphabet Agencies
By Madeleine, Rihan, and Hollis
Civilian Conservation Corp
CCC
Founded: April 5, 1933 - 1942
Where: worked in camps across the country
2 Million unskilled, American men between the ages of 17-28
88,000 of which were Native Americans
https://youtu.be/YifojipMqlw?t=146
Why
To provide salaries, food, clothing and housing for young men in exchange for labor.
To further establish national parks and other infrastructure
Why
How
How
Enlistees set up camps nearby a conservation work site
They work under a Company Commander and a Foreman
Sources
https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/civilian-conservation-corps
https://www.history.com/news/civilian-conservation-corps-projects
Sources
What
What
-Planted > 3 billion trees
-Constructed trails and shelters in National parks
-Fought forest fires
-Preserved access roads
-Re-planted grazing lands
-Prevented soil-erosion
Agricultural Adjustment Act
AAA
Founded: May 12, 1933
Where: Areas of Agriculture
What was the AAA
WHAT
A United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShCxkDkhtZs
How was it done?
- Curtailing farm production, reducing export surpluses, and raising prices
- readjusting farm production at a level that would not increase the percentage of consumers' retail expenditures above the percentage returned to the farmer in the prewar base period
HOW
Why was the AAA created?
To restore agricultural prosperity during the Great Depression!
WHY
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_Adjustment_Act
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Agricultural-Adjustment-Administration
SOURCES
Tennessee Valley Authority
Founded: May 18, 1933
Where: Focused in Tennessee Valley Area
TVA
What
- tasked with improving life in the TV area
- built 30 hydroelectric dams in the TV area
- replanted forests in the area
- improved fish and wildlife habitats
- controlled wildfires
What
Why
0:29-0:56
Why
How
- Worked with companies to introduce new factories, stores, and offices
- Provided the residents of the TV area to get jobs and have a better quality of life
- Developed the TV area
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaI7GsxdmvM
Sources
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Created: May 6, 1935 ~ Dissolved: June 30, 1943
Where: New York City
What is/was the WPA?
"An American New Deal agency that employed millions of job seekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects including the construction of public buildings and roads."
- Created by president Roosevelt
WHAT
How was it done?
The WPA was a federal program that ran its own projects in cooperation with state and local governments.
HOW
Why
WPA supplied paid jobs to the unemployed during the Great Depression in the United States, while building up the public infrastructure of the US, such as parks, schools, and roads.
WHY
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration
https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/works-progress-administration#:~:text=The%20Works%20Progress%20Administration%20(WPA,8.5%20million%20Americans%20to%20work.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Works-Progress-Administration
SOURCES
Securities Exchange Commission
Founded: June 6, 1934
Where: New York City
SEC
What
- extensive power to regulate the securities industry, including the New York Stock Exchange.
- bring civil charges against individuals and companies who violated securities laws.
- enforce the law against market manipulation
Why
- Help restore investor confidence
- Protect investors from fraud and unfair sales practices
0:40-0:59
How
1:00-1:40
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwPwh3nAnSE