Bank Holiday - FDR closed banks so that bank runs would stop bankrupting the banks. When banks opened, deposits were greater than withdrawals., Fireside Chats - FDR used the radio to reassure the American people during his presidency., Relief - Immediate help to the American people during the Great Depression. , Recovery - The creation of government jobs to help Americans get back on their feet during the Great Depression., Reform - Aimed to prevent another economic crisis during the Great Depression. , Tennessee Valley Authority - Recovery program to build a dam and prevent flooding and bring electricity to rural Tennessee. , Civilian Conservation Corp - Recovery program that provided jobs to men planting trees and taking care of national forests. , Agricultural Adjustment Act - Recovery/ Relief program that paid farmers to limit production to raise prices of farm products. , Federal Emergency Relief Administration - Used money to fund local and state projects., National Recovery Administration - Recovery program that allowed the government to regulate industry. Declared unconstitutional., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Reform program that gave government insurance for bank deposits. , Public Works Administration - Recovery program that gave jobs for construction projects. , Civil Works Administration - Recovery program where workers were hired directly and put on the government's payroll. , Securities and Exchange Commission - Reform program aimed at stopping corruption in the stock market., Works Progress Administration - Recovery program aimed at helping all Americans. Gave jobs to artists, musicians, women etc. , Congress of Industrial Organizations - Organized the skilled and unskilled workers into one union to combat the Great Depression. , Social Security Act - Relief program for elderly and disabled Americans. Still around today.,

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