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Second New Deal Programs Fact 1:
April 1935 -
Works Progress
Administration (WPA) combated unemployment by providing light construction jobs for millions of
unskilled workers.
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2: August 1935 -
Social Security Act
established an unemployment insurance system, a national
pension fund and benefits for victims of industrial
accidents. It created the Social Security Administration
(SSA),
later called the FSA
Second New Deal Programs Fact 3:
July 1935 - The
1935 Wagner Act
also known as the 1935 National Labor Relations Act created the National Labor
Relations Board (NLRA) to protect the rights or organized labor and
to organize collective bargaining
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4: The 1935 Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA)
eliminated unfair practices and regulated utility companies
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5: The 1935 Resettlement Administration (RA) was a
New Deal U.S. federal agency that was established to relocate
struggling families to communities planned by the federal
government.
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6: The 1935 Banking Act of 1935 completed the
restructuring of the financial system begun during the Hoover
administration and strengthened the Federal Reserve.
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7: May 1936 - Rural Electrification Administration
(REA) was established to supply electricity to rural agricultural
communities. This Second New Deal program resulted in 98% of
American farms being equipped with electric power
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8: The 1936 Undistributed profits tax
was a revenue program to give corporations an incentive
to distribute earnings, giving individuals more spending
power
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9: The 1936 Anti-Price Discrimination
Act strengthened Federal Trade Commission regulation of
chain stores & monopolies
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10: The Housing Act of 1937 was designed
to lend money to the states or communities for low-cost
construction for the nation's poor. The legislation
created the first United States Housing Authority (USHA)
to build public housing
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11: The 1937 Farm Tenancy Act gave aid to
poor farmers renting land and the 1937 Farm Security
Administration (FSA) was created to provide loans for
tenants to purchase farms
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12: The 1938 Food Drug Cosmetic Act
authorized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics
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13: The 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act provided more
protection for workers setting limits on maximum hours, minimum
wages and abolished child labor
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