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NEW DEAL PROGRAMS IN THE 1930S

AAA AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1933

THE FARM RELIEF BILL REDUCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION PAID FARMERS SUBSIDIES NOT TO PLANT CROPS ALSO PAID FARMERS TO KILL OFF EXCESS LIVESTOCK

GOAL WAS TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF CROPS

FUNDED BY TAXING COMPANIES WHO PROCESSED FARM PRODUCTS

CCC CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS

ESTABLISHED 1933, DISBANDED 1942 UNMARRIED MEN AGES 18-25

UNSKILLED, MANUAL LABOR JOBS

JOBS TIED TO CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

MOST POPULAR NEW DEAL PROGRAM

3 MILLION MEN PARTICIPATED AND PLANTED NEARLY 3 BILLION TREES

FDIC FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

CREATED BY BANKING ACT OF 1933 ORIGINALLY CREATED AS A TEMPORARY AGENCY GUARANTEES BANK DEPOSITS TO REMOVE THE THREAT OF BANK RUNS ORIGINAL INSURANCE LIMIT OF $2,500, NOW $250,000

NLRB NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY ACT OF 1933 PROTECTED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS FOR UNIONS NLRB ESTABLISHED 1935 TO GOVERN IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE RIGHTS CONDUCTS ELECTIONS FOR LABOR UNION REPRESENTATION INVESTIGATES UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES

 PRIMARY NEW DEAL AGENCY ESTABLISHED BY FDR IN 1933 BROUGHT INDUSTRY, LABOR, AND GOVERNMENT TOGETHER TO MAKE MAJOR DECISIONS GOAL WAS TO REDUCE DESTRUCTIVE COMPETITION AND HELP WORKERS ALSO SET MINIMUM PRICES FOR GOODS MEMBERSHIP VOLUNTARY, BUT BUSINESSES WHO REFUSED WERE OFTEN BOYCOTTED DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN 1935

NRA NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION

NYA NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION

ESTABLISHED 1935 AS COMPONENT OF WPA, DISBANDED 1943

PROVIDED WORK AND JOB TRAINING TO MEN AND WOMEN AGES 16-25
PAID YOUNG ADULTS FOR PART TIME WORK AND EDUCATION

SSA SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

PASSED IN 1935 PROVIDES BENEFITS TO RETIREES AND THE UNEMPLOYED ALSO GAVE MONEY TO STATES TO ASSIST ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED

TVA TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

CREATED 1933 FEDERALLY-OWNED CORPORATION

MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE POWER TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY

DESIGNED TO RAPIDLY MODERNIZE THE REGIONS ECONOMY & SOCIETY REGION STRONGLY IMPACTED BY THE GREAT DEPRESSION FIRST LARGE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

WPA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION

CREATED 1935, DISBANDED 1943 EMPLOYED MILLIONS OF UNEMPLOYED, UNSKILLED WORKERS DESIGNED TO COMPLETE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, INCLUDING PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND ROADS ALSO EMPLOYED MUSICIANS, WRITERS, ARTISTS, ACTORS, & DIRECTORS CULTURAL PROJECTS INVOLVED PUBLIC ART, DOCUMENTATION, AND LITERACY

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6 BASIC STRATEGIES: BANDWAGON EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT

TESTIMONIALS USING FAMOUS OR FAMILIAR PEOPLE TO SELL SOMETHING

NAME CALLING APPLYING NEGATIVE LABEL TO A PERSON OR OBJECT PLAIN-FOLKS APPEAL ITS THE AMERICAN WAY! CARD STACKING PRESENTING ONLY 1 SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT GLITTERING GENERALITIES VAGUE STATEMENTS GLOSS OVER THE DETAILS