New Deal Organizations
Hist. 132 Week 6 Activity – New Deal Organizations
There were more than 43 New Deal organizations created by Pres. Roosevelt and his administration during the Depression era.We have only looked at a few of them in the Week 6 lecture.For this activity, choose TWO organizations from the following list and answer these questions for each organization that you chose.
- When was the program created?
- When did the program end?(Or is it ongoing today?)
- If the program ended, why was it ended?
- What was the purpose of the program?
- How successful was the program?
New Deal Programs:
- Reconstruction Finance Corporation
- Home Owners Loan Corporation
- Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
- Federal Housing Administration
- National Youth Administration
- United States Maritime Commission
- Farm Security Administration
- Commodity Credit Corporation
- Farm Credit Administration
- Federal Emergency Relief Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- United States Employment Service
- Indian Reorganization Act
- National Railroad Adjustment Board
- National Resources Board
- National Labor Relations Board
- Soil Conservation Service
- Railroad Retirement Board
- Rural Electrification Program
- United States Housing Authority
- Civil Aeronautics Authority
- Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
- Maritime Labor Board
- Bureau of the Budget
- Federal Works Agency
