Title: Top 10 New Deal Programs of the 1930s
Headings: Top 10 New Deal Programs of the 1930s
Top 10 New Deal Programs of the 1930s
Purposes of the New Deal Programs
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
Federal Security Agency (FSA)
Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Social Security Act (SSA)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Martin Kelly
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Martin Kelly, M.A., is a history teacher and curriculum developer. He is the author of "The Everything American Presidents Book" and "Colonial Life: Government." our editorial process
Martin Kelly
Updated April 07, 2020
The New Deal was a sweeping package of public works projects, federal regulations, and financial system reforms enacted by the United States federal government in an effort to help the nation survive and recover from the Great Depression of the 1930s. The New Deal programs created jobs and provided financial support for the unemployed, the young, and the elderly, and added safeguards and constraints to the banking industry and monetary system. Purposes of the New Deal Programs
Mostly enacted during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1938, the New Deal was implemented through legislation enacted by Congress and presidential executive orders. The programs addressed what historians call the “3 Rs” of dealing with the depression, Relief, Recovery, and Reform— relief for the poor and jobless, recovery of the economy, and reform of the nation’s financial system to safeguard against future depressions. The Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939, was the largest and most significant economic depression to affect both the United States and all Western countries. The stock market crash on Oct. 29, 1929, is infamously known as Black Tuesday, when stocks fell 13.5%. The next day's drop of 11.7% and a total decline of 55% between 1929 and 1933 made it the worst stock market decline in the history of the United States.