Title: The New Deal & Three R's - The Great Depression
Headings: The New Deal & 3 R's- Relief, Recovery, Reform
The New Deal & 3 R's- Relief, Recovery, Reform
New Deal/3 R's Overview
Relief
Social Security act
Civilian conservation Corps (CCC)
Recovery
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Home owners loan corporation (HOLC)
Reform
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Content: The Social Security Act aimed to help these people out and provide relief during this crisis. This was perhaps the most significant program of the New Deal, and it is still intact today. Civilian conservation Corps (CCC)
Ad for the CCC
The CCC provided temporary jobs to millions of unemployed Americans in reforestation, road construction, prevention of forest erosion in an attempt to stimulate the economy. The CCC (in affiliation with the Works Progress Administration (WPA)) built more than 650,000 miles of roads in addition to 150,000 schools, airports, hospitals, parks, dams, and other public projects. Recovery
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
WPA Poster
Like the CCC, the WPA provided government jobs to unemployed Americans in order to stimulate the economy. Unlike the CCC which provided temporary jobs, though, the WPA provided long term jobs building schools, airports, and other public projects. WPA Poster
Home owners loan corporation (HOLC)
Home Owners Loan Corp. Political Cartoon
The Home Owners Loan Corporation gave loans to home owners so that they could pay their mortgages. This program prevented people from losing their homes and going homeless, but it also prevented more banks from going under, or failing. Reform
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
FDIC Political Cartoon
During the Great Depression 40% of banks failed, in fact banks were failing everyday during this economic crisis. Roosevelt created the FDIC, which guaranteed savings deposits for all Americans.