Title: Great Depression Facts - FDR Presidential Library & Museum
Headings: Great Depression Facts
Great Depression Facts
What did the letters in all those "alphabet agencies" stand for?

Content: In the First Hundred Days of his new administration, FDR pushed through Congress a package of legislation designed to lift the nation out of the Depression. FDR declared a "banking holiday" to end the runs on the banks and created new federal programs administered by so-called "alphabet agencies" For example, the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) stabilized farm prices and thus saved farms. The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) provided jobs to unemployed youths while improving the environment. The TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) provided jobs and brought electricity to rural areas for the first time. The FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration) and the WPA (Works Progress Administration) provided jobs to thousands of unemployed Americans in construction and arts projects across the country. The NRA (National Recovery Administration) sought to stabilize consumer goods prices through a series of codes. Through employment and price stabilization and by making the government an active partner with the American people, the New Deal jump-started the economy towards recovery. What did the letters in all those "alphabet agencies" stand for? The New deal "alphabet agencies": AAA , Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 1933
BCLB , Bituminous Coal Labor Board, 1935
CAA , Civil Aeronautics Authority, 1938
CCC , Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933
CCC , Commodity Credit Corporation, 1933
CWA , Civil Works Administration, 1933
FCA , Farm Credit Administration, 1933
FCC , Federal Communications Commission, 1934
FCIC , Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, 1938
FDIC , Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1933
FERA , Federal Emergency Relief Agency, 1933
FFMC , Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, 1934
FHA , Federal Housing Administration, 1934
FLA, Federal Loan Agency, 1939
FSA , Farm Security Administration, 1937
FSA , Federal Security Agency, 1939
FWA , Federal Works Agency, 1939
HOLC , Home Owners Loan Corporation, 1933
MLB , Maritime Labor Board, 1938
NBCC , National Bituminous Coal Commission, 1935
NLB , National Labor Board, 1933
NLRB , National Labor Relations Board, 1935
NRAB , National Railroad Adjustment Board, 1934
NRA , National Recovery Administration, 1933
NRB , National Resources Board, 1934
NRC , National Resources Committee, 1935
NRPB , National Resources Planning Board, 1939
NYA , National Youth Administration, 1935
PWA , Public Works Administration, 1933
RA , Resettlement Administration, 1935
REA , Rural Electrification Administration, 1935
RFC , Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1932
RRB , Railroad Retirement Board, 1935
SCS , Soil Conservation Service, 1935
SEC , Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934
SSB , Social Security Board, 1935
TNEC, Temporary National Economic Committee, 1938
TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1933
USEP, United States Employment Service, 1933
USHA, United States Housing Authority, 1937
USMC, United States Maritime Commission, 1936
WPA, Works Progress Administration, 1935
WPA, Name changed to Works Projects Administration, 1939
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