history 12

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

effort to modernize very poor region (most of Tennessee),
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA),

raised farm prices by cutting total farm output of major crops and livestock
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA),

industries set up codes to reduce unfair competition, raise wages and prices
Public Works Administration (PWA),

built large public works projects; used private contractors
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

insures deposits in banks in order to restore public confidence in banks
Civil Works Administration (CWA),

provided temporary jobs to millions of unemployed
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

set up National Labor Relations Board to supervise labor-management relations
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC),

Insures crops and livestock against loss of production or revenue
Securities Act of 1933, created the SEC

codified standards for sale and purchase of stock
world war 1 started because

assiacinated archduke ferdinand and his wife
alvin york congressional medal of honor
- killed 22 men and captured 132
- was 5'7" 135 lbs.
18th amendment= alcohol prohibition

19th amendment = womens right to vote
hindenberd was leader of brown shirts

hitler killed him

Author

Anonymous

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history 12

Description

ww1

Updated

2010-03-12T08:34:28Z

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