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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
effort to modernize very poor region (most of Tennessee),
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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA),
raised farm prices by cutting total farm output of major crops and livestock
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National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA),
industries set up codes to reduce unfair competition, raise wages and prices
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Public Works Administration (PWA),
built large public works projects; used private contractors
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
insures deposits in banks in order to restore public confidence in banks
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Civil Works Administration (CWA),
provided temporary jobs to millions of unemployed
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National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
set up National Labor Relations Board to supervise labor-management relations
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Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC),
Insures crops and livestock against loss of production or revenue
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Securities Act of 1933, created the SEC
codified standards for sale and purchase of stock
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world war 1 started because
assiacinated archduke ferdinand and his wife
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alvin york congressional medal of honor
- killed 22 men and captured 132
- was 5'7" 135 lbs.
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18th amendment= alcohol prohibition
19th amendment = womens right to vote
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hindenberd was leader of brown shirts
hitler killed him
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