New Deal Programs, a.k.a. “Alphabet Soup” (1933 – 1939) Name: ______

(* agencies that are still used today)

The First New Deal (1933-1934)

Acronym / Full Name & Years in Use / Relief, Recovery or Reform? / Purpose / Effects: Positive and/or Negative
EBA / Emergency Banking Act
1933 / Relief / Created a week-long bank holiday to keep people from withdrawing money. Govt. examined banks and only allowed secure ones to reopen. / Pos: Americans regained confidence in the banking industry.
Neg: No cash withdraws for a week.
CCC
FERA
TVA
AAA
NRA
FDIC
SEC

Second New Deal (1935 – 1938) After Democrats won a huge victory in the 1934 Congressional Elections

FHA
WPA
SSA
NLRB / National Labor Relations Board
“The Wagner Act”
1935 -