Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933 - gave government power to investigate banking conditions, vested greater regulatory powers in Federal Reserve Board, Federal Securities Act - allowed government to investigate stock market, National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) - created the NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION [NRA], which administered process for devising industry-wide codes of fair business practices, Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) - limited farm production to help raise prices; paid for by taxing food processors., Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - helped to bring electricity to rural "pockets of poverty" that could not afford lines., Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) - provided jobs and relocation for young men (18- 25) in rural settings under direction of U.S. Army, Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) - gave direct relief in the form of money as aid to states and localities for distribution to the needy, Public Works Administration (PWA) - Loans to private industry to build public works such as dams, ports, bridges, sewage plants, government buildings, power plants, airports, hospitals, and other useful projects, Civil Works Administration (CWA) - Money to states to build 225,000 miles of roads, 30,000 schools, and 3,700 playing fields and athletic grounds., Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) - lowered mortgages to stop foreclosures,

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