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  • New Deal Legislation
    New Deal Program Effects
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 1933 Guaranteed bank deposits up to $5,000 to ease banking crisis
    National Recovery Administration (NRA), 1933 Established codes to regulate wages and prices, stimulate consumer activity, and promote fair competition
    Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 1934 Regulated the stock market and restored investor confidence
    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 1933 Provided jobs for millions of young, single men on conservation projects
    Public Works Administration (PWA), 1933 Sponsored large-scale government construction projects to create new jobs and improve the nation’s infrastructure
    Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA), 1933 Paid subsidies to lower production on farms and raise crop prices
    Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), 1933 Built dams and hydroelectric plants in the Tennessee River valley to control flooding, generate power, and attract industry to the South
    Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC), 1933 Provided low-interest loans to homeowners who were unable to make mortgage payments
  • Opposition to the New Deal
    On the Left On the Right
    • New Deal does not do enough to end the depression.
    • FDR’s only concern is saving banks and big business.
    • New Deal does not address redistribution of wealth.
    • New Deal does not help the elderly.
    • New Deal makes government too powerful.
    • Increased government role in economy equals socialism.
    • New Deal destroys free enterprise and individual freedom.
    • New Deal creates huge national debt.
  • Effects of the New Deal
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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall: United States History CHAPTER 1 Many Cultures Meet (Prehistory–1550) CHAPTER 2 Europeans Establish Colonies (1492–1752) CHAPTER 3 The American Colonies Take Shape (1607–1765) CHAPTER 4 The American Revolution (1765–1783) CHAPTER 5 Creating the Constitution (1781–1789) CHAPTER 6 The New Republic (1789–1816) CHAPTER 7 Nationalism and Sectionalism (1812–1855) CHAPTER 8 Religion and Reform (1812–1860) CHAPTER 9 Manifest Destiny (1800–1850) CHAPTER 10 The Union in Crisis (1846–1861) CHAPTER 11 The Civil War (1861–1865) CHAPTER 12 The Reconstruction Era (1865–1877) CHAPTER 13 The Triumph of Industry (1865–1914) CHAPTER 14 Immigration and Urbanization (1865–1914) CHAPTER 15 The South and West Transformed (1865–1900) CHAPTER 16 Issues of the Gilded Age (1877–1900) CHAPTER 17 The Progressive Era (1890–1920) CHAPTER 18 An Emerging World Power (1890–1917) CHAPTER 19 World War I and Beyond (1914–1920) CHAPTER 20 The Twenties (1919–1929) CHAPTER 21 The Great Depression (1928–1932) CHAPTER 22 The New Deal (1932–1941) CHAPTER 23 The Coming of War (1931–1942) CHAPTER 24 World War II (1941–1945) CHAPTER 25 The Cold War (1945–1960) CHAPTER 26 Postwar Confidence and Anxiety (1945–1960) CHAPTER 27 The Civil Rights Movement (1945–1975) CHAPTER 28 The Kennedy and Johnson Years (1960–1968) CHAPTER 29 The Vietnam War Era (1954–1975) CHAPTER 30 An Era of Protest and Change (1960–1980) CHAPTER 31 A Crisis in Confidence (1968–1980) CHAPTER 32 The Conservative Resurgence (1980–1993) CHAPTER 33 Into a New Century (1992–Today) Reflections: Enduring Issues Five Themes of Geography Profile of the Fifty States Atlas Presidents of the United States Economics Handbook Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court Documents of Our Nation English and Spanish Glossary Index Acknowledgments