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New Deal Agencies
URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/Courses/101_USH/new_deal.htm

Description:
Annotated list of some of the "alphabet agencies" and acts that were part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program following the Great Depression, such as the Farm Security Administration (FSA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and Works Progress Administration (WPA). Descriptions include the agency or act's primary function: relief, recovery, or reform. From a University of Washington professor of American history.

Author:
Taylor, Quintard Jr.

Extra Keywords
FDR

LII Database Information:
Record 27522 created by Jennifer English on 12/15/2008
Last modification on 01/06/2009
Published: 01/15/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27522