New Deal

The New deal was government policies started by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the Great Depression.  President Roosevelt implemented many policies which would hopefully prevent another depression from happening.

• FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Commission
• This was formed to promote trust in the bank by its customers.
• SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
• This was passed to enforce federal laws in security and regulating stocks and other organization and activities.
• TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
• This was forms to provide support to he Tennessee Valley which was greatly affected by the Great Depression.
• SSA - Social Security Act
• This was proposed to give Americans maximum economic freedom and security in their lives.
• NLRA - National Labor Relations Board
• This was formed to protect the rights of employees and employers and to stop business practices that could harm the general welfare of the business and Americans as a whole.
• WPA - Works Progress Administration
• This was formed to employ  people  to carry out construction jobs in the US that would provide long-term benefits such as roads and bridges.
• FLSA - Fair Labor Standards Act
• This was formed to protect workers and enforce fair treatment by implementing minimum wages and limitation of hours required to work