UNDSW-US 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Economic Opportunity Act Of 1964, Presidency Of Ronald Reagan, Civil Works Administration
26 Apr 2016
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Huge amount of growth in cities during the 1880s-1920 due to immigration o. Early women"s rights movements o o o o. Great depression - factories closed, people were laid off. Ccc - parks civil works administration - focused on high paying construction jobs but ended after a year because of funding o. Home owner"s loan corporation - help try and stop foreclosures. National recovery act- needs of the working class o o o o o o o o. Quickly declared unconstitutional because it favored one group over the other. Public works admin - create and provide economic stimulus and jobs. Designed to create public works and continued into wwii. Tva- designed to specifically help the tennessee valley region. Is funded by current wage earners and their employers. They wanted to get more people working, but meant others had to leave the job market. Leave work force at 65 to make room for new workers.
