HIST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Public Works Administration, National Industrial Recovery Act, National Recovery Administration
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Balanced economy, world war i model, relief to states. Updated the idea of a square deal to imagine it as a new deal. His administration will declare war on the depression and will treat it like a war. Chose to regularly speak to the american people through radio on fireside chats. National industrial recovery act created national recovery administration created public works administration (pwa)- infrastructure. Gave them the right to attack overproduction on a number of levels, and biggest approach was to eliminate crop surpluses. Federal emergency relief administration- money to states for relief. Agricultural adjustment act created agricultural adjustment administration (aaa) Huey long- "share our wealth" tax 100& over million. Father charles coughlin- national union for social justice.
