Roosevelt, proclaimed a holiday for banks. Bank's around the country received the following telegram which, in part, reads: "The president has ordered to take effect at one AM march sixth until Thursday March ninth inclusive the following regulations. I quote in part "During such holiday no banking institution whatsoever shall pay out deposits, make loans or discount, deal in foreign exchanges, transfer credits from the United States to any place abroad, or transact any other banking business whatsoever- This was done to avoid bankruptcies.
C. Roosevelt's "New Deal" was instituted. President Roosevelt created program after program to help the economy rebound. These programs fell under the term "The New Deal" or "Alphabet Soup". Some of the programs were;.
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a. Emergency Banking Act/Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
On March 6th, 1993 he shut down all of the banks in the nation and forced Congress to pass the Emergency Banking Act, which gave the government the opportunity to inspect the health of all banks. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was formed by Congress to insure deposits up to $5000.
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b. Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA).
Led by Harry Hopkins, a former social worker, this agency sent funds to depleting local relief agencies. Within two hours, $5 million was given out. Mr. Hopkins believed that men should be put to work and not be given charity. His program also funded public work programs.
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c. Civil Works Administration (CWA).
This public work program gave the unemployed jobs building or repairing roads, parks, airports, etc.
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d. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
This environmental program put 2.5 million unmarried men to work maintaining and restoring forests, beaches, and parks. Workers earned only $1 a day but received free board and job training. From 1934 to 1937, this program funded similar programs for 8,500 women.
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e. Public Works Association (PWA).