U S History Links

Skowhegan Area High School

*United States History Project Links*
Mr. D. Finley

Relief Programs || Recovery Programs || Reform Programs || FDR Actions

New Deal Relief Programs
Federal Emergency Relief Act		Site for general information on FERA
Civilian Conservation Corps		General Information and first hand accounts of administrators
Civil Works Administration		Excellent information and primary sources aboutthe CWA in Washington state

New Deal Recovery Programs
National Industrial Recovery Administration		Primary Source Documents on NIRA
Works Progress Administration		How the WPA worked in Georgia-General
Federal Writers Project		Excellent site with links to actual writers and their work
Agricultural Adjustment Administration		General information on the AAA

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New Deal Reform Programs
Social Security Act		Good general information on the act
National Labor Relations Act		Basic information on the Wagner Act
Tennesssee Valley Authority		Information and map of the region
TVA		Links to several alternate sites
Gold Reserve Act		A description of act and why it was necessary
Critics of FDRs Money Policy		A critic of FDR and his policy on gold

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FDR Actions
Bank Holiday		FDR’s speech announcing the bank holiday
Fireside Chats		An excellent source for 30 of FDR's radio addresses
Fireside Chats		An account of a listener and how he felt listening to FDR
Court Reform Plan		Basic information on FDRs attempt to pack the court
Court Reform Plan		a critical view of FDRs attempt to pack the court

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