What were the New Deal programs and what did they do?

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The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) brought relief to farmers by paying them to curtail production, reducing surpluses, and raising prices for agricultural products.
The Public Works Administration (PWA) reduced unemployment by hiring the unemployed to build new public buildings, roads, bridges, and subways.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) employed hundreds of thousands of young men in reforestation and flood-control work.
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) established codes to eliminate unfair practices, establish minimum wages and maximum hours, and guarantee the right of collective bargaining.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) brought cheap electricity to people in seven states.
The Home Owners’ Refinancing Act provided mortgage relief to the unemployed.
The Securities Act of 1933 provided government oversight of stock trading.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) protected depositors’ bank accounts.
Later programs included the Social Security Act, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the National Labor Relations Act.