may 14, 1933 - FERA est (Mar 1933)

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First major effort of new Congress to deal w/ unemployment, Aim - immediate relief, not long-term recovery; led by Harry L. Hopkins, granted $3 billion to states for direct payments/wages on work projects; Civil Works Administration (CWA) (late 1933) to alleviate unemployment
was branch of this admin;

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