ALPHABET AGENCIES
Interesting Fact
Also called the New Deal Agencies.
Quote
The basis of successful relief in national distress is to mobilize and organize the infinite number of agencies of self help in th e community. That has been the American way.
--Herbert Hoover
--Herbert Hoover
Subjunctive Question
Would FDR's attempts at rebuilding the economy have been effected in the absence of the Alphabet Agencies?
Summary
The Alphabet Agencies were created to protect sensitive areas of the country from further decline during the period of FDR's attempts at economic reform. It created jobs for people so that they would have money to feed their families and warm their houses.