The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) by MCKELLEN MURALT

Origin:

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Was introduced as the Emergency Relief Administration (ERA) in 1931 by President Herbert Hoover, but was later Renamed and implemented in 1933 by the Roosevelt Administration, to the Federal Emergency Relief Agency (FERA).

Goal:

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The Federal Emergency Relief Administration, was created in order to provide immediate relief to the impoverished or the poor by giving money loans to states that needed to make relief programs. It also tried to provide work to people and have a variety of relief programs.

Result:

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Ultimately, FERA was not a success due to the fact that it was too direct in its approach. It improved waterways, Park and playground maintenance, school maintenance, and it also Revitalized many deteriorating relief programs. Despite this, it was replaced in 1935 by programs that were more directly tied to effects of employment like the Work Progress Administration (WPA).

Was It Responsible?

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It was a very responsible use of federal funding, because it applied immediate relief to a large population of panicked and desperate people who needed to have some sort of assurance from the government, that they were doing all they could.

Criticisms:

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Although FERA was widely popular among the working class and many labor unions, many workers had been ashamed to be receiving handouts from the federal government that took money away from projects. And so, because people wanted programs that provided more work instead of money, it was disbanded and replaced in 1935.

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