NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION (NRA)

ESTABLISHED IN:

PURPOSE:

• The NRA's purpose was to help companies recover during the Great Depression by:
• 1. Eliminating unfair trade practices.
• 2. Reducing unemployment rates.
• 3. Establishing minimum wages and maximum working hours.

WHO IT AFFECTED/BENEFITED:

• Companies- The NRA helped them recover during the Great Depression.
• Workers- The NRA set up minimum wages, and set maximum hours of work.
• People without jobs- The NRA reduced unemployment rates, so more people got jobs.

SUCCESSUL OR UNSUCCESSFUL:

• The NRA was successful.
• In some industries, the NRA improved labor conditions.
• The NRA also helped in the Unionization movement.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY:

• The NRA is not around today.
• The NRA ended in May of 1935 because the Supreme Court invalidated it.

WORKS CITED:

• "National Recovery Administration (NRA) | United States History." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Sept. 2010. Web. 07 May 2015.
• "National Recovery Administration." Infoplease.com. N.p., 2012. Web. 7 May 2015.