NRA

WHEN

• NRA was established on June 16, 1933
• It was created by Franklin D. Roosevelt
• It was led by General Hugh S. Johnson

PURPOSE

• To help economic recovery during the Great Depression
• Also established codes of fair practices

WHO DID IT BENEFIT

• Workers- Gave power to bargain for better conditions
• Also allowed them many concessions as part of the codes

WAS IT SUCCESSFUL

• NRA was not successful
• NRA boards drafted codes that favored small competitors
• Big businesses resented NRA for interference in the private sector
• Johnson turned out to be an unstable leader who alienated business people
• Prices were raised, low wadges, and longer hours

TODAY

• NRA does not exist today
• Invalidated by the Supreme Court in 1935
• Lost support of the public and government

WORK CITED

• Encyclopædia Britannica. "National Recovery Administration (NRA) " Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica Web. 07 May 2014.
• "U.S. National Recovery Administration - Social Welfare History Project." Social Welfare History Project. Web. 06 May 2014.
• "Digital History." Digital History. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2014.
• "NRA." Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 07 May 2014.