FERA
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FERA was a New Deal-era U.S. government agency that provided direct relief and work assistance to millions of unemployed Americans during the Great Depression.
Aliases (1)
- Federal Emergency Relief Administration ×45
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal agency
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United States federal government agency → |
| abbreviation |
FERA
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| beneficiary |
local relief agencies
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state relief agencies → unemployed Americans → |
| coordinatedWith |
Civil Works Administration
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Civilian Conservation Corps → Public Works Administration → |
| country |
United States
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| describedAs |
major early New Deal relief agency
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| director |
Harry Hopkins
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| dissolutionReason |
consolidation into longer-term New Deal programs
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| dissolved |
1935
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| fieldOfWork |
poverty alleviation
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unemployment relief → |
| foundedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| fundingSource |
United States federal budget
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| governmentBranch |
executive branch of the United States government
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| hasActivity |
distributing federal funds to states
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financing work relief projects → providing cash assistance → supporting public works and community projects → |
| hasPurpose |
direct relief to the unemployed
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support for state and local relief efforts → work relief for unemployed Americans → |
| headOfGovernmentAtTimeOfCreation |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| historicalPeriod |
New Deal era
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| inception |
1933
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| keyPerson |
Harry Hopkins
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| legalBasis |
Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933
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| mainSubject |
Great Depression in the United States
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| namedAfter |
emergency relief
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| notableProgramType |
direct cash grants
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work relief projects → |
| partOf |
New Deal
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| precededBy |
state and local emergency relief efforts
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| replacedBy |
Social Security Board
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Works Progress Administration → |
| sector |
employment relief
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social welfare → |
| significantEvent |
launch of Civil Works Administration
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| timePeriod |
Great Depression
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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abbreviation |
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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alsoKnownAs |