Federal Emergency Relief Administration
E7512
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was a New Deal agency that provided direct relief and work relief to millions of unemployed Americans during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Emergency Relief Administration canonical | 9 |
| Federal Emergency Relief Act | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Federal Emergency Relief Administration Context triple: [New Deal, hasPart, Federal Emergency Relief Administration]
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A.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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B.
Civil Works Administration
The Civil Works Administration was a short-lived U.S. federal jobs program of the New Deal that provided millions of unemployed workers with temporary manual labor on public works projects during the Great Depression.
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C.
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was a major New Deal law that funded large-scale public works and employment programs to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
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D.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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E.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration was a New Deal agency that sought to raise agricultural prices and support farmers by reducing crop surpluses through government intervention and subsidies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Federal Emergency Relief Administration Target entity description: The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was a New Deal agency that provided direct relief and work relief to millions of unemployed Americans during the Great Depression.
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A.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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B.
Civil Works Administration
The Civil Works Administration was a short-lived U.S. federal jobs program of the New Deal that provided millions of unemployed workers with temporary manual labor on public works projects during the Great Depression.
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C.
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was a major New Deal law that funded large-scale public works and employment programs to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
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D.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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E.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration was a New Deal agency that sought to raise agricultural prices and support farmers by reducing crop surpluses through government intervention and subsidies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal agency
ⓘ
United States federal government agency ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Harry Hopkins ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | FERA ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedIn | Emergency Relief Act of 1933 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1935 ⓘ |
| distributedTo |
local relief agencies
ⓘ
state relief agencies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
emergency relief
ⓘ
public assistance ⓘ |
| follows | Reconstruction Finance Corporation relief efforts ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| fundedBy |
United States Department of the Treasury
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surface form:
United States Treasury
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| hasEffect |
expanded federal role in public welfare
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reduced immediate hardship among unemployed Americans ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentAtInception |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| historicalPeriod |
New Deal
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surface form:
New Deal era
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| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| industry | public administration ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Harry Hopkins ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal emergency agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Great Depression
ⓘ
public welfare ⓘ unemployment relief ⓘ |
| notableProgram |
cash grants to states for relief
ⓘ
work relief projects ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPresidencyOf |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| operatingPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| partiallyReplacedBy |
Civilian Conservation Corps
ⓘ
Works Progress Administration ⓘ
surface form:
Works Progress Administration employment programs
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| partOf | New Deal ⓘ |
| policyArea |
employment policy
ⓘ
poverty alleviation ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| purpose |
direct relief to the unemployed
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work relief for the unemployed ⓘ |
| replaced | Emergency Relief Administration of some states ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Social Security Board
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Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
implementation of federal grants to states for relief
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transition from direct relief to work relief programs ⓘ |
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Subject: Federal Emergency Relief Administration Description of subject: The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was a New Deal agency that provided direct relief and work relief to millions of unemployed Americans during the Great Depression.
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