During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal to help America recover economically. A key part of this was creating various agencies, each tasked with different roles to support the economy and aid the American people.

Source A: Excerpt from a government pamphlet, 1935

'The Alphabet Agencies are designed to provide relief, recovery, and reform. They aim to create jobs, regulate industries, and restore confidence in the economy.'

Source B: Description of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) 'FERA was created to provide direct relief to those suffering from the economic downturn. It supplied funds to state and local agencies to help the unemployed and impoverished.'

Source C: Explanation of the National Recovery Administration (NRA)

'The NRA aimed to stimulate economic recovery by encouraging industrial cooperation and fair wages, setting codes for fair competition.'

Source D: Historian's View 'While the Alphabet Agencies provided much-needed relief and helped stabilize parts of the economy, they did not fully end the Great Depression. Some agencies faced criticism for inefficiency or limited scope.'