#2 Flashcards
Who’s unemployed rates doubled those of whites?
Black
Who faced the greatest difficulties?
Racial minorities
Who received less aid?
Minorities
What did Hispanic Americans have to face?
Increasing competition for smaller # and poorer paying jobs
What did Hoover have to fight? How much?
Depression more than any past president
What did Hoover rely on?
Heavily on voluntary private relief over government action
What did Hoover encourage business organizations to do?
To fight the depression but was unable to secure corporate cooperation
What did Hoover veto when voluntary relief efforts fell far short?
A congregational plan to aid the unemployed
When Hoover pushed through a tax-cut what did he establish?
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
In the 1932 election, who was a Republican and who was a Democrat?
R: Hoover
D: Roosevelt
Who won the 1932 election?
Roosevelt won a landslide election
What did Roosevelt pass?
A large body of legislation in the 1st 100 days
What was addressed first?
The banking crisis
What began?
Fireside chat
