An Assessment of the New Deal (9) Flashcards

1
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What is a recession?

A

A temporary downturn during which trade and industrial activity are reduced; not as serious as a depression because it lasts for a shorter period.

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How did the New Deal restore the economy? (4)

A
  • Confidence returned
  • Prices stabilized
  • The banking system was reformed
  • Unemployment was reduced
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3
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What happened in 1937?

A

A recession and unemployment rose again.

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4
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Why did the recession happen?

A

The government cut back spending on projects because it thought that the problems of the economy had been solved.

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5
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How was the unemployment problem solved?

A

However, the economy remained fragile and the unemployment problem was only solved by the outbreak of WW2.

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6
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What did the success of the New Deal strengthen?

A

Confidence in democracy, at a time when democracy was under threat in other parts of the world as a result of the Depression.

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7
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Give an example of one of the long term benefits of the New Deal.

A

The building of dams

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8
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What goverment principle overturned the Republican belief that the government had no role to play in rpoviding for the unemployed the old or sick?

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The principle of the government’s responsibility for the welfare of its citizens was accepted for the first time in America.

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9
Q

The implementation of the New Deal strengthened the position of the ____ and gave increased powers to the Federal (_____) Government. Some were critical of this, saying that it undermined the_____.

A

President
National
Constitution

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10
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Which groups did not really benefit much from the New deal? (6)

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  • Tenant farmers
  • Sharecroppers
  • Migrant workers
  • African Americans
  • Native Americans
  • Status of Women
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