BOOKLET 3 - THE NEW DEAL

Question 1

AAA

Answer 1

• HELPED FARMERS TO DECREASE THEIR PRODUCE IN EXCHANGE FOR GOV. HELP
• 1933 = ONLY 13% OF BLACK FARMERS OWNED THEIR LAND
• MINIMAL HELP TO BLACK AMERICANS - USE OF VIOLENCE/LACK OF GOV. INTERVENTION FROM ROOSEVELT

Question 2

TVA

Answer 2

• CONSTRUCTED DAMS TO CONTROL FLOODING AND GENERATE ELECTRICITY
• BLACK TVA WORKERS WERE GIVEN SEGREGATED FACILITIES
• WERE ONLY TREATED BETTER WHEN THE NAACP RELEASED A STATEMENT CONDEMNING THEM

Question 3

CCC

Answer 3

• CREATED JOBS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED - SEEN AS A SUCCESS FOR WHITE AMERICANS ONLY
• BEGAN MARCH 1933
• LED BY CONSERVATIVE ROBERT FECHNER - DID NOTHING TO ENCOURAGE BLACK AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT UNTIL 1935 AFTER BEING PRESSED BY FDR
• 200,000 BLACK AMERICANS WORKED FOR THE CCC - MANY ON LOW WAGES AND LONG HOURS

Question 4

NRA

Answer 4

• JUNE 1933
• AIMED TO ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF BUSINESSES AND MANUFACTURING THROUGH THE CREATION OF MINIMUM WAGES AND MAX WORK HOURS
• 3/4 OF BLACK AMERICANS WERE EXCLUDED DUE TO THEIR JOBS I.E. WAITERS/CLEANERS
• FAMOUS AMONGST BLACK AMERICANS FOR BEING UNFAIR

Question 5

1935 WAGNER ACT

Answer 5

• ALLOWED FOR THE FORMATION OF WORK UNIONS
• THESE UNIONS OFTEN EXCLUDED BLACK WORKERS LEAVING THEM UNPROTECTED IN THE WORKFORCE

Question 6

1938 FAIR LABOUR STANDARDS ACT

Answer 6

• SET MINIMUM WAGE AND MAX. WORK HOURS WITHIN THE WEEK
• 300,000 HAD PAY RISES, 1.3M HAD CUT DOWN HOURS
• COOKS/WAITERS/JANITORS/ ALL EXCLUDED - 3/4 OF BLACK AMERICANS HAD THESE JOBS
• COSMETIC CHANGE FOR BLACK AMERICANS

Question 7

PWA

Answer 7

• HEADED BY HAROLD ICKES
• EMPLOYED 100,000S OF WORKERS TO CONSTRUCT ROADS/SCHOOLS/HOSPITALS
• SPENT $65M ON THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BLACK SCHOOLS
• ENSURED THAT EQUAL PAY WAS GIVEN

Question 8

WPA

Answer 8

• GIVEN $45.5M TO IMPROVE PUBLIC WORKS
• EMPLOYED 2M WORKERS WITH $52 MONTHLY PAY
• EMPLOYED AN AVERAGE OF 350,000 BLACK AMERICANS EVERY YEAR FROM 1936-40
• EDUCATION PROGRAMMES TAUGHT 250,000 BLACK AMERICANS TO READ AND WRITE

Question 9

NYA

Answer 9

• SET UP BY MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
• CREATED A FUND FOR BLACK STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGED STATE OFFICIALS TO ENSURE BLACK AMERICAN PARTICIPATION
• GAVE AID TO 500,000 BLACK AMERICANS
• FAIR IN DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY HOWEVER SUPPORTED SEGREGATION

Question 10

FERA

Answer 10

MAY 1933
- LIMITED EFFECT DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS - PAID OUT $25 TO FAMILIES PER MONTH WHEN $100 WAS REQUIRED
- 3.5M BLACK AMERICANS GAINED HELP
- SOUTHERN STATES ACTED DISCRIMINATORY TOWARDS BLACK AMERICANS

Question 11

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

Answer 11

AUGUST 1935
- PROVIDED INSURANCE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
- PENSIONS RAISED
- DIFFERENT STATES PAYED DIFFERENT AMOUNTS THEREFORE INEQUALITY
- DOMESTIC WORKERS = EXCLUDED THEREFORE BLACK AMERICANS NOT FULLY HELPED