Depression and the new deal 2/4

Question 1

What were the ‘100 days’

Answer 1

The first 100 days Roosevelt was president

Question 2

What 3 things happened in 1933 with the banks after roosevelt was elected

Answer 2

One of FDR’s first act was to restore confidence in the banking industry. Then FDR passed the Emergency banking act which was when governments supervised weaker banks. After this, a law was passed made banks take a step to protect people’s deposit.

Question 3

What were president roosevelt’s fireside chats

Answer 3

These fireside chats were a radio broadcast were he spoke on what steps the government is taking which made people have trust in him

Question 4

What was the NRA and what did it do

Answer 4

The NRA is the National Recovery Administration which worked with businesses to improve working practises by creating codes to ensure fair competiton so set wages and max working hours

Question 5

What was the FERA and how did it work

Answer 5

The FERA is the federal emergency recovery act which provided money to the state and government for emergency relief. This funded relief payment to poor and unemployed people

Question 6

What was the CCC and how did it work

Answer 6

The CCC was the civilian conservation corps which paid thousands of young men to work in projects which had given work to over 3 million people by 1942

Question 7

What was the AAA and how did it work

Answer 7

The AAA was the agricultural adjustment administration which paid farmers to limit their food production causing their prices and income to rise and avoided overproduction

Question 8

What was the aim of Roosevelt’s second deal

Answer 8

Aimed to improve people’s health and wellbeing

Question 9

What was the Social Security Act of the 2nd new deal

Answer 9

This meant that Americans over age of 65 received government pensions, Workers who lost their job receive benefits and aimed to help sick, disabled and poor

Question 10

What was the Wagner Act of the 2nd new deal

Answer 10

Gave workers right to join trade unions without risk of being sacked

Question 11

What was the Works progress Administration of the 2nd new deal

Answer 11

created work for over 8.5 million people

Question 12

Define the congress

Answer 12

The congress is a group of elected politicians who hold power in America alongside the president and supreme court

Question 13

What is Constitution

Answer 13

Constitution is a set of laws

Question 14

What is the Supreme Court

Answer 14

Most powerful court in America which has 9 judges who are chosen by president and politicians

Question 15

Why did the supreme court oppose to the New Deal

Answer 15

The supreme court thought that the New Deal involved Roosevelt taking power that the constitution had not given him

Question 16

Why did the politicians oppose to the New Deal

Answer 16

Politicians thought that the new deal didnt go far enough as they wanted to tax rich people and give every family $2000 a year. However Republicans thought that it went too far by taxing the rich too much and spending too much money

Question 17

Why did Businessmen and Industrialist oppose to the New Deal

Answer 17

They did not think that the government should have the power to interfere in business such as supporting unions. Many of them were against higher taxes and wages

Question 18

How did the New Deal Agencies discriminate against African Americans

Answer 18

The CCC segregated African american workers and the NRA allowed African american workers to be paid less than white people

Question 19

How did the New Deal Agencies discriminate against Women

Answer 19

Often focused on helping men and women were often paid less than men

Question 20

Why did Roosevelt try to add more judges to the supreme court

Answer 20

Roosevelt wanted to add more Democrats to make it more likely to support him as the supreme court consisted of Repubicans who opposed FDR’s policies