Effectiveness Of Tbe New Deal Factor 5: Social Flashcards

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Describe the Public Works Administration

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Used government money to build schools, roads, dams, bridges and airports

Created millions of extra jobs

Built Golden Gate Bridge

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Describe the work’s progress administration

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Brought together all organisations to create more jobs

financed projects like building roads, hospitals and schools

Created jobs for office workers and unemployed actors, artists, writers and circus performers

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Describe the Social security act

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Gave state pensions to widows and elderly

Unemployment insurance to be jointly financed by federal and state governments

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Why was the public works administration successful?

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Provided jobs for millions of people

This brought back trade and business as people were spending money that they earnt

Shopkeepers, farmers and manufacturers benefited from the money the government spent on the unemployed

Boosted economy

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Why was the work’s progress administration (WPA) successful

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Employed 8 million Americans 1/5 of entire workforce

In 7 years they built 2,500 hospitals, 5,900 schools 350 airports, 570,000 miles of roads and 8,000 parks

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Why was the social security act successful?

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Provided and financial security and support

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Why was Social Security Act not successful?

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Payments were usually less than generous ; nor was provision made for sickness insurance

( America was well behind Britain and Germany in terms of Social welfare)

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