FDR's Strengths

Question 1

How did Roosevelt improve confidence?

Answer 1

He was cheerful and optimistic

Question 2

What disease had FDR overcome that showed his strength of character?

Answer 2

Polio

Question 3

When had Roosevelt been made governor of New York?

Answer 3

1928

Question 4

What did Roosevelt being governor of New York prove?

Answer 4

He was willing to take action to stop the depression

Question 5

How far did Roosevelt travel on his grand tour of visiting voters?

Answer 5

20,800km

Question 6

How many speeches did Roosevelt make on his tour?

Answer 6

16 major and 60 smaller ones from his train

Question 7

What did Roosevelt believe an active government would improve?

Answer 7

The life of people

Question 8

What term did Roosevelt use?

Answer 8

New Deal

Question 9

What was the New Deal?

Answer 9

A set of ideas to pull the USA out of the economic depression

Question 10

What schemes did Roosevelt urge to be set up to help vulnerable workers?

Answer 10

Pension and Unemployment Insurance Scheme

Question 11

When did Roosevelt urge for the Pension and Unemployment Schemes to be set up?

Answer 11

1928

Question 12

What did Roosevelt say the government should spend public money on?

Answer 12

Getting people back to work

Question 13

What did Roosevelt viciously attack Hoover as?

Answer 13

A “Do Nothing President”

Question 14

What did Roosevelt want to use government money to set up?

Answer 14

Programmes to create jobs so that people would have more money and spend more thus creating even more jobs

Question 15

When Roosevelt became Governor of New York in 1928, what did he set up?

Answer 15

The Committee of Unemployment Prevention

Question 16

When Roosevelt became Governor of New York in 1928, how much did he spend on home and work relief?

Answer 16

$20 million