FDRs New deal

Question 1

FDR first actions as president

Answer 1

EBA
BA
EA

Question 2

Emergency banking act

Answer 2

Closed all all banks for 4 day bank holiday
Inspected and could only reopen if they were stable

Question 3

Economy act

Answer 3

Cut pay of government and armed forces workers to save 1 billion dollars for unemployed

Question 4

Beer act

Answer 4

Legalised alcohol to put gangsters out of business and raise money via tax

Question 5

Agricultural adjustment agency

Answer 5

Paid farmers to destroy crops to raise food prices - 1933-1939 farmers income doubled

Question 6

National recovery administration

Answer 6

Workers right to join unions for fair wages and conditions

Question 7

Home owners loan corporation

Answer 7

Loans to people who struggles to pay mortgages - helped 300,000 homeowners in first year

Question 8

Tennessee valley authority

Answer 8

Provided work building dams/hydroelectric power stations along Tennessee river in poorest area

Question 9

Civillian conservation corps

Answer 9

Employed 18-25 yr olds in countryside (2.5 million men)

Question 10

Federal emergency relief agency

Answer 10

500 million dollars to help homeless and starving

Question 11

Civil works administration

Answer 11

Temporary work for 4 million men

Question 12

Farm credit administration

Answer 12

Lent 100 million dollars to farmers in 18 months

Question 13

Wagner act

Answer 13

Forced employers to allow trade unions and made it illegal to sack workers for being in a union

Question 14

Social security act

Answer 14

Pensions for elderly , insurance benefits for disabled, unemployed,

Question 15

Resettlement act

Answer 15

Moved 500,000 families to better quality land and housing

Question 16

Farm security administration

Answer 16

Replaced RA in 1937 - gave farmers loans to buy their land and provided decent living conditions for migrant workers

Question 17

Works progress administration

Answer 17

Provided jobs for office workers, actors and artists so unemployed could develop skills

Question 18

Who opposed the new deal?

Answer 18

Supreme court, republicans, radical politicians and business people