GCSE USA Booklet 2 Flashcards
What does FERA stand for?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
What is the first N of NANSPETCHEF and what 2 organisations did it set up?
NIRA and PWA and CWA
Give 2 aims of the New Deal
Get USA back to work, protect savings, provide for sick, old and unemployed, make industry and agriculture productive again
Name 3 high profile opponents of the New Deal
Huey Long, Dr Francis Townsend and Father Coughlin
Name 2 things the Social Security Acts did in the Second New Deal
Financial help to sick and disabled, pensions for elderly and widows, unemployment insurance schemes
What did the NRA set up to improve factories and how many factories signed up?
Blue Eagle Badge Scheme and 2 million
How many black Americans were employed by the CCC?
200,000
What was the EBA and what did it do?
Emergency Banking Act opened 5000 trustworthy banks
What nickname was given to useless jobs
Boondoggling
How much money did the PWA spend?
$3 billion
How many women were employed by the CCC?
8000
How many jobs did the WPA create in how many years?
8,000,000 in 8 years
Why was the AAA contradictory?
Shared better farming methods but also set quotas
Which organisation did the NRA try to close and in which year?
Schechter Poultry Corporation, 1935
Name 3 things the PWA built
Schools, dams, bridges, airports
Who was FDR’s Secretary for Labour
Frances Perkins
How did the TVA help farmers?
By irrigating land
In which month and year was FDR elected?
November, 1933
What was the name of the big trade union set up in 1935?
Committee for Industrial Organsation (CIO)
How much did FERA give to states and name 3 things they bought?
$500 million and soup kitchens, blankets, employment schemes and nursery schools
The WPA set up an organisation to take photos of farm land. What was it called?
Farm Security Administration Photographic Project
Which part of the Second New Deal forced employers to allow unions?
National Labour Relations Act or Wagner Act
How many corrupt officials did Francis Perkins remove?
59
Which organisation replaced the AAA in the Second New Deal?
Soil Conservation Act