Impact of the New Deal

Question 1

What voting bloc change had occurred by the time FDR became President?

Answer 1

Black voters began shifting from voting Republican to voting Democrat due to the promises FDR made in his New Deal

Question 2

What was the dilemma that FDR faced?

Answer 2

Whilst FDR appointed black advisors and wanted to supposedly be colour-blind, he tried to appease everyone to maintain popularity and so was often limited in his advances for black civil rights

Question 3

What were some of the ways that FDR did indeed help black people?

Answer 3

1) Issued Executive Order 8802 that desegregated the armed forces
2) The National Recovery Administration was campaigned to have minimum wage be set the same for both white and black people

Question 4

What were some of the ways that FDR did not help black people?

Answer 4

Black farm workers were sacked in their thousands during agricultural reforms and did not get social security benefits as they did not apply to farmers