Impact of the New Deals (T3)

Question 1

What was unemployment like in 1929?

Answer 1

3.2% - around 4 million

Question 2

What was unemployment like in 1933?

Answer 2

The end of Hoover’s presidency - 18 million

Question 3

What was unemployment like in 1939?

Answer 3

End of ND - 17.2% - 9 million

Question 4

What was the national total of personal income in 1929?

Answer 4

$86bn

Question 5

What was the national total of personal income in 1939?

Answer 5

$73dn - despite population increase of 9 million

Question 6

What was the average wage in 1929?

Answer 6

$25.03 per week

Question 7

What was the average wage in 1939?

Answer 7

$23.86 per week

Question 8

During the Roosevelt recession, how many people lost their jobs?

Answer 8

3.5 million lost their jobs

Question 9

What did the national income fall by during the Roosevelt recession?

Answer 9

National income fell by 13%

Question 10

What did unemployment rise to during the Roosevelt recession?

Answer 10

Unemployment was rising to 19% in 1938

Question 11

What % of the gains made in the new deal were lost from the recession?

Answer 11

It was said that 66% of the gains made in the New Deal were lost.

Question 12

When was the Roosevelt recession?

Answer 12

1937-38

Question 13

How severe was the Roosevelt recession?

Answer 13

Between 1937-38 the rate of economic decline was sharper than that of late 1929

Question 14

Why did the Roosevelt recession happen?

Answer 14

Roosevelt wanted to keep a balanced budget

Question 15

What was one of Roosevelt’s main priorities after he came to office?

Answer 15

To put controls on the banks so that such a large economic crash couldn’t happen again

Question 16

What did the economy act do?

Answer 16

It slashed govt. salaries and ex-soldiers pensions

Question 17

How did total farm income change 1932-1935?

Answer 17

Rose from $4.5 billion to $6.9 billion

Question 18

How did the TVA scheme change the incomes of those who lived in it?

Answer 18

People who lived in it saw their income rise 200% 1929-1949

Question 19

How many trees were planted due to the CCC?

Answer 19

1.3 billion

Question 20

Why was the impact of the FHA insurance limited?

Answer 20

As these could only protect new, single family homes - people could not renovate homes in city centres

Question 21

What political opposition did the new deals get?

Answer 21

They got little opposition from the right, and strong opposition from the left

Question 22

What are some examples of left wing politicians?

Answer 22

Huey Long and Father Charles Coughlin

Question 23

When did the right not like Roosevelt?

Answer 23

When it seemed that capitalism was saved – the rich thought taxes were too high on them

Question 24

How did the new deal impact Native Americans?

Answer 24

It encouraged their individual cultures and offered them a chance to re-gain their independence (stopped assimilation)