Judging The New Deal

Question 1

What were the main positives of the new deal

Answer 1

Restored confidence in the banking sector

Supported millions of Americans facing unemployment homelessness and hunger

Created jobs

Introduced pensions and social security

Question 2

How did the new deal positively impact women

Answer 2

The WPA employed women though in unskilled jobs

Frances Perkins became the first women to be appointed at cabinet level

Question 3

How did the new deal fail to help women

Answer 3

The CCC only employed men

The NRA set women’s wages lower than men’s

Question 4

How did the new deal positively impact farmers

Answer 4

The AAA helped prices rise

The FCA helped pay off debt

The TVA taught farmers new techniques

Question 5

How did the new deal negatively affect farmers

Answer 5

The AAA displaced many sharecroppers because they were replaced with technology Wich was encouraged by the AAA

Mainly help large scale farmers

Question 6

How did the new deal positively impact workers

Answer 6

The NRA set fairer wages and working conditions

The Wagner act gave workers the right to join unions

Question 7

How did the new deal positively impact African Americans

Answer 7

Relief programs targeted towards African Americans gave them jobs

Question 8

How did the new deal negatively impact African Americans

Answer 8

Roosevelt did nothing to end segregation in the south

The NRA excluded them from skilled jobs

Question 9

How did the new deal fail to help native Americans

Answer 9

Still experienced high levels of poverty

Question 10

How did the new deal positively impact Native Americans

Answer 10

The 934 Indian reorganisation act gave them power to run their own communities

Death rate declined