Key Topic 3 The New Deal And Rave Relations, 1933-41

Question 1

What did the government do nothing in terms of between the end of reconstruction and 1932

Answer 1

In the years between the end of reconstruction and 1932, the three branches of federal government did little or nothing to aid black Americans

Question 2

Why was it looking bad for black Americans in 1933

Answer 2

It was looking bad for black Americans in 1933 because:

• The supreme Court was dominated by conservative justices
• President Roosevelts main concern was to obtain congressional cooperation
• White voters were worried about the depression and didn’t pay much attention to the plight of black Americans
• White Southern Democratic conservatives had great influence in the US Congress

Question 3

Why was President Roosevelts main concern to obtain congressional cooperation

Answer 3

Franklin Roosevelts main concern was to obtain congressional cooperation in getting the country out of an economic depression

Question 4

What was the Democratic party like in 1933

Answer 4

In 1933, the Democratic Party was a loose coalition containing:

• urban ethnic voters in the North
• workers and middle-class liberals across America
• the ‘Solid South’, where all whites voted Democrat

Question 5

What did the South’s single party lead to

Answer 5

The South’s single party system led to the repeated re-election of the same Democratic candidates

Question 6

What did the Souths single-party system long serving Southern Democratic senators to gain

Answer 6

This enabled long-serving conservative Southern Democrat senators and representatives to gain disproportionate influence in the US congress