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What were the 3 main aims of the new deal?

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Relief recovery and reform

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What did FDR close for four days, after he was inaugurated?

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The banks

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What was the emergency banking act?

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Only properly managed banks were allowed to reopen
Stricter rules for banks
FDR spoke on radio and asked for US people to trust the banks

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What did the beer act signal the end of?

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Prohibition

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What were fireside chats?

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FDR would speak on the radio and explain his plans to the people

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Who did FDR get his expert advice from?

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The Brains trust

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What does the agency FERA stand for?

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Federal Emergency relief administration

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What was the aim of FERA?

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To immediately help the poor, unemployed and starving

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What did FERA do to achieve its aims?

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.Money to state govts to run projects providing immediate relief
.Soup kitchens and temporary homes

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What does CCC stand for?

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Civil conservation corps

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What did the CCC entail?

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.Work in countryside doing conservation work

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How much money did the CCC send home to families per day?

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1 dollar

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13
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How many young men did CCC employ?

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2.5 million

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How many women participated in CCC?

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8000

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What did the AAA stand for?

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Agricultural Adjustment Act

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What did the AAA do?

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.Loans and Grants to farmers to destroy crops and grow fewer crops.
This pushed up prices and helped farmers income
,This helped farmers modernise and conserve soil

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Who did AAA not help?

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It did not help farm tenants and farm workers who lost jobs when the farm produced less.

18
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What did TVA stand for?

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Tennessee Valley Authority

19
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What did the TVA deal with?

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Flooding and soil erosion

20
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What did HOLC stand for?

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Home owners loan cooperation

21
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What did HOLC do?

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.Took over mortgages of people that were struggling with payments

22
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How many mortgages did HOLC take over?

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.Over 1 million

23
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What percentage of Americans did HOLC rescue?

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20%

24
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What did PWA stand for?

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Public Works Administration

25
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Who did PWA give work to?

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Skilled workers

26
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What percentage of US schools did PWA build?

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70%

27
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What did FDR call the PWA?

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Priming the pump

28
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What did NRA stand for?

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National Recovery Administration

29
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What did the NRA promote?

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.Improved working conditions
.End of child labour
.Fairer wages and prices

30
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Which organisation was eventually declared unconstitutional by the supreme court?

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.NRA

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