New Deal Progress 1933-39

Question 1

Progress 1933-39 for African Americans (5)

Answer 1

• By 1935 30% of AA families received poor relief c.w 10% white
• Jesse Owens won 4 gold at Berlin Olympics 1936
• 250k given federal support with literacy classes
• More liberal court justices replaced between 1937-41 as 7/9 died
• Farm Security Administration helped southern AA’s affected by food cost dropping

Question 2

Progress 1933-39 for Native Americans (5)

Answer 2

• IRA meant NA could buy their land back
• Tribal councils introduced back on reservations
• Abandonment of the allotment policy
• Children attending local schools + learning NA culture
• Rights extended to NA women.

Question 3

Progress 1933-39 for Workers (5)

Answer 3

• 1933 National Industry Recovery Act allowed collective bargaining
• Union membership rose from 3.7 mill 1933 -> 9 mill 1938
• 1938 FLSA established $25 weekly wage
• General Motors recognized United Auto Workers 1936
• CIO - encouraged AA and underrepresented groups to join

Question 4

Progress 1933-39 for Women (5)

Answer 4

• More married women working in 1940 than 1933
• Female membership of labour unions trebled in 1930s
• Women’s talents employed in the New Deal administration
• 1933 Federal Emergency Relief Act - allowed financial assistance + homeless could seek refuge in city shelter
• Eleanor Roosevelt- combined mother role with civil rights support