Political Developments: FDR's First 100 Days

Question 1

What did Franklin Roosevelt implement for banks when he came into office?

Answer 1

Banking holiday

Question 2

How long did FDR’s banking holiday last?

Answer 2

4 days

Question 3

What was a banking holiday?

Answer 3

It freezed the action of banks

Question 4

What was the 1933 EBA?

Answer 4

1933 Emergency Banking Act

Question 5

What did the 1933 Emergency Banking Act do?

Answer 5

It created a new standard for banks to follow

Question 6

What did FDR force Congress to do for his first 100 days in office?

Answer 6

Stay in session continuously

Question 6

How many major pieces of legislation did Franklin Roosevelt make in his first 100 days?

Answer 6

15 pieces

Question 7

What would FDR be able to do if Congress stayed in session for 100 days?

Answer 7

Laws would be able to get passed quicker

Question 8

What were the 3 R’s FDR promoted?

Answer 8

Relief, Recovery, Reform

Question 9

What was the 1933 FERA

Answer 9

The 1933 Federal Emergency Relief Association

Question 10

What did the Federal Emergency Relief Association do?

Answer 10

It helped unemployed people find jobs

Question 11

What was the CCC?

Answer 11

Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 12

What did the Civilian Conservation Corps do?

Answer 12

It got people into jobs

Question 13

Name an industry people got within the CCC

Answer 13

Agriculture

Question 14

What was the 1933 NIRA?

Answer 14

1933 National Industrial Recovery Act

Question 15

What was the 1933 AAA?

Answer 15

1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act

Question 16

What did the National Industrial Recovery Act do?

Answer 16

Stopped overproduction in industries

Question 17

What was the issue that had been present with overproduction in terms of prices?

Answer 17

Deflation

Question 18

What did the Agricultural Adjustment Act do to farmers?

Answer 18

It paid them to not harvest parts of their land

Question 19

What was overproduction in the agriculture industry causing?

Answer 19

Deflation

Question 20

How much was a wheat bushel worth in 1929?

Answer 20

$1

Question 21

How much was a wheat bushel worth in 1930?

Answer 21

40 cents

Question 22

What was the issue with the direction of aid under the AAA for sharecroppers?

Answer 22

The aid only went to owners of the farmland.

Question 23

When was the Emergency Banking Act passed?

Answer 23

1933

Question 24

When was the 1933 Emergency Banking Act extended?

Answer 24

1935

Question 25

What did the 1935 EBA extension do?

Answer 25

It ensured people’s bank deposits would be protected by the government

Question 26

What was the aim of the 1935 EBA?

Answer 26

To restore confidence in the banking system again

Question 27

Which act was passed to make people unable to buy on the margin?

Answer 27

The 1933 Securities Act

Question 28

What was buying on the margin?

Answer 28

When people bought stocks when they had little money to begin with.

Question 29

What did the first 100 days of FDR’s presidency show about him?

Answer 29

He would be able to accomplish many things in office