Political Developments: Issues by 1934 and the Creation of The Second New Deal Flashcards
When did FDR take the USA off the Gold Standard?
1933
Why did FDR take the USA off the Gold Standard?
So the dollar would stop being overvalued
Why did FDR feel the need to make a second New Deal in terms of the alphabet agencies?
Some of them were underperforming
What solved the overproduction of wheat in 1934?
There was a drought
Which people in the South continued to suffer even with the AAA?
Sharecroppers
Why did sharecroppers suffer even in the AAA?
They did not get any of the money that was paid not to farm land
Why was FDR cautious of improving the agriculture situation for African Americans?
He did not want to alienate Southern Democrats
How many people were unemployed by the end of 1934?
22 million people
How many people were unemployed at the start of 1933?
25 million people
When were there many droughts in the USA?
1934
How many people lost their homes from the 1934 droughts?
1 million people
Name 2 figures that opposed the first New Deal
Huey Long, Charles Coughlin
Which section of FDR’s government attacked him on the First New Deal policies?
Chamber of Commerce
Which prominent judicial institution started to make cases against New Deal policies by 1935?
The Supreme Court
What year was the National Recovery Administration ruled unconstitutional?
1935
