Roosevelt Flashcards
Which year did Roosevelt win the election
1932
Why didn’t people like Hoover
He believed in rugged individualism and only helped people a few years after the depression had started
What were the 3 Rs
Relief, recovery, reform
What was the new deal
Roosevelt’s ideas to fix America by helping the unemployed and disadvantaged, creating jobs, and ensuring another depression couldn’t happen
How much did Roosevelt spend helping the unemployed as governor of New York
20millipn
How many states voted FDR
42/48
When did Roosevelt get into office
4th march 1933
How did Roosevelt spread his ideas
Travelling around campaigning, and fireside chats on the radio
How did Roosevelt get money to help the unemployed
He cut the pay of government workers and people in the armed forces by 15% saving nearly 1billion
What was unemployment between 1929 and 1945
29-2.5% 31- 15% 33-25% 35-20% 37-14% 39-16.5% 41-10% 43-2% 45-1%
What was the WPA
Works progress administration which set up work for unemployed artists of all kinds