Roosevelt Flashcards
What did Roosevelt do in his first 100 days in office
The beer act, emergency banking act, used his radio to explain his ideas, the economy act
What was the beer act
Roosevelt made it legal to make and sell alcohol again
Why was the beer act effective
People were fed up with the problems prohibition had caused. The government could also make money by taxing it
What was the emergency banking act
All banks were closed for a 4 day back holiday. Every bank was inspected and only good banks were aloud to stay open. The government lent money to the banks to help them
Why was the emergency banking act effective
People put money back into their accounts. Banks could lend money to businesses and business would expand and create jobs
What was the economy act
They cut the pay of everyone working for the government, the army, airforce, navy by 1.5%
Why was the economy act effective
He saved a billion dollars which could be used to Help the unemployed
What did he do on his radio chats
He used the radio to explain his ideas. The chats were a great novelty for the people
Why was his radio ideas effective
Many Americans were convinced that their president was a man who was genuinely “in touch” with them
Some alphabet agencies
CCC civilian conservation corps
PWA public works administration
AAA agricultural adjustment agency
HOLC home owners loan corporation
What did the CCC do
Helped unemployed 18-25 year olds by giving food and shelter
What did the PWA do
Gave funds of $3300m yo buy building materials, employing workers, build schools, houses, hospitals,bridges, airports, ships, docks
What did the AAA do
Paid farmers to produce less and destroy some food they had already produced
What did the HOLC do
Government loaned money at a low rate of interest to people who could keep up morguage repayments. Helped 300 000 in first year
What laws were passed in the 2nd new deal
SCA soil conservation agency
NLRA national labour relations act
FSA farm security administration
SSA social security act
What did the sca do
Money was given to farmers who conserved and improved the soil on their farms.
What was the nlra
Workers were allowed to join trade unions so they could campaign for better pay and conditions. It was hoped that the bosses would listen if their workforce was unhappy
What was the fsa
Government loans were given to tenant farmers so they could buy their own land. They also set open camps to help poor farming families who lost their own farms or left the, to find work
What was the saa
Government pensions were provided for old people, widows and disabled people. They also established a system of payment for the sick and unemployed
Who thought that Roosevelt interfered too much in peoples lives
Republicans claimed that he was behaving lik a dictator
The rich resented having to pay higher tax
Business leaders didn’t like the trade unions and the campaign to raise wedges
Who thought the new deal wasn’t enough
Doctor Francis Townsend thought that older people should get a pension if they gave up their jobs which freed up jobs for younger people.
Father coughlin said that not enough was done for the poor
Huey kingfish long said that family’s should get 4000-5000 dollars. He promised a minimum wedge, houses for war vetrans,pensions and free education
Successes of the new deal
The Indian reorganisation act of 1934 gave money to native Americans to buy and improve land
Many African Americans benefited from new sea, projects like slum clearance and new housing schemes
Women achieved prominent positions
Projects like TVA brought work and improved living in deprived area as well as schools,roads,power stations
Roosevelt supported unions and protected workers rights
The new deal created jobs through alphabet agencies and work schemes
Limitations of the new deal
Roosevelt was accused of being communist and being anti business because he supported unions
There were still 6m unemployed in 1941
Many new deal agencies discriminated against blacks, no works and low wedges
Most of the new deal programmes were aimed to help men not women
Native Americans remained a poor and excluded section of society
Unions were treated with suspicion by employers
