Roosevelt's First 100 Days Flashcards
How many banks were allowed to re open after being deemed trustworthy?
Only 5000 banks
How many proposals were sent to congress and how many were passed?
15 and 15
How much money was spent on soup kitchens, blankets, employment schemes and nursery schools?
500 million dollars
How many young men were helped with jobs?
2.5 million
What was the agricultural adjustment administration?
Helped problems faced by farmers. It set quotas to reduce farm production in order to increase prices
What sis the national industrial recovery recovery act do?
Set up 2 important organisations
The public work administration
Government money to build schools, roads, dams, bridges and airports.
The national recovery administration
Improved working conditions in industry and outlawed child labour.
Home owners loan corporation
Established in June it took over the mortgages of many middle-income Americans who were struggling to pay rent it took over 1 million mortgages
