Second New Deal

Question 1

Works Progress Administration

Answer 1

Employ as many people as possible on projects that would provide long-term benefit to local communities

Question 2

Why were wages for the WPA kept lower than industries?

Answer 2

As to not compete for workers

Question 3

Wagner Act

Answer 3

1935, allowed workers the right to join unions and bargain collectively with their employers

Question 4

Social Security Act 1935

Answer 4

Provided pensions and unemployment benefits

Question 5

When could did the Social Security Act of 1935 allow people to claim pensions?

Answer 5

Not until after 1940

Question 6

What was the maximum unemployment benefits provided by the Social Security Act 1935?

Answer 6

Maximum of $18 per week for 16 weeks only

Question 7

Banking Act 1935

Answer 7

The banks were centralised, the control of banks moved from New York to Washington and it came under government control

Question 8

How much were the WPA given to administer to public works?

Answer 8

$5 billion

Question 9

At any one time how many workers did the WPA have?

Answer 9

2 million

Question 10

By 1941, what % of the nation’s workforce had found employment in the WPA?

Answer 10

20%

Question 11

How many airport landing fields, schools and playgrounds did the WPA build?

Answer 11

1,000 airport landing fields, 8,000 schools and 12,000 playgrounds

Question 12

What board did the Wagner Act establish and what did it do?

Answer 12

National Labor Relations Board to protect workers from unfair treatment by their employers

Question 13

What were the qualifications for the Social Security Act 1935?

Answer 13

Old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, and aid for dependent mothers and children, persons who are blind, and persons with disabilities