The First New Deal (T2) Flashcards
When did Roosevelt become president?
1932
What % of the electorate vote did Roosevelt win?
57%
When was The Agricultural Adjustment Act?
May 1933
When was The Tennessee Valley Authority?
May 1933
When was The Emergency Banking Relief Act?
1933
When was The Glass-Steagall Act?
1933
When was The Truth-in-Securities Act?
1933
When was The Economy Act?
1933
When was The Federal Emergency Relief Act?
May 1933
When was The Civilian Conservation Corps?
1933
When was The Homeowners Refinancing Corporation?
June 1933
When was The National Industry Recovery Act?
June 1933
When was The Securities Act and Securities Exchange Commission?
1934
When was The Indian Reorganisation Act?
1934
When was The Federal Housing Admin?
June 1934
What was set up in May 1933 under the first new deal (3)?
- The Federal Emergency Relief Act
- The Tennessee Valley Authority
- The Agricultural Adjustment Ac
What was set up in 1933 under the first new deal (5)?
- The Emergency Banking Relief Act
- The Glass-Steagall Act
- The Truth-in-Securities Act
- The Economy Act
- The Civilian Conservation Corps
What was set up in June 1933 under the first new deal (2)?
- The Homeowners Refinancing Corporation
- The National Industry Recovery Act
What was set up in 1934 under the first new deal (2)?
- The Securities Act and Securities Exchange Commission
- The Indian Reorganisation Act
What was set up in June 1934 under the first new deal (1)?
- The Federal Housing Admin
How many Acts do we study from the new deal?
We study 13
What were the 100 days?
For the first 100 days of Roosevelt’s presidency, Congress were called into special session which developed the First New Deal Programme of emergency legislation
What was the aim of the 100 days?
To restore faith in the economy
Can be argued that by the end of the 100 days, the USA had been transformed.
What was the first New Deal?
Roosevelt’s programme to bring the US out of economic depression
What did the New Deal involve?
It required government intervention in and expenditure on issues such as poverty and unemployment.
What was the Second New Deal?
The second stage in the New Deal programmes after the economy showed signs of recovery.
Also meant to relieve pressure from left wing radicals such as Huey Long by appeasing them.
What were the Alphabet Agencies?
The federal government agencies set up as part of the New Deal programme
An agency is…
A governmental organisation responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions
Why were they called the Alphabet Agencies?
Their full names were abbreviated, for example, the Agricultural Adjustment Act was known as AAA.
What is Relief?
Financial or practical help given to those in special need or difficulty.
What is Recovery?
A return to a normal state of economic strength
What is Reform?
Governmental and economic restructuring and change
What were Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats?
- Roosevelt’s radio addresses to the US people
- Such was his warmth and charisma that it felt like he was talking with people in their living rooms; hence the name ‘fireside chats’
What is a Balanced Budget?
Where government expenditure should not exceed its income.
Which alphabet agencies were based around Banking and finance?
EBRA
Glass-Steagall act
Which alphabet agencies were based around Regulation of the stock exchange?
Truth-in-securities Act
Securities Act
Which alphabet agencies were based around Economics in government?
Economy act
Which alphabet agencies were based around Agriculture?
AAA
TVA
Which alphabet agencies were based around Industrial recovery?
NIRA
(a) NRA
(b) PWA
Which alphabet agencies were based around Relief?
FERA
CCC
CWA
Which alphabet agencies were based around Native Americans?
Indian reorganization act
Which alphabet agencies were based around Housing?
HORC
FHA
