The Great Depression, The New Deal, And WW2 Flashcards
What attributes did FDR embody that appealed many Americans
He seemed to care about ordinary citizens and he could relate to their struggles
How did FDR’s own experiences and background reflect those of the country?
He understood struggles from having polio when he was younger
The first 100 days of office Roosevelt passed many bills and laws. Why?
1/ Immediate relief for the needy
2/ Economic recovery
3/ Reforms to keep similar problems from happening again
What is the FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Act - gave people money to help them provide food and assistance to people in need
What are 4 examples of public projects that provided jobs?
- Building bridges
- Building lighthouses
- Building schools
- Building sewer systems
CCC?
Civilian Conservation Corps- paid men to work on environmental improvement projects
RELIEF
WPA?
Workers Progress Administration- artists painted murals, built 120,000 publishing buildings, created more then 8 million jobs
RELIEF
SSA?
Social Security Act - it was designed to help assist old people in need
Pension
Income for retired workers that it’s paid for by workers and employees (taxes)
What caused farm prices to fall?
Farmers produced more food then people could buy
This became so bad that farmers didn’t get any profit
AAA?
Agricultural Adjustment Administration- paid farmers to plant less land and fewer animals.
RECOVERY
What caused the Dust Bowl?
- Top soil conditions
Dust storms
Droughts
FDIC?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corps- guaranteed individual;l bank deposits up to $3500. Helped restore public confidence in the banks and stabilize the bank systems.
REFORM
NRA
National Recovery Administration -set prices of products, wages, work hours
RECOVERY
SCS
Soil Conservation Service- Help prevent erosion of land by planting trees
RECOVERUY
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority - Establish e;ectricicty to the TVA by using hydroelectricity
RECOVERY
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commision - To ensure that companies are not being unethical
REFORM
What caused the Market Crash of 1929
OVERVALUing
TGD impact on Children
School closure
Malnutrition enter dietary diseases and under nourishment and teenagers ride the rails to find employment
TGD impact on family
Couples delay marriage, divorce rate drops, birth rate drops, overall income loss, and women and children must work because their husband has left them
TGD impact on farmers
The farmers are already hurting because of the greater industrialization in cities, renting land because of 1920s financial lenders, that the flight food prices, desperate route, and thanks for clothes on your land
TGD impact on housing
Many families cannot afford housing, evictions many more move the Hooverville makeshift home and your cities, and homeless living increased
TGD impact on government
Franklin D Roosevelt was elected president of the USA, FDR giraffes emergency baking bill, CCC, FHA, Social Security
TGD impact on cities
Urban workers lose jobs as factories and stores shut down, people reluctantly go on welfare as a lot of as a last resort and during disgrace but with no choice, winters are hard, so pigeons provide free meals, and government programs put in Americans back to work