the new deal 1

Question 1

what was CCC?

Answer 1

civilian conservation corps

Question 2

what was the CCC aimed at?

Answer 2

Young unmarried men age 18-25 who signed up for 6 months at a time for mostly environmental projects in national parks eg planting trees + maintaining beaches

Question 3

how much money did people get for CCC?

Answer 3

$30 per month and many sent $25 back to families (mostly not spent due to lack of confidence)

Question 4

how many people were helped by the CCC?

Answer 4

2.5 million people
very costly for taxpayers
republicans thought it was too much help and auntie rugged rugged individualism

Question 5

what was TVA?

Answer 5

Tennessee Valley authority

Question 6

what would happen in Tennessee Valley?

Answer 6

was a place of flooding in the winter and drought in the summer

Question 7

what did the TVA do?

Answer 7

series of dams built on the Tennessee river to irrigate (supply water and help growth) land, Control water flow and to provide jobs building

Question 8

what were the dams for the Tennessee Valley used for?

Answer 8

hydroelectricity e.g. the Fontana Dam

Question 9

what was the reaction of the dams built in Tennessee Valley?

Answer 9

very unpopular with small electricity companies as the TVA was so big and powerful that they could not compete and were put out of business

Question 10

what was the EBA?

Answer 10

emergency banking act

Question 11

what did the EBA do firstly?

Answer 11

all banks were closed down until they had been checked by a government official

Question 12

what was the result of the EBA?

Answer 12

5000 trust worthy banks reopened and regulations imposed to stop reckless speculation (theory with no evidence)

Question 13

in the EBA, what was the FDIC?

Answer 13

Federal deposit insurance Corporation

Question 14

what did FDIC do?

Answer 14

insure deposits up to $5000

Question 15

what was the downside to the EBA?

Answer 15

some small banks weren’t allowed to reopen which again was seen as too much government interference

Question 16

what was the downside to EBA?

FDIC

Answer 16

FDIC didn’t help wealthy people because deposit insurance was small (if the bank failed)

Question 17

what was the PWA?

Answer 17

public Works administration

Question 18

What did the PWA do?

Answer 18

used to government money to build schools, dams ,bridges and airports

Question 19

what is an example of the PWA?

good

Answer 19

Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River created millions of short-term jobs
over $3 billion was spent

Question 20

what is an example of the PWA?

bad

Answer 20

very costly for taxpayers

republicans thought it was too much help and anti-rugged individualism

Question 21

what was the AAA?

Answer 21

agricultural adjustment administration

Question 22

what did the AAA do?

Answer 22

set quotas on agricultural produce to help reduce produce and help raise prices

Question 23

how did the AAA help farmers?

Answer 23

modern techniques were taught

soil preservation was also taught to stop erosion

Question 24

what was a downside to the AAA?

Answer 24

modernisation put some farm labourers out of work
quotas and modernisation were contradictory because farmers killed animals and destroyed crops because they were told even though some Americans were starving

Question 25

what was the NRA?

Answer 25

National recovery administration

Question 26

what did the NRA do?

Answer 26

improved working conditions and outlawed child labour

fixed wages and sensible production levels to stop over production

Question 27

what was a positive of the NRA?

Answer 27

over 2 million employees joined the scheme and were awarded the blue Eagle badge

Question 28

why was the NRA bad in some ways?

Answer 28

was seen as interfering too much on American life
many people saw the NRA was against the law , government = like dictators
- declared unconstitutional

Question 29

how long did the new deal last?

Answer 29

100 Days, for Jobs

Question 30

when was the first New Deal?

Answer 30

1933