The New Deal Flashcards
1
Q
What did the new deal include
A
- fireside chats
- alphabet agencies
- no prohibition
2
Q
What did he do to prevent the stock market from crashing again
A
Put securities in the stock market
3
Q
What acts were put in place to prevent farms and businesses closing
A
Farm loan act
Bankruptcy act
Prevented from closing until they had s chance to borrow money for the federal reserve
4
Q
AAA
A
Agricultural adjustment act •1933 •paid farmers to grown less •6 million piglets were killed •farm income rose from 6.9 to 14.5 billion
5
Q
FERA
A
- federal emergency relief administration
- $500 million to help unemployment in each state
- bad conditions
6
Q
CWA
A
- civil works administration
- provided emergency help in the winter
- 4 million people got work on building projects
- shut down In the spring
7
Q
CCC
A
- civilian conservation corps
- men aged 17-22 planted 1.3 billion trees
- provided with foor shelter and wages
- 3 million men involved
- favoured white men
8
Q
NRA
A
- national recovery administration
- set up to improve working conditions by getting business men to join the roll of honour
- 557 codes
9
Q
WPA
A
- work progress administration
- ran projects for unemployment
- 2 million workers with one year contracts
10
Q
TVA
A
- Tennessee valley authority
- built 20 Dams
- put hydroelectricity in areas deprived of electricity