The New Deal Flashcards
What New Deal policy improved working conditions?
National Recovery Adminstration
What did the National Recovery Administration outlaw?
Child labour
What did the National Recovery Administration do to stop overproduction?
Fixed wages and sensible production levels
How many employers joined the National Recovery Administration scheme?
2 million
What were employers who joined the National Recovery Administration called?
Blue Eagle Badge
What was the National Recovery Administration declared as?
Unconstitutional
What did the Public Works Administration use government money to build?
Schools, dams, bridges and airports
What dam did the Public Works Administration build?
Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River
What did the Public Works Administration create?
Millions of short term jobs
How much was spend on the Public Works Administration?
$3 billion
Why did tax payers and Republicans not like the Public Works Administration?
Costly and too much help, anti rugged individualism
What did the Emergency Banking Act do?
Closed down all banks until they and been checked by a government official
How many trustworthy banks did the Emergency Banking Act reopen?
5000
What did the Emergency Banking Act impose regulations to stop?
Reckless speculation
What insured deposits for the Emergency Banking Act?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
How much did the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insure deposits up to?
$5000
Who was the Civilian Conservation Corps aimed at?
Young, unmarried men between 18 and 25
How long did the Civilian Conservation Corps workers sign up for?
6 months at a time
What were some of the environmental projects done by the Civilian Conservation Corps?
National Parks-planting trees and maintaining beaches
How much did Civilian Conservation Corps workers earn?
$30 a month and sent back $25 to families
How many were helped by the Civilian Conservation Corps?
2.5 million
What agency gave $500 million to individual states?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
What was the $500 million given to individual states used to pay for?
Soup kitchens, employment schemes and nurseries
Who led the Federal Emergency Relief Administration?
Harry Hopkins
How much did Harry Hopkins give out?
$5 million within 2 hours of setting up the Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Why was the money sent home by Civilian Conservation Corps workers not spent?
Lack of confidence
When did Roosevelt present to Congress the 2nd New Deal?
14th June 1953
What did the Supreme Court rule on 14th June 1953?
PWA and AAA were unconstitutional
What replaced the PWA?
Works Progress Administration
How many jobs did the Works Progress Administration set up?
8 million in 8 years
How many families were helped by the Resettlement Administration?
500,000
What did the Resettlement Administration help families from?
Drought hit areas
What replaced the Resettlement Administration?
The Farm Security Administration
When was the Farm Security Administration set up?
1937
How many photos did the Farm Security Administration’s photography project take of farm land?
80,000
How much did the Farm Security Administration lend to farmers to help during the depression?
$1 billion
Why was the Farm Security Administration opposed?
Republicans saw the jobs as boondoggles and a waste of money
