The Second Mew Deal Flashcards
What was the social security act?
Provided state pension to widows and help to the sick, unemployed and disabled.
What did the Works Progress Administration do?
Brought together organizations to employ unemployed workers and created job schemes.
What types of jobs did the Works Progress Administration extend?
Extended types of jobs from projects to offices, actors ect.
What did the farm Security Administration provide?
gave special loans to small farmers to help them buy their land .
Built camps to provide a decent living and jobs to migrant workers
What did the Undistributed Profits Act introduce?
Introduced taxes on businesses to raise more money for the new deals
What was Roosevelt’s response to the first New Deal?
Created the Second New Deal due to disappointment with the initial response.
What was the Resettlement Administration?
Helped farmers move to better quality land and housing.
What did the Wagner Act require from employers?
All employers had to have a union representative in their business.
What was the Revenue Act of 1935?
Tax on the wealthy raised from 74% to 60% and imposed a 79% tax on incomes over $5 million.
Who was Father Coughlin?
A priest with over 20 million listeners on his radio show.
What were some reactions to the Second New Deal?
Some thought it was doing too much and that the organizations were too many and confusing.
What did businessmen and Republicans believe about the Second New Deal?
They preferred laissez-faire and rugged individualism.
What criticism did some have about the Second New Deal’s use of taxes?
Critics argued it encouraged laziness among the poor.
What were the positive impacts of the New Deal?
Restored people’s faith in the government, handed out billions of dollars, stabilized banks, improved standard of living, provided schools, roads, and power stations.
How did the New Deal affect employment?
Created millions of jobs and less businesses failed.
What benefits did African Americans gain from the New Deal?
200,000 African Americans gained benefits from the ccc and African American women got domestic jobs
What was the impact of the New Deal on Native Americans?
Native Americans improved their living standards and presented traditions.
What were the criticisms of the New Deal?
Criticized for being too conservative and for not addressing segregation.
What economic issues persisted despite the New Deal?
Confidence was still low, and the 1937 recession left millions jobless.
How did the New Deal affect Social Security?
Social Security cost women more and was harder to get
What challenges did Native Americans face during the New Deal?
Native Americans remained poor and excluded from society.
