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1
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Name Roosevelt’s First Deal Policies

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AAA
FERA
Emergency Banking Act
CCC

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When did the First New Deal take place?

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January 1933

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What is the AAA?

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When Roosevelt paid subsidies to burn farm crops and animals at an attempt to increase their prices. Farm incomes ended up increasing by one and a half

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What is the CCC?

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Where men aged 18-25 were given work for 6 months

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What is the FERA?

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Where 500 million dollars was given to help the poor and homeless with food and clothing

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What is the Emergency Banking Act?

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When Roosevelt closed banks for 10 days to restore US bank confidence and he ended up officially backing 5000 banks

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When did the Second New Deal take place?

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Jan 1935

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What is the Fair Labour Standards Act (2nd new deal)?

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Where Roosevelt tightened child labour and minimum wage laws. 1 million workers had a shorter working week and 300,000 had a higher wage

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Name Hoover’s policies

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Reconstruction Finance Corp Feb 1932
Home Loan Bank Act July 1932
Emergency Relief Act July 1932

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What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and when was it passed?

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Where Hoover gave 2 billion dollars to ailing banks, insurance companies and railways
Feb 1932

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What is the Home Loan Bank Act and when was it passed?

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Where 12 banks were set up to stimulate house building
July 1932

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What is the Emergency Relief Act and when was it passed?

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July 1932
Hoover gave 300 million dollars to state governments to help the unemployed

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What were Johnson’s policies known as?

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The Great Society

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What did Johnson do for Civil Rights

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Voting Rights Act 1965
Civil Rights Act 1964

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What did Johnson do for the economy?

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Cut taxes to encourage spending
Improved railways and highways
He gave federal funds to depressed areas such as the Appalachians

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What did Johnson do for Social Reform?

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Provided funding for education and community projects in inner areas
Medical Care Act

17
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What is the Medical Care Act and when was it passed?

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1965
Provided medicare for the old and poor

18
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What did Bill Clinton introduce in 1996?

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He introduced a minimum hourly wage

19
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What did Bill Clinton promise to do?

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He promised more direct action to deal with America’s economic problems

20
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What happened after Bill Clinton abandoned Reaganomics?

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Reduced the national debt
Increased government spending

21
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What is Kennedy’s policies know as?

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The New Frpntier

22
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What did Kennedy do for Civil Rights?

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Introduced the Civil Rights Bill
Appointed Thurgood Marshall as the first African American federal judge
Helped James Meredith by sending troops to protect her

23
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What did Kennedy do for the economy?

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Introduced a 900 million dollar public works programme that built roads and buildings
He cut taxes to encourage people to buy things

24
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What did Kennedy do for Social Reform?

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Housing Act 1961
Area Redevelopment Act 1967`

25
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What is the Housing Act and when was it passed?

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1961
Gave cheap loans for the redevelopment of inner cities

26
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What is the Area Redevelopment Act and when was it passed?

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1967
Gave loans and grants to states with long term unemployment

27
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What were Reagan’s economic problems?

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High inflation - 15%
Rising Unemployment - 7.5%
High budget deficit

28
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What did Reagan do to welfare programmes and income tax?

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He slashed both of them
Slashed welfare programmes by 20 billion dollars each year for 3 years
Slashed income tax by 33 billion dollars which was the largest cut in US history

29
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What happened to the budget deficit during his rule?

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The deficit budget trebled in size between 1980 and 1990

30
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Name George Bush Snr’s acts and when they were passed

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Disabilities Act 1990
Clean Air Act 1990

31
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What is the Disabilities Act?

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When George Bush Snr banned discrimination against people with disabilities

32
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What is the Clean Air Act?

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When George Bush Snr cut acid rain and reduced urban smog

33
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What was the percentage of Americans living in poverty under George Bush Snr?

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14%

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