usa 1930s Flashcards
how many people listened to fdr’s fireside chats?
60 million
what was the 21st amendment?
ended prohibition
how much did government spending increase by?
$20b in 1941 to $97.2b in 1944
what year was half of the world weapons produced in America?
1945
what year did the usa enter ww2?
1941
how many people are unemployed in ww2?
6 million
how many new businesses were set up?
500k
how many people were working in factories in ww2?
14 million
what was the worth of the goods sent by the lend lease programme in 1945?
$50.1 billion
how much less spending was there in 1945 than the 1920s?
75%
how much money did war bonds raise for the us government?
$129 billion
what did the PWA do?
built infrastructure and created infrastructure
how many jobs did the CCC create and for how long?
2.5 million and for 6 months
how much did FERA spend on soup kitchens,blankets and nursery schools?
$500 million
How many dams did the TVA build in Tennessee?
21 in 10 years
What was the wagner act?
forced employers to allow trade unions
what did the RA do?
helped 500,000 farmer move to better land and helped smallholders and tenant farmers
what replaced the RA in 1937?
the FSA
what did the WPA do?
helped artists,actors,photographers as well as uniting all other job agencies
how many people were unemployed at the start of the new deal?
14 million
was everyone helped by the new deal?
no
did the usa take longer to recover from the great depression?
yeah
how much us tax payer money was spent?
$40 billion
what was the social security act?
state pensions for elderly and widows,some help for sick and unemployed
