usa 1930s Flashcards

1
Q

how many people listened to fdr’s fireside chats?

A

60 million

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2
Q

what was the 21st amendment?

A

ended prohibition

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3
Q

how much did government spending increase by?

A

$20b in 1941 to $97.2b in 1944

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4
Q

what year was half of the world weapons produced in America?

A

1945

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5
Q

what year did the usa enter ww2?

A

1941

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6
Q

how many people are unemployed in ww2?

A

6 million

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7
Q

how many new businesses were set up?

A

500k

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8
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how many people were working in factories in ww2?

A

14 million

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9
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what was the worth of the goods sent by the lend lease programme in 1945?

A

$50.1 billion

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10
Q

how much less spending was there in 1945 than the 1920s?

A

75%

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11
Q

how much money did war bonds raise for the us government?

A

$129 billion

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12
Q

what did the PWA do?

A

built infrastructure and created infrastructure

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13
Q

how many jobs did the CCC create and for how long?

A

2.5 million and for 6 months

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14
Q

how much did FERA spend on soup kitchens,blankets and nursery schools?

A

$500 million

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15
Q

How many dams did the TVA build in Tennessee?

A

21 in 10 years

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16
Q

What was the wagner act?

A

forced employers to allow trade unions

17
Q

what did the RA do?

A

helped 500,000 farmer move to better land and helped smallholders and tenant farmers

18
Q

what replaced the RA in 1937?

A

the FSA

19
Q

what did the WPA do?

A

helped artists,actors,photographers as well as uniting all other job agencies

20
Q

how many people were unemployed at the start of the new deal?

A

14 million

21
Q

was everyone helped by the new deal?

A

no

22
Q

did the usa take longer to recover from the great depression?

A

yeah

23
Q

how much us tax payer money was spent?

A

$40 billion

24
Q

what was the social security act?

A

state pensions for elderly and widows,some help for sick and unemployed

25
Q

how much did wages increase by?

A

around 20%