USA new deal Flashcards
what was the social security act?
it provided pensions to the unemployed and set aside $50 million for the elderly.
what were problems of the social security act?
Excluded Groups – Initially left out agricultural and domestic workers, affecting many Black and immigrant workers.
Funding Issues – Required payroll taxes, which some argued placed a burden on workers and employers.
Not Immediate Relief –
it was self funded,Benefits took years to begin, providing no short-term help during the Great Depression.
What were Roosevelt’s main aims in the New Deal?
To provide relief for the unemployed, recovery for the economy, and reform to prevent future depressions.
what did FERA do?
By December 1935, it had distributed over $3.1 billion and provided employment to more than 20 million people.
what did CCC do?
Provided jobs to young and unmarried men.Enrollees earned $30 per month, with a compulsory allotment of $25 sent directly to their families.
what did AAA do?
Helped farmers by reducing crop surplus, and raised prices of crops
AAA had distributed $1.1 billion in subsidies to farmers to reduce crop production and stabilize prices
what did the NRA do?(National Recovery Administration)
Regulated industry to boost wages and employment.
By 1935, over 500 industries had adopted NRA codes, covering 22 million workers.
TVA
Built dams for electricity and jobs.
The TVA helped increase household incomes in the Tennessee Valley by 200% from the 1930s to the 1950s.
In 1933, only 3% of farms in the region had electricity; by 1950, over 90% did.
Who opposed the New Deal from the right wing?
The Supreme Court, Republicans, business leaders, and the Liberty League opposed it, believing it was too socialist and interfered with free markets.
What was Huey Long’s “Share Our Wealth” program?
A plan to redistribute wealth by taxing the rich to provide homes and income for the poor.
What was the WPA?
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a major New Deal program that provided millions of jobs to unemployed Americans through public works projects.
employed 8 million people
