USA Y10 mock Flashcards
What did the National Industrial recovery act (NIRA) do?
- Set up CWA (4 million workers) and PWA
* make industry strong again
What was the opposition to NIRA?
- Higher wages meant higher prices which lead to less spending
- CWA abolished in 1935 and replaced by PWA
What did the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) do?
- Taught modern techniques and soil preservation to farmers
* helped some farmers with mortgages
What was the opposition to the AAA?
Modernisation put some labourers out of work
What did the National Recovery Administration (NRA) do?
Improved working conditions, outlawed child labour, fixed wages and sensible production levels
How many joined NRA?
2 million
When was prohibition abolished?
1933
Why did FDR abolished prohibition?
He realised alot of money could be made by making alcohol legal again by taxing alcohol makers and distributors
What was the opposition to NRA?
Interfering too much and some people thought the government were acting like dictators
What did the public works administration (PWA) do?
- built schools, dams, bridges and airports
* it also created lots of short term jobs
How much was spent on the PWA?
$3 billion
Which acts/agencies opposition was the high cost for tax payers?
PWA, CCC, HOLC, FERA
What did the Emergency Banking Act (EBA) do?
- 5000 banks reopened
* FDIC insured deposits up to $5000
What did the Tenesse Valley Authority (TVA) do?
Built a series of dams on tenesse River to irrigate land, control water flow, provide jobs building and create hydroelectric energy
What was the opposition to the TVA?
Smaller electricity companies couldn’t compete and were put out of business
What did the Civilian Conservation Corporation (CCC) do?
•Provided jobs for unmarried men between 18 and 25
How much did CCC workers earn?
$30 per month many sent back $25 of it back to their families
How many people were helped by the CCC?
2.5 million people
What did the Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) do?
Help Home Owners pay mortgages
Between 1933 and 1936 how much did HOLC save home owners?
20% of homeowners
What did the Economy Act (EA) do?
Reduced pay of government employees by 15%
What did the Federal Emergency Relief Administration do?
$500 million was given to individual states to pay for soup kitchens, blankets, employment schemes and nursery schools
What did the Works Progress Administration do?
Provided employment schemes
How many jobs did the WPA create in 8 years?
8 million
What were unemployment levels by 1941?
6 million
What did the Resettlement Administration (RA) do?
Helped 500,000 families drought hit areas to resettle on better land
How many immigrants were from Britain?
5 million
How many immigrants were there from Germany?
4.4 million
How many immigrants were there from Russia?
2.7 million
How many immigrants were there from Italy?
3.2 million
How many immigrants were there from Ireland?
2 million
What did the the 1924 Johnson Reed Act do?
Reduced the number of immigrants per year to 150,000
What was created in 1917 that prevented many immigrants entering the USA?
Literacy test that many poorer immigrants failed due to them not having received education
In 1919 how many people were deported due to the red scare?
10,000
What happened to Sacco and Venzetti?
Arrested on suspicion of armed robbery and murder the case then became about them being self confessed anarchists.