Problems in Roosevelt's 2nd Term

Question 1

Opposition - radicals

Answer 1

(see other pack)
Francis Townsend, Huey Long, Father Coughlin, Upton SInclair - Left Wing
Supreme Court, Business, Liberty League, Coalition of Southern Democrats and Republicans - Right Wing

Question 2

What was an issues with the 1st AAA?

Answer 2

Mostly benefitted powerful landowners - mistreated Blacks

Question 3

What was the ‘dustbowl’ crisis?

Answer 3

Series of droughts in 1930s

Question 4

How many people migrated from Oklahoma due to the dustbowl issue?

Answer 4

440,000

Also 227,000 from Kansas

Question 5

How many dustbowl migrants migrated to California?

Answer 5

220,000 - they sent migrants back but still had a drifting population of about 200,000

Question 6

What was the Soil Conservation Service 1933?

Answer 6

Set up by gvt to promote contour ploughing
CCC also planted trees and shelterbeds
Overall ineffective

Question 7

How many were homeless due to the 1937 floods?

Answer 7

150,000

1/10 farms changed hands - half of these sales were forced

Question 8

When and what was the CIO?

Answer 8

Comittee of Industrial Organisations 1935, established:
supported sit in strikes in General Motors (production fell from 150,000 to 150 cars per week), eventually recognised in 1936 although Ford held out until 1941

Question 9

Where did the CIO win their 1st battle?

Answer 9

Goodyear Plant in Ohio

Question 10

How much did union membership rise?

Answer 10

4 million in 1936

7 million in 1937

Question 11

How many more strikes were there?

Answer 11

In 1930 - 638

1937 - 4,730

Question 12

Why could FDR not ignore unions?

Answer 12

Made the largest contribution to his election campaign in 1940