The First New Deal

Question 1

How did the new deal 1933 plan to keep American people onside

Answer 1

Fireside chats- received 8,000 letters a day

Abolish prohibition- restores faith in gov ( laws not openly broken)

Question 2

What did the Emergency banking act do

Answer 2

Closed the banks for 4 days, government checked that all were financially stable and reopened with the backing of the federal reserve

Question 3

How did the new deal make vital changes in the economy

Answer 3

AAA-Paid farmers to take fields out of production= no over production
Abolished child labour
Cut the pay of government by 15%

Question 4

What were alphabet agencies and examples

Answer 4

Provided financial support and relief
WPA-Works progress administration- ran projects providing jobs e.g building airports roads etc
FERA- Federal Emergency relief administration- provided funding to help states organise payments to unemployed