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Question 1

Effects of the Great Depression on farmers?

Answer 1

Transporting animals to the market was higher then the price of animals themselves.
Farmers unable to pay mortgages

Question 2

Effects of Great Depression on the unemployed

Answer 2

14 million unemployed by 1933
People queued for bread and soup dished out
Hospitals were overwhelmed by people who were starving and malnourished

Question 3

Effects of Great Depression on business men

Answer 3

Industries were producing more goods then people could afford to buy
For some suicide was the only way out

Question 4

When was the Wall Street crash

Answer 4

October 24th 1929

Question 5

What happened with the Wall Street crash 24th October

Answer 5

13 million shares were sold

The shares for radio fell by 24 cents

Question 6

What happened with the Wall Street crash 29th October

Answer 6

16 million shares sold

On average shares dropped 40 cents

Question 7

How did president hoover respond to the Great Depression

Answer 7

He was regarded as a ‘do nothing’ president
He tried to restart the econ with tax cuts
He introduced tariffs

Question 8

Why did Franklin Roosevelt win the election?

Answer 8

He believed in an ‘active government’
Not afraid to ask for advice from factory owners, economists etc.
Had plans to spend public money

Question 9

How many votes did Roosevelt win?

Answer 9

7 million and majority in Congress

Question 10

What party was Roosevelt?

Answer 10

Democrat

Question 11

What was the New deal?

Answer 11

Relief - help remove poverty
Recovery - boost the economy
Reform - ensure there were welfare provisions in place.

Question 12

Emergency banking act

Answer 12

Closed all banks for 4 days and those well run were allowed to re open
Government lent some money to help them

Question 13

The economy act

Answer 13

Cute the pay of those working for the government, army, navy and Air Force by 15% to help the unemployed

Question 14

The beer act

Answer 14

Made it legal to sell alcohol again

Could now be taxed

Question 15

Impact of radio by FDR

Answer 15

Used radio to explain his ideas

Many believed he was a man who was genuinely ‘in touch’ with them

Question 16

HOLC - home owners loan corporation

Answer 16

Loaned money to those to keep up their mortgage

Question 17

FERA - Federal emergency relief agency

Answer 17

$500 million to help homeless

Money spent on blankets, soup kitchens, clothes and nurseries

Question 18

CCC - Civilian conservation corps

Answer 18

Unemployed 18-25 year olds were given food and shelter
One dollar a day to do conservation work like planting trees
Created jobs for 2.5 million men

Question 19

CWA - Civil works administration

Answer 19

Temporary work for 4 mill men

Building schools and airports, roads and even 150,000 public toilets

Question 20

PWA - Public works administration

Answer 20

Gave funds of $3300 million and it bought materials for schools, housing, hospitals, bridges, courtrooms and dams.

Question 21

FCA - Farm credit administration

Answer 21

Loans to farmers

Question 22

AAA - Agricultural adjustment agency

Answer 22

Paid farmers to make less food and destroy some they’d already made in hopes this would up food prices as it was in short supply.
Heavily criticised as millions in cities ended up hungry

Question 23

NRA - National recovery administration

Answer 23

Fair conditions for workers

Good products got given the blue eagle symbol therefore making people aware the product was made to a good standard

Question 24

The Tennessee Valley Authority

Answer 24

Build a series of dams to irrigate the dried out land

Question 25

Positives of the new deal

Answer 25

Restored faith in America
Created millions of jobs
Stabilised banking system
African Americans benefitted from housing projects

Question 26

Negatives of new deal

Answer 26

Divided America

Never solved underlying issues

Question 27

Cinema in the 1930s

Answer 27

Talkies began

Many films reflected the Great Depression and slow recovery

Question 28

Radio in the 1930s

Answer 28

29 million homes had a radio by 1939
Had a central place within the living room
Those without cars could still listen to sport through the radio

Question 29

Sport in the 1930s

Answer 29

Some sports stadiums gave women free access to women in a bid to boost interest with families
NBC AND CBS came into existence
Car ownership meant people could travel to sports games

Question 30

What is isolationism?

Answer 30

Keeping out of affairs with other countries

Question 31

Impact of WW2 on women

Answer 31

Many entered the workforce

They were not willing to return to their old jobs which caused tension since the men expected them to.

Question 32

Impact of WW2 on African American

Answer 32

Black nurses could only treat black soldiers

Over 1 million African Americans joined the army