Political Developments: Notable Relief and Recovery Alphabet Agencies

Question 1

What was the purpose of the Relief section of the New Deals?

Answer 1

Relief for the needy

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Recovery section of the New Deals?

Answer 2

Recovery of the economy

Question 3

What year was the AAA set up?

Answer 3

1933

Question 3

What did the AAA tell farmers?

Answer 3

It told them to stop harvesting parts of their land

Question 3

What was the AAA alphabet agency?

Answer 3

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Question 4

What was the situation for American cotton production in relation to the world at the start of 1933?

Answer 4

In 1933 it exceeded the total cotton consumption in the rest of the world

Question 5

How many acres of farmland had been planted for cotton in 1933 compared to 1932?

Answer 5

500,000 more acres in 1933 compared to 1932

Question 6

How many acres of cotton-producing farmland was destroyed by the AAA?

Answer 6

11 million acres

Question 7

Why was so much farmland destroyed by the AAA?

Answer 7

To stop overproduction

Question 8

If overproduction was stopped, what would stop with prices?

Answer 8

Deflation

Question 9

How much did the price of cotton go up by from 1932 to 1933?

Answer 9

Went up by 4 cents

Question 10

What was an issue with the AAA in terms of with their disposal of food?

Answer 10

They were technically wasting food

Question 11

How many piglets were slaughtered by the AAA?

Answer 11

6 million piglets

Question 12

Why was the disposal of so much food an issue in regards to people during the Great Depression?

Answer 12

Many people were unable to afford food

Question 13

What were the 2 main sections of agriculture the AAA focussed on destroying?

Answer 13

Cotton, Piglets

Question 14

What event caused wheat to not be touched by the AAA in 1933?

Answer 14

There was a drought

Question 15

Between which years did farm income increase by $2.5 billion?

Answer 15

1932 and 1935

Question 16

What year did the AAA kill 8 million cattle?

Answer 16

1934

Question 17

How much had cow breeding fallen by 1937?

Answer 17

Fallen by 20%

Question 18

What was the TVA alphabet agency?

Answer 18

Tennessee Valley Authority

Question 19

What year was the Tennessee Valley Authority created?

Answer 19

1933

Question 20

How many poor states did the River Tennessee run through?

Answer 20

Ran through 7 poor states

Question 21

How many dams did the TVA aim to make?

Answer 21

20 dams

Question 22

What would the dams be used for under the TVA?

Answer 22

Used to generate hydroelectric power for the residents

Question 23

What percentage of farms close to the River Tennessee had access to electricity before the TVA?

Answer 23

2% of farms

Question 24

Due to the TVA, how much did the average farmers wage in the region increase from 1929 to 1949?

Answer 24

Increased by 200%

Question 25

What was the PWA alphabet agency?

Answer 25

Public Works Administration

Question 26

When was the Public Works Administration founded?

Answer 26

1933

Question 27

How much money was given to the PWA?

Answer 27

$3 billion

Question 28

Name 2 pieces of infrastructure the PWA would build

Answer 28

Schools, Roads

Question 29

What did the PWA manage to make 10,000 of?

Answer 29

Made 10,000 schools

Question 30

How many miles of roads did the PWA make?

Answer 30

50,000 miles of roads

Question 31

What was the CWA alphabet agency?

Answer 31

Civil Works Administration

Question 32

What year was the CWA made?

Answer 32

1933

Question 33

What was the focus of the CWA?

Answer 33

Get people into jobs

Question 34

How many people were put into work due to the CWA?

Answer 34

4 million people

Question 35

When did the harsh 1933 winter end? (To the month)

Answer 35

March 1934

Question 36

What happened to the CWA after the harsh 1933 winter ended?

Answer 36

They closed down

Question 37

What was the FERA alphabet agency?

Answer 37

Federal Emergency Relief Association

Question 38

What year was FERA made?

Answer 38

1933

Question 39

How much money would the Federal Government pay each state for every $3 a state spent on relief?

Answer 39

Federal government would give them $1

Question 40

How much did the FERA pay families a month?

Answer 40

$25 a month

Question 41

What was the minimum wage for family subsistence in the 1930s?

Answer 41

$100 a month

Question 42

What was the CCC alphabet agency?

Answer 42

Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 43

What year was the CCC set up

Answer 43

1933

Question 44

What age range of men were recruited to the CCC?

Answer 44

17 to 24 year olds

Question 45

How many years was the CCC initially set up for?

Answer 45

2 years

Question 46

What year was the CCC extended to in 1935?

Answer 46

1942

Question 47

How many men were employed in the CCC by 1935?

Answer 47

500,000 men

Question 48

How many trees did the CCC plant?

Answer 48

1 billion trees

Question 49

What did the CCC install 65,000 miles of?

Answer 49

65,000 miles of telephone lines