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The New Deal - Flash Cards

kloonirex History GCSE English 9 cards

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1What happened in the USA after the Wall Street Crash of 1929?The USA plunged into a severe economic crisis.
2What did Democrat Franklin D Roosevelt promise to do when he was elected in 1932?To help the victims of Depression, to encourage economic recovery and to reform the economic system .
3What were the three basic aims of FDR's New Deal'?To help the victims of Depression, to encourage economic recovery and to reform the economic system.
4What did FDR say that they days of Laissez Faire were over?He said the time had come for direct Government action and intervention .
5What did the Public Works Administration do?Did FDR's 'New Deal' work?
6What did the Tennessee Valley Authority achieve?It carried out long-term transformation of some of the USA's most deprived areas by developing irrigation and hydro-electrical projects
7How did the FDR help prevent the USA turning to extreme political systems as happened in some countries in Europe?FDR preserved the democratic system in USA.
8How did the outbreak of World War Two help the economy of the USA?America reaped the benefits of the war in Europe with a large increase in agricultural and industrial production.
9How did America's entry to World War Two solve the unemployment problem?The need to raise a large American army solved the problem.