Edexcel - A Level - History - The First
New Deal (1933-1935) June 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What was FDR like as a President? - Answer>>Charismatic,
decisive and bold with his policies.
What did FDR believe in that shaped the New Deals? -
Answer>>Work and security for workers and families.
Which groups did FDR receive support from in the 1932 election?
- Answer>>Trade Unions, Factory Workers, Catholics, Jews
and WASPS in the Old South
Which group began to switch their vote to the Democrats in 1932,
and where were they concentrated? - Answer>>Black
Americans based in the Northern States
Why were WASPS attracted to the Democrats? -
Answer>>Resentment of Republicans due to the Civil War and
racial policies in the South.
Why were Trade Unions and Factory Workers attracted to the
Democrats? - Answer>>The damage done by the lack of
federal aid and the mass unemployment caused by it
Why were Jews and Catholics attracted to the Democrats? -
Answer>>FDR's social and economic policies and resentment
of the WASPS in the Republican Party
When was FDR inaugurated? - Answer>>1933
What was the period of mass-activity at the beginning of FDR's
presidency known as, and what did this do for the role of the
, government? - Answer>>The 100 Days and this made people
think the government should be interventionist.
When FDR became president how many Americans were out of
work? - Answer>>1/4
What were the main organisations set up by the Democrats to
deal with the Depression? - Answer>>The Alphabet Agencies
What, and when, was the first Alphabet Agency set up by FDR? -
Answer>>The Civillian Conservation Corps - March 1933
What was the Civillian Conservation Corps (CCC)? -
Answer>>A series of manual labour programs for young men
aged 18-25 for a period of 6 months - 2 years. The pay was $1 a
day and the men lived on camps with segregated catered
lodgings. A large chunk of the pay was sent home to families
How long did the CCC last? - Answer>>1933-1942
How many people took part in the CCC programs? - Answer>>3
million
How many miles of road did the CCC build? -
Answer>>125,000
How many bridges were built by the CCC? - Answer>>46,854
How many trees were planted by the CCC? - Answer>>3 billion
Name one National Park the CCC build road systems for. -
Answer>>- Yellowstone National Park
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Shenandoah National Park
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