Excel - A Level - History - The First New
Deal (1933-1935) Questions with Answers
What was FDR like as a President? - correct answers Charismatic, decisive and
bold with his policies.
What did FDR believe in that shaped the New Deals? - Correct answers Work and
security for workers and families.
Which groups did FDR receive support from in the 1932 election? - correct
answers 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? - correct answers Black Americans based in the Northern
States
Why were WASPS attracted to the Democrats? - correct answers 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? - Correct
answers 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? - Correct answers
FDR's social and economic policies and resentment of the WASPS in the
Republican Party
When was FDR inaugurated? - correct answers 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? - Correct answers The 100
Days and this made people think the government should be interventionist.
When FDR became president how many Americans were out of work? - correct
answers 1/4
What were the main organizations set up by the Democrats to deal with the
Depression? - correct answers The Alphabet Agencies
What, and when, was the first Alphabet Agency set up by FDR? - Correct answers
The Civilian Conservation Corps - March 1933
, What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)? - Correct answers a series of
manual labor 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? - correct answers 1933-1942
How many people took part in the CCC programs? - correct answers 3 million
How many miles of road did the CCC build? - correct answers 125,000
How many bridges were built by the CCC? - correct answers 46,854
How many trees were planted by the CCC? - correct answers 3 billion
Name one National Park the CCC builds road systems for. - Correct answers -
Yellowstone National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Who was the first female cabinet member and what role did she play in establishing
the CCC? - correct answers Frances Perkins, who was Secretary of Labor, played
a pivotal role in setting up the CCC
In 1934, what alternative to the CCC was set up which catered for women, and who
was pivotal in setting them up? - Correct answers 'She' camps as requested by
Eleanor Roosevelt
Who headed the CCC and what did this mean for black Americans? - Correct
answers Robert Fechner who was a openly racist Southern white Conservative -
meant black Americans were deprioritized.
How many alphabet agencies were set up in total? - correct answers 16
Name the 7 key alphabet agencies set up in the First New Deal - correct answers
FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration)
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Agency)
NRA (National Recovery Administration)
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
TVA (Texas Valley Authority)
CWA (Civil Works Administration)
PWA (Public Works Administration)
What was FERA and when was it set up? - Correct answers The Federal
Emergency Relief Administration - May 1933
Deal (1933-1935) Questions with Answers
What was FDR like as a President? - correct answers Charismatic, decisive and
bold with his policies.
What did FDR believe in that shaped the New Deals? - Correct answers Work and
security for workers and families.
Which groups did FDR receive support from in the 1932 election? - correct
answers 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? - correct answers Black Americans based in the Northern
States
Why were WASPS attracted to the Democrats? - correct answers 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? - Correct
answers 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? - Correct answers
FDR's social and economic policies and resentment of the WASPS in the
Republican Party
When was FDR inaugurated? - correct answers 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? - Correct answers The 100
Days and this made people think the government should be interventionist.
When FDR became president how many Americans were out of work? - correct
answers 1/4
What were the main organizations set up by the Democrats to deal with the
Depression? - correct answers The Alphabet Agencies
What, and when, was the first Alphabet Agency set up by FDR? - Correct answers
The Civilian Conservation Corps - March 1933
, What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)? - Correct answers a series of
manual labor 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? - correct answers 1933-1942
How many people took part in the CCC programs? - correct answers 3 million
How many miles of road did the CCC build? - correct answers 125,000
How many bridges were built by the CCC? - correct answers 46,854
How many trees were planted by the CCC? - correct answers 3 billion
Name one National Park the CCC builds road systems for. - Correct answers -
Yellowstone National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Who was the first female cabinet member and what role did she play in establishing
the CCC? - correct answers Frances Perkins, who was Secretary of Labor, played
a pivotal role in setting up the CCC
In 1934, what alternative to the CCC was set up which catered for women, and who
was pivotal in setting them up? - Correct answers 'She' camps as requested by
Eleanor Roosevelt
Who headed the CCC and what did this mean for black Americans? - Correct
answers Robert Fechner who was a openly racist Southern white Conservative -
meant black Americans were deprioritized.
How many alphabet agencies were set up in total? - correct answers 16
Name the 7 key alphabet agencies set up in the First New Deal - correct answers
FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration)
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Agency)
NRA (National Recovery Administration)
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
TVA (Texas Valley Authority)
CWA (Civil Works Administration)
PWA (Public Works Administration)
What was FERA and when was it set up? - Correct answers The Federal
Emergency Relief Administration - May 1933
