USA - History summary
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USA - HISTORY SUMMARY. 220 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANWERS. 2024-2025
1. What was the name of the group of government officials, including experts in
economics, government and law, who advised Roosevelt on New Deal policies?:
Brains Trust
2. Between what dates did Congress meet for special emergency sessions to set up
relief programmes and establish new agencies to organise them?: 9 March - 16
June 1933
3. How many fireside chats did Roosevelt host?: 30
4. What act closed all banks for 4 days?: Emergency Banking Act
5. When was Roosevelt's first fireside chat in which he encouraged Americans to
deposit their savings again?: 12 March 1933
6. By the end of March 1933 how much had Americans deposited into banks?-
: $1 million
7. How much were bank deposits insured up to?: $2500
8. By what percentage did the Economy Act reduce the government running costs
by?: 25%
9. How much did the Economy Act reduce federal spending by?: $450 million
10. Which act was the first step towards ending Prohibition making it legal to
buy and sell alcohol below 3.2%?: Beer and Wine Revenue Act
11. What was the main aim of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration
(AAA)?: raise the prices of agricultural goods
12. How much would a farmer receive in lost income if he kept an acre of land
empty?: $11
13. Which agency was set up that paid farmers to keep extra goods in their
warehouse, reducing the number of goods for sale and helping to increase
prices?: Commodity Credit Corporation
14. Which agency was set up to help improve mortgage arrangements for around
20% of the USA's farms?: Farm Credit Administration (FCA)
15. What does NRA stand for?: National Recovery Administration
16. What was the purpose of the NRA?: To create industry-wide codes
17. What was the symbol of the NRA that businesses could display as an incentive?:
Blue eagle
18. By the end of July 1933 how many businesses were signed up to the NRA?: 2.3
million
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19. What did the National Industrial Recovery Act give workers the power to do?:
Join unions
20. What was the union membership in 1932?: 3.1 million
21. What was the union membership in 1939?: 3.9 million
22. How much did the Federal Emergency Relief Act provide for states to spend on
relief?: $500 million
23 What was the introduced to extend payments on mortgages?: Home Owner's
Refinancing Act
24. How many years did HORA extend mortgage payments to from 5 years?: 20
years
25. Which agency took unemployed young men into the countryside and gave them
tough outdoor jobs, including trail building and reservoir digging?: Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC)
26. How much did young men get paid a month in the CCC?: $30
27. What age range did the CCC apply to?: 17-23
28. How many men had the CCC employed by 1935?: 500,000
29. Which agency was given $3.3 billion of federal money to spend on big
construction projects?: Public Works Administration (PWA)
30. What was an example of a big construction project built by the PWA?: Grand
River Dam, Oklahoma
31. Who was the head of FERA?: Harry Hopkins
32. What was the name of the temporary agency with a budget of $400 million that
provided work on short term projects such as road building and refurbishing
schools?: Civil Works Administration (CWA)
33. How many workers did the CWA help in the winter of 1933?: 4.2 million
34. Which agency was a huge federal planning agency that would help seven states
recover from the Depression?: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
35. What were the 3 aims of the TVA?: provide work for southerners, generate and
extend coverage of electricity to remote farms, control flooding and improve
productivity of land
36. What was the main plan of the TVA?: Build 20 dams
37. How did Roosevelt refer to his plans in the election of 1932?: 'a new deal for the
American people'
38. How many people voted for Roosevelt?: 23 million
39. Out of 48 states how many voted for Roosevelt?: 42
40. What party did Roosevelt represent?: Democrats
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USA - HISTORY SUMMARY. 220 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANWERS. 2024-2025
1. What was the name of the group of government officials, including experts in
economics, government and law, who advised Roosevelt on New Deal policies?:
Brains Trust
2. Between what dates did Congress meet for special emergency sessions to set up
relief programmes and establish new agencies to organise them?: 9 March - 16
June 1933
3. How many fireside chats did Roosevelt host?: 30
4. What act closed all banks for 4 days?: Emergency Banking Act
5. When was Roosevelt's first fireside chat in which he encouraged Americans to
deposit their savings again?: 12 March 1933
6. By the end of March 1933 how much had Americans deposited into banks?-
: $1 million
7. How much were bank deposits insured up to?: $2500
8. By what percentage did the Economy Act reduce the government running costs
by?: 25%
9. How much did the Economy Act reduce federal spending by?: $450 million
10. Which act was the first step towards ending Prohibition making it legal to
buy and sell alcohol below 3.2%?: Beer and Wine Revenue Act
11. What was the main aim of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration
(AAA)?: raise the prices of agricultural goods
12. How much would a farmer receive in lost income if he kept an acre of land
empty?: $11
13. Which agency was set up that paid farmers to keep extra goods in their
warehouse, reducing the number of goods for sale and helping to increase
prices?: Commodity Credit Corporation
14. Which agency was set up to help improve mortgage arrangements for around
20% of the USA's farms?: Farm Credit Administration (FCA)
15. What does NRA stand for?: National Recovery Administration
16. What was the purpose of the NRA?: To create industry-wide codes
17. What was the symbol of the NRA that businesses could display as an incentive?:
Blue eagle
18. By the end of July 1933 how many businesses were signed up to the NRA?: 2.3
million
, . - History summary
USA
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19. What did the National Industrial Recovery Act give workers the power to do?:
Join unions
20. What was the union membership in 1932?: 3.1 million
21. What was the union membership in 1939?: 3.9 million
22. How much did the Federal Emergency Relief Act provide for states to spend on
relief?: $500 million
23 What was the introduced to extend payments on mortgages?: Home Owner's
Refinancing Act
24. How many years did HORA extend mortgage payments to from 5 years?: 20
years
25. Which agency took unemployed young men into the countryside and gave them
tough outdoor jobs, including trail building and reservoir digging?: Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC)
26. How much did young men get paid a month in the CCC?: $30
27. What age range did the CCC apply to?: 17-23
28. How many men had the CCC employed by 1935?: 500,000
29. Which agency was given $3.3 billion of federal money to spend on big
construction projects?: Public Works Administration (PWA)
30. What was an example of a big construction project built by the PWA?: Grand
River Dam, Oklahoma
31. Who was the head of FERA?: Harry Hopkins
32. What was the name of the temporary agency with a budget of $400 million that
provided work on short term projects such as road building and refurbishing
schools?: Civil Works Administration (CWA)
33. How many workers did the CWA help in the winter of 1933?: 4.2 million
34. Which agency was a huge federal planning agency that would help seven states
recover from the Depression?: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
35. What were the 3 aims of the TVA?: provide work for southerners, generate and
extend coverage of electricity to remote farms, control flooding and improve
productivity of land
36. What was the main plan of the TVA?: Build 20 dams
37. How did Roosevelt refer to his plans in the election of 1932?: 'a new deal for the
American people'
38. How many people voted for Roosevelt?: 23 million
39. Out of 48 states how many voted for Roosevelt?: 42
40. What party did Roosevelt represent?: Democrats
