Monday-
Hoovers Background- He was born in west branch Iowa. Before he was 10 both of his parents died. He went Stanford and got a degree in geology. He helped the people of Belgium get food during the invasion there. He was Secretary of commerce then later ran for president and won. He wanted to help farms and reform immigration laws.
What did Hoover do to help- He made the federal farm board to help farmers and stabilize prices. Norris- La guardian act which strengthened labor unions. He created the hoover dam which created jobs for people and it would end up paying for itself. Hoover moratorium he gave one year halt on German war payments to France. They wanted the Mexicans to go back to mexico. Revenue act increased taxes. Especially on the wealth about 63 percent of there income was going to the government. Hoover would only spend money if we made more money that we were spending. Hawley Smoot Tariff Raised tariffs to record levels.
WW1 veterans were promised to get some money for there services. So they go to D.C. and march and hoover set up tense and gave water and food to these people. They are trying to get congress to pass the bill. The people needed to protest for there money. So hoover brought in MacArthur and Eisenhower to force out veterans of D.C.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation- It gave money to local banks and businesses to try and create jobs to people. Gave states loans for emergency relief needs. Dissolved in 1946.
They did construction jobs because it creates so many jobs.
Tuesday-
Franklin Roosevelt- He married his 5th cousin. He was very wealthy and his first position was N.Y. state senate. Then he worked for the navy assistant secretary of the navy. Then he ran for vice president and lost. He got polio and got handicap and lost his legs. Then was governor for N.Y for 3 years then ran for president and won against hoover. He promised himself a new deal.
Wednesday-
What did it have on an impact on peoples lives-
1/4 people were unemployed. They would do something called share hours where you work like 4 hours a day then some one else comes in and works. If you were able to maintain things you were in pretty good shape. IF you lost your home they would move to hoovervilles which were like ply wood shacks. People would stand in line at bread lines. Women were to embarrassed to go and stand in them so men did. They had soup kitchens and crime went up. People had to steal to keep there family's alive. Kids would drop out and hop on a train and go to the next town and they found it adventurist. They would just live day by day make enough money today to pay for tonight meal. People would stand on corners and sell apples. They had the dust bowl as well. Entertainment went up big. Movies sports things like that would help them forget about there problems.
Thursday-
Young People-
Civilian Conservation Corps passed in 1933 during the "One hundred Days". Worked 40 hours a week and were payed 30 dollars a month with the requirement that 25 dollars went back to your family. Members lived in camps wore uniforms and lived under military discipline. The U.S. army operated the camps. They planted trees fought forest fires and stopped soil erosion. The slogan was we can take it.
Unemployed-
National Youth Administration- established in 1935. Pushed heavily by Eleanor Roosevelt. Served 327,00 high school and college youth, who were paid 6$ to$40 a month for "work study" projects of their schools. It allowed thousands of people to stay in school. Another 155,000 boys and girls from relief families were paid 10$ to 25$ a month part time.
Federal Emergency Relief Act-
Enacted in 1933. Main function was to create the FERA. FERA distributed more than 20 million dollars in direct aid to the unemployed. This in turn would help unemployed to find new jobs.
Public Work Administrations- Established in 1933. Created as many jobs as possible in many different varieties. Great example of FDR's priming the pump. Between July 1933 and mrach 1939 the PWA funded the construction of more than 34,000 projects.
Civil Work Administration- Established in 1933 to create jobs for millions of unemployed. They created jobs and were paying high wages so sit got cut off cause it cost to much.
Work Progress Administration-
Established in 1935. Largest and comprehensive program. It helped artist and musicians. WPA built the golden gate bridge.
Friday-
Farmers-
Agriculture Adjustment Act- it was part of the 100 days program it payed farmers to plant less. The city was mad because they were hungry and the farmers were wasting all of that food. Then they said it was unconstitutional. Was the most famous and biggest program for farmers.
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act- Allowed government to reduce production and prevent erosion. This was designed to educated farmers on how to take care of their crops.
Rural Electricity Administration- Created in 1935. It was made to get electricity out to farmers and farm land.
Farm Security Administration- granted small farmers money to purchase farms. The dust bowl forced a lot of farmers off their farms. Many farmers bought tractors with money from the AAA thus forcing tenant farmers off the land. They wanted to document the struggles the farmers were having.
Home Owners-
Home Owners Loan Corporation- People were loosing there homes and moving to hoovervilles. Back then to buy a house you had to put down a 50% down payment. It had to be payed of withing 5-7 years. Buyers pay the entire interest charge in one big payment. Was established in 1933. They extended it to 15-20-30 years it allowed more people able to pay there loans. They used to be racist it made sure the white people got the money.
Federal Housing Administration- Created in 1934. Insure loans made by banks and other private lenders for people to build homes. It made homes better and safer. It was closed down in 65 and joined the HUD. Gave loans to people to borrow money to build new homes.
United States Housing Authority- Created 1937. It was set up to give state governments and local governments for lower and middle class income families to get homes. it eventually went away and joined another administration.
Elderly and poor-
Social Security Administration- It was established in 1935 and gave money to the elderly survivors and benefits. It realistically pays for the retired people today. This saved old people lives. Everybody has to have it and you can not opt out.
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