usa sk 2a.3 - impact of the new deal and the second world war on the usa to 1945

unemployment (1930s)

in no year after 1933 (until the war), did unemployment fall below 14% of the workforce

rural electrification administration

40% of farmers had electricity (1941) to 90% (1950)

women working

10.7m (1930) to 12.5m (1940)

eleanor roosevelt

had 348 press conferences, travelled over 300000 miles to support her husband

wpa impact on black americans

provided work for 500000 black americans every year (1936-40)

migrant workers' wages cut

35 cents/hr (1928) to 14 cents/hr (1933)

double v campaign

pittsburgh courier - sales of 200000 nationwide - wanted victory at war and at home in civil rights

wpa - federal art project

made 15000 pieces of art

wpa - federal music project

made over 7000 compositions from over 2000 musicians - gave underrepresented groups a chance

how many men were mobilised during the war?

11.9m men were mobilised (1941-5)

impact of ww2 on employment

ww2 created 17m new jobs - by 1945, unemployment was 1m (1.9% of workforce)

women in war work

by the end of the war, 18m women worked to help in efforts

american red cross

almost 20m became junior members - too young to join army but wanted to show support

trade union membership

increased from 3.4m (1930) to 14.3m (1945) and rose steadily through this time period - they had more rights due to new deal