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New Deal and the economy - Coggle Diagram
New Deal and the economy
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Encouraged Americans to write to her - over 300,000 letters
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She regularly advised DSE on federal policy and championed the position of women and ethnic minorities
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She travelled 300,000 miles across the USA asking questions and supporting the New Deal
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Impacted 5,000 women per year - 90 camps
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Mary Bethune
Achieved national prominence through her appointment as the Director of the Negro Affairs Division of 1936 to 1944
Constantly demanded that black American youth should receive federal aid in numbers - limited success
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Campaigned for the rights of black Americans to get the same pay as whites in the federal government - partially successful
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US economy in 1940
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Membership was 3.4m in 1930 and increased to 8.7m in 1940 - workforce had more protection on pay than ever
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In 1939 and 1940 British and French governments placed large orders for war goods and materials with US firms
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Cash and carry programme took place when Neutrality Acts in 1939 prevented USA from offering aid to countries