How did Roosevelt deal with the depression-relief-federal emergency relief administration may 1933

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How did Roosevelt deal with the depression-relief-federal emergency relief administration may 1933
  1. 1-FERA was given $500 million to be divided equally between states to help with unemployment
    1. 2-half the money went straight to the state while the other half was conditional on each state spending money on relief
      1. 3-Roosevelt chose Harry Hopkins to deal with the program- he had administrated relief programs that roosevelt set up when he was govenor of new york
        1. 4- many state governments refused to spend more as they believed the poor had only thereselves to blame
          1. 5- those needing relief were treated badely- left to wait in long ques on hot days, even after filling in forms there was long waits before payments were made
            1. 6- FERA was able to introduce the idea of federal government giving funds directly for relief
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