The New Deal
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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“The only thing to fear is fear itself.”
______ President of the United States (D)
Born 1882 in New York.
Formerly a New York Senator
Inherited the problems of the Great
Depression
Married Eleanor Roosevelt
Set an unprecedented 4 terms in office
• Now a two term limit
FDR 2
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In the summer of 1921,
he was diagnosed with
poliomyelitis
• Worked to regain his
strength through
swimming
• Dramatically
appeared at the 1924
Democratic
Convention on
crutches
• Elected as governor
of ______________
in 1928
FDR 3
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Under the Roosevelt administration,
the country saw vast political,
economic, and policy changes
_____________
• He sought legislation to enlarge the
Supreme Court, which had been
opposing key New Deal measures.
Roosevelt lost the Supreme Court
battle, but a revolution in constitutional
law took place. Thereafter the
Government could legally regulate the
economy.
Fireside Chats
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What was a fireside chat?
• On thirty-one occasions during his presidency,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt went on the radio to
talk things over with the people of the United
States.
• Families would gather around their fireplace
and radio to hear the president address the
nation on key topics such as the war, the
depression, and other key policies.
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The New Deal
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The New Deal was a series of
economic programs passed by
Congress under FDR’s first term.
Programs were passed as a response
to the Great Depression
Three R’s
• Relief
• __________
• Recovery
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Reform
• Of the current financial
system to assure that
the depression would
end and we would not
see one again
Recovery
• Of the economy, to
bounce back from its
volatility and return to
normalcy
Relief
• For the poor and those
seeking employment
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the same month as you and…
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Compare the three R’s to being in a
car accident.
• Relief
• Recovery
• Reform
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Liberal fiscal policy
• Ran budget ___________
• Keynesian economics
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Many of the policies were tried in the
Supreme court and deemed
unconstitutional
• The National Recovery Administration
(NRA) was perhaps the one major
exception
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Set maximum hours of work and minimum
wage standards
Good Neighbor Policy
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Roosevelt’s foreign policy initiatives
Shift from the ___________ as a
unilateral leader to one of multilateral
action
Directed towards ______________
• Aimed at improving the already strained
relations with Latin American countries
• "In the field of world policy, I dedicate this
nation to the policy of the good neighbor —
the neighbor who resolutely respects himself
and, because he does so, respects the rights of
others." - FDR
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The Good Neighbor
Policy
Influence in Latin
America
US pulls troops out
of conflicts in
Guatemala and
Haiti
Into the War
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Through a series of legislation advocating
neutrality, FDR sought to keep America
out of the war in Europe
• Gave __________ all the aid possible during
the war short of direct military assistance
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Following the December 7, 1941 attack on
Pearl Harbor, FDR appealed to congress
for a war declaration, getting the United
States involved in WWII
FDR’s later years
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As the war drew to a
close, Roosevelt's
health deteriorated,
and on April 12, 1945,
while at Warm
Springs, Georgia, he
died of a cerebral
hemorrhage.
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followed as 33rd
President carrying on
many of FDR’s
policies
4 terms in office