Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
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Distant cousin of __________________ ____________________
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He married his 5th cousin, _______________ __________________
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Suffered from polio in 1921 (wheel chair)
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Very few pictures showed him in a wheel chair
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_______ _____________________ of the United States of America (1933-1945)
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Beat ____________________________________ in election by a landslide (won by a lot)
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People wanted help and ______________ from the __________________
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FDR promised _____________, ________________, and ____________
3 Rs (R-R-R)
________________ – give help immediately to _____________ ___________ who are in need
________________ - give help to ____________, businesses, ___________, and workers to recover from
Great Depression
________________ - make long-term ____________ in the economy so that a depression
would ___________________________ AND increased _______ _____ ______________
The New Deal
 _________________ __________ to help the economy
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The New Deal was made up of a series of _______________ to help the nation recover.
FDR and “Fireside Chats”
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A series of 31 _____________ ______________ messages from ______
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FDR explained issues about the economy in simple language (like the bank crisis), his plan for a “New
Deal”, and asked Americans “tell me your troubles”.
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As a result, many wrote FDR letters about their struggles
Impact of New Deal
 Though FDR’s plan began moving the country out the depression, by 1937 the country was back in an
economic recession
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It was not until our involvement in _____________ that the country was completely out of the Great
Depression
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Many New Deal programs like TVA, ___________ ______________, and FDIC still exist today.