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The New Deal
Section 1: Forging a New Deal
Essential Vocab
1. New Deal-
2. Hundred days-
3. Public works program-
4. Civilian Conservation Corps-
5. Agricultural Adjustment Administration-
6. Tennessee Valley Authority-
7. Second New Deal-
8. Wagner Act-
9. Closed shop-
10. Social Security System-
Objectives:
1. Explain how Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt worked to restore the nation’s hope.
2. Describe some major New Deal programs created in the first hundred days and identify some key
players in these programs.
3. Explain what caused the New Deal to falter.
4. Explain some of the key goals and accomplishments of the Second New Deal.
5. Describe what the election of 1936 indicated about America’s feelings toward the New Deal.
Section 2: The New Deal’s Critics
Essential Vocab
1. American Liberty League-
2. Demagogue-
3. Nationalization-
4. Deficit spending-
Objectives:
1. Describe some of the shortcomings and limits of the New Deal.
2. Explain some of the chief complaints of FDR’s critics, including political, non-political and modern
day critics.
3. Describe how the court packing incident harmed FDR’s reputation.
Section 3: Last Days of the New Deal
Essential Vocab
1. Recession-
2. National debt
3. Revenue-
4. Coalition-
5. Sit-down strike-
Objectives:
1. Explain some of the factors which led to the recession of 1937 and how the Roosevelt
administration responded.
2. Describe the triumphs and setbacks experienced by unions during the New Deal Era.
3. Explain the effects that the New Deal had on American culture.
4. Identify some lasting effects which can be attributed to the New Deal.