FDR, NEW DEAL, AND ALPHABET AGENCIES
Name__________________________________ Date__________________ Period_______
Directions: You will need to get a textbook and the article attached to this sheet to answer the
following on your own.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and his economic/domestic (means at home in the U.S.)
plan during the 1930’s—KNOWN AS THE ____________ ______________.
In ______________ CHATS, FDR said “the only thing we have to fear is ___________
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-“Try anything…if it fails, try something else!”
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ALPHABET AGENCIES- bills/programs that FDR got lawmakers (____________________)
to pass to try and “STIMULATE” the economy during the Great Depression. This period
of history is often referred to as the “FIRST __________________ DAYS”
FDR’s first goal was to put people to work doing projects inside the U.S… The interior
work on the U.S. is called the _______________________________________... would
roads, bridges, parks etc…
MARCH 6,1933—To try and stop “BANK ______________”FDR ordered ALL banks in the
U.S. to CLOSE!
He called this a BANK ____________________.
MARCH 22, 1933—BEER-WINE REVENUE ACT- This set the stage for repealing the
_______ amendment that was known as ________________________. The amendment
that repealed it was ____________________ amendment.
MARCH 1933- CCC (CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORP)— This put 250,000 young men to
work planting trees and working on conservation projects across the country. It is also
what is responsible for building the _____________ DAM.
APRIL 1933—BANKING ACT OF 1933. This created the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation)- this was a GOVERNMENT guarantee that stated that if you put your
money in the bank, the GOVERNMENT promises you will get it back (up to $5000).
Today that amount is______________________.
MAY 1933- T.V.A. (Western Kentucky and Tennessee…stands for
______________________ ________________________ ________________________.
This created a tourist attraction that many visit TODAY known as ____________
Between the _______________. It created TWO lakes- Lake _______________________
and ________________________ Lake. Its purpose was to put people to work, but also
created hydroelectricity and flood control for the area.
CRITICS OF THE NEW DEAL (did NOT think it did enough to help poor people)
**Look at handout and textbook for this section
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______________________________ -this term is used usually with political leaders that
gave FIERY speeches and appealed to people’s emotions or prejudices.
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One group did NOT think the New Deal was doing enough to help poor people. This
group, which we have discussed before, is known as the _________________________.
This group also argued that the NEW DEAL helped ____________________________
more than it did women or minority groups.
Many also argued that the New Deal was making the government too _______________
and ________________________.
The Republicans (conservatives) would argue that the government should STAY OUT of
business which is known as ___________________________________.
#1 speaker against FDR and the NEW DEAL was Senator from Louisiana named
__________ __________. He called himself a “HERO TO THE COMMON MAN” This man
said that America should “_______________________________________________”.
His idea was NOT capitalism/free enterprise, but more of the economic idea of
___________________________________.
To get government programs passed, many have to be “judged” by the Supreme
Court…this is part of checks and _______________________. FDR had some controversy
because he wanted to ADD Supreme Court Justices to the Supreme Court that vote FDR
his New Deal Programs. Historically, this was called the “___________- ______________
scheme. Many Americans saw this as illegal and against the laws of the United States as
outlined in our_______________________________. As a result, FDR was forced to
withdraw this plan.
2nd New Deal
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Define REA (this is OWEN ELECTRIC today!!!)-
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Define WPA (called the BIG BILL)
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Define Wagner Act-
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Go to pg. 421- SOCIAL SECURITY-
o ALSO INCLUDE:
 Retirement-
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Disability-
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Describe Social Security today (look at captions pg. 426)
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Define Welfare State
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Define Deficit Spending