FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT’S
THE NEW DEAL
1933-1945
Fireside Chats
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Students analyze the different explanations
for the Great Depression and how the New
Deal fundamentally changed the role of the
federal government.
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The Presidential Election of
1932
Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated Herbert
Hoover
 FDR’s slogan-Happy Days are Here Again
 FDR had a New Deal for the American
people
 25% unemployment and 10 million lost jobs
 Banks collapsed and the Dust Bowl affected
the farmers
 FDR would restore the economy
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The beginning of the New
Deal
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FDR closed the banks & gave them a holiday. He
didn’t want people to withdraw their money
He passed the Emergency Banking Relief Act to
balance the budget.
The National Industrial Recovery Administration
(1933) provided money for public works. The
government monitored big business and labor.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (1933)
provided grants for unemployed.
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The beginning of the New
Deal
Agricultural Adjustment Act raised market
prices for crops and livestock. Farmers
destroyed the surplus of crops.
 Tennessee Valley Authority built dams that
provided electricity for the poorest
communities.
 FDR was successful in the 1st 100 days
because Congress worked with him.
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The beginning of the New
Deal
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One Hundred Days- passed many laws to stimulate
the economy.
Fireside Chats-Communicated with public and
reassured people that the economy would recover.
President Roosevelt’s
New Deal
Relief, Recovery and Reform-helped control
the depression, and prevent a future depression
 Public Works Administration-gave out
contracts for public works to stimulate
economy
 Federal Reserve Bank-money is insured.
supervise banks, an agent for the Federal
government, and promote a healthily economy
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NEW DEAL
PROGRAMS & LAWS
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Federal Emergency Relief Act( 1933)- provided
grants for the poor
National Labor Relations Act (1935)-Guarantee
workers the right to organize and bargain
Social Security Act (1935)-protect workers with
insurance for unemployment and old age
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)- provide work
for the single, unemployment men.
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NEW DEAL
PROGRAMS & LAWS
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC)- protect depositors in case of bank
failure
 Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC)-protect investors and regulate the
stock exchange.
 United States Housing Authority (USHA)lend money to local cities for low cost
housing
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The power of unions
The Wagner Act improved working
conditions and rights of workers.
 The unions increased their bargaining
power.
 The union power expanded to auto workers
 Bargaining tactic:sit-down- workers would
go to work but would sit down and not
work.
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Critics of the New Deal
African-Americans didn’t believe that they
received very much from the New Deal.
 Conservatives thought that the policies were
too socialistic.
 Some thought that farms were wasting food.
 Dr. Francis E. Townsend believed that
elderly weren’t being protected.
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Critics of the New Deal
Huey Long believed that businesses weren’t
sharing the wealth. “ Every man was king.”
 Father Charles E. Coughlin views were
fascist and Anti-Semitic and anti- business.
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The legacy of the New Deal
The policies like Social Security still impact
our society.
 FDR wanted to pack the Supreme Court
with people who supported the New Deal.
His actions were ruled unconstitutional.
 FDR reshaped the way the Executive
Branch is run.( the use of a cabinet &
advisors)
 He centralized the power of the president.
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The legacy of the New Deal
Mary McLeod Bethume headed the National
Youth Administration.
 He appointed the first woman to a cabinet
position – Secretary of Labor-Frances
Perkins
 The economy didn’t improve quickly, but it
gave people hope.
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