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Date:
Statement of Inquiry-Socioeconomic growth and development are directly affected by patterns of behavior.
Chapter 24 & 25: Roaring Twenties & Great Depression
Lesson 7: FDR’s New Deal in Action
Objective: Explore FDR’s New Deal program using a gallery walk activity
Do Now:
1. Read the background information below
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Background
o FDR’s Presidency was known as the “Alphabet Soup” because of
the acronyms of his many programs. Each of his programs was
designed to give relief, recovery, or reform to some aspect of the
economy.
 Relief-Immediate action taken to halt the economic
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depression
Recovery - Temporary programs to restart the flow of
consumer purchasing
Reform - Permanent programs to avoid another
depression and insure citizens protection against
economic disasters.
Resources
o http://www.painesvilletownship.k12.oh.us/userfiles/1122/Classes/7584/FDR%20Alphabet%20Soup%20Agencies1.pdf
o http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/education/resources/periodictable.html
o http://www.fasttrackteaching.com/ftap/Charts7_New_Deal_Unemployment.html
Program
Acronym Year
Enacted
Purpose & Importance
Works Progress
Administration
And the Public Work
Administration
Federal Emergency
Relief Administration
Social Security
Administration
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Date:
Statement of Inquiry-Socioeconomic growth and development are directly affected by patterns of behavior.
Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment
Administration
National Recovery
Administration
Tennessee Valley
Authority
Civilian Conservation
Corps
National Youth
Administration
NYA
1935
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Was a New Deal agency in the United States
that focused on providing work and education
for Americans between the ages of 16 and 25.
This allowed teens and young adults to
financially help out their
Assessment/Homework
o Develop a poster that represents ONE of the New Deal Programs above
 Requirements
 Name of agency
 Acronym of agency
 Year establish
 Visual Representation of the agency
o You may want to do some research to determine if they had a logo or
a picture of a specific project that the agency was responsible for
 a brief explanation of the importance and purpose of the program
o Explanation should be no more than 3-4 sentence
 Due: 3/13
 Graded as a lesson check/quiz grade
 Neatness, organization, accuracy, mechanics, and punctuality will all be taken into
account when grading
7-Roaring Twenties & The Great Depression-per 1 & 2- FDR’s Action