1 / 2

Presidential Approach to The Problems of the Great Depression

Compare Herbert Hoover's hands-off approach with Franklin Roosevelt's interventionist policies during the Great Depression. Analyze volunteerism, localism, and governmental intervention. Explore the impact of RFC, FDIC, NRA, CCC, PWA, AAA, TVA, and HOLC. Which approach was more effective in tackling the economic crisis?

coty
Télécharger la présentation

Presidential Approach to The Problems of the Great Depression

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Presidential Approach to The Problems of the Great Depression • Herbert Hoover • Hands off/ felt the economy had natural upswings and downturns • Volunteerism: contribute to charities/money, clothing food • Asked businesses to hold wages, prices and employment at current levels • Asked the government to cut taxes, lower interest rates and create public work projects • Localism: problems should be solved by state and local governments • Rugged individualism • Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Trickle down economics • Franklin Roosevelt • Governmental intervention in the Economy • Relief, Reform, Recovery • Fireside chats • First 100 days? Restore confidence. • Successes of first 100 days: • FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp • NRA: National recovery Administration • CCC: Civil Conservation Corp • PWA: Public Works Administration • AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Act • TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority • HOLC: Home Owners Loan Corporation

More Related