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How FDR's New Deal Addressed the Great Depression: Key Actions and Impact

This lesson explores the New Deal implemented by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) to combat the Great Depression. We will discuss the context of the 1932 election between Hoover and Roosevelt, the public's response, and the significant legislation enacted during FDR’s first hundred days in office. Key initiatives like the FDIC, SEC, and CWA aimed to restore confidence, provide jobs, and support economic recovery. The roles of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt will also be highlighted, demonstrating their commitment to social reform and addressing the needs of the American people.

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How FDR's New Deal Addressed the Great Depression: Key Actions and Impact

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  1. Do Now If your family or friend was out of a job, how would you want the government to respond?

  2. Objective: Chapter 23, Section 1 • SWBAT identify and discuss what the New Deal was and how FDR tried to counteract the Depression

  3. Election of 1932 • Herbert Hoover (Republican) • Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democrat)

  4. Issues • Americans blamed President Hoover for the country’s economic woes. • Franklin Delano Roosevelt • Was related to Theodore Roosevelt. • Survived polio. • Governor of New York.

  5. FDR Continued • Roosevelt promised: • Relief for the poor • More public works programs to provide jobs. • He attacked Hoover and the Republicans for their response to the Great Depression. • Roosevelt won a landslide victory—winning more than 57 percent of the popular vote.

  6. The Roosevelts • Believed it was the Govt’s responsibility to help the people • Eleanor Roosevelt: First lady • Played a major role in FDR’s success

  7. Eleanor Roosevelt

  8. FDR Attributes Franklin Roosevelt • Appealing blend of cheerfulness, optimism, and confidence • An effective communicator (ex: fireside chats) • A reform-minded Democrat • Believed the government could solve economic and social problems

  9. Eleanor Roosevelt • “Eyes and ears” of her husband • Directed efforts to solve several major social issues (ex. lynching of African Americans) • Wrote her own newspaper column • Had the trust and affection of many Americans

  10. FDR’s First Hundred Days • FDR’s first hundred days in office: March through June, 1933 • Time in which most of his New Deal legislation was passed • Wanted to restore confidence in banks 1st…..Why? • March 5th, 1933: Ordered banks to close for 4 days • March 9th: Passed Emergency Banking Act: Allowed government to inspect all banks • Two thirds of banks had reopened by March 15th

  11. Some of the acts that were passed in the New Deal • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) • Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) • Federal Housing Administration (FHA) • Civil Works Administration (CWA) • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) • The Federal Securities Act (FSA) • Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) • Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) • Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) • National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

  12. Question 1 • Regulated the stock market and protected investors from dishonest trading practices

  13. Answer 1 • Securities Exchange Commission

  14. Question 2 • Attempted to raise farm prices by paying farmers to lower farm output

  15. Answer 2 • Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

  16. Question 3 • Insured bank deposits up to 5,000 dollars

  17. Answer 3 • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

  18. Question 4 • Provided low-cost mortgage refinancing to homeowners facing foreclosure

  19. Answer 4 • Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)

  20. Question 5 • Enforced provisions of the Wagner Act, which included the right of collective bargaining and other union rights

  21. Answer 5 • National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

  22. Question 6 • Requires companies to provide information about their finances if they offered stock for sale

  23. Answer 6 • Federal Securities Act

  24. Question 7 • Provided federal jobs in building and improving roads and public facilities

  25. Answer 7 • Civil Works Administration (CWA)

  26. Question 8 • Provided hydroelectric power, flood control, and recreational opportunities

  27. Answer 8 • Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

  28. Question 9 • Provided jobs to young, unmarried men to work on conservation and resource development projects

  29. Answer 9 • Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

  30. Question 10 • Improved housing standards and conditions and provided home financing

  31. Answer 10 • Federal Housing Administration

  32. Follow-Up • Page 776: 1-4

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