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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal: Tackling the Great Depression

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Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1933 and swiftly initiated the New Deal to combat the Great Depression. Focusing on Relief, Recovery, and Reform, he rolled out programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to provide jobs and support for struggling Americans. His administration also established essential reforms, including the FDIC for bank insurance and Social Security for the unemployed and elderly. Despite these efforts, the Depression lingered, highlighting ongoing economic challenges.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal: Tackling the Great Depression

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  1. The New Deal

  2. A New President • Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1933. • He immediately began trying to get out of the Great Depression. • He started many new programs. They were called the New Deal.

  3. The New Deal • The New Deal came from one of Roosevelt’s speeches. • “I pledge to you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.” Many programs began running less than 100 days after he entered office.

  4. The “3 Rs” • His New Deal focused on 3 things: • Relief, Recovery, and Reform • Relief: Feed and House America’s poorest people • Helped people right away • Gave $500 million to feed and house the poorest people

  5. CCC • Civilian Conservation Corps • Gave jobs to young men • Worked on national parks and projects around the U.S • Men had to send money home

  6. The “3 Rs” • The 3 Rs • Recovery: • Started programs to help recover the economy • Designed to recover businesses so they would make money • Many programs helped farmers • CCC • WPA: Works Progress Administration

  7. The “3 Rs” • The 3 Rs • Reform • Tried to make sure that conditions that caused the Great Depression never happened again

  8. Important Programs • FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation • Government insured the money put in the bank • Social Security • Unemployed could get money • Disabled could get money • Elderly could get money

  9. Important Programs • SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission • Regulated trading on Wall Street (stock market) • Limited “out-of-control” investing

  10. No Change • Social Security did not help everyone (farmers, domestic workers) • Businesses were still in trouble. • Despite all of Franklin D Roosevelt’s work, the Depression remained. • In 1939 there were still 10 million unemployed workers. • Roosevelt said, “I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.”

  11. Government • Think back to Herbert Hoover….he did not want the government to become involved. • Franklin D. Roosevelt- the government became larger and more powerful.

  12. The First Lady • Many people worked to help the poor • Eleanor Roosevelt traveled across the country to make sure programs were working • Franklin D. Roosevelt had polio and was crippled • She was very concerned about the lives of women, children, and African Americans.

  13. Eleanor’s travels • She said, “These trips gave me a wonderful opportunity to visit all kinds of places and to see and get to know a good cross section of people. Always during my free time I visited as many government projects as possible, often managing to arrive without advance notice, so that they could not be polished up for my inspection.”

  14. Dorothea Lange • Dorothea Lange was a photographer who took pictures of the Great Depression. • People standing in bread lines • Farm families in the dust bowl • She was hired by the FSA to take pictures to show how families were affected. • The conditions of the poor were brought out for Americans to see

  15. Forgetting Your Troubles • People wanted to forget their troubles • Comic books came out- Superman and Batman • Families played Monopoly(could buy and sell land) • People went to the movies

  16. Movies • The drive-in theatre was created • Movies with music, dancing, and beautiful costumes were popular • People enjoyed King Kong • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was popular

  17. More Entertainment • Many people visited the World’s Fair and saw it as a symbol of hope. • 1933- Chicago • 1939- Queens, NY • Theme was “Building the World of Tomorrow” • People got a first look at the future television

  18. Global Depression • The Depression began in the US • It spread around the world • Millions around the world were unemployed • Germany was trying to repay countries from WWI • Inflation (a rapid rise in prices) occurred and German money became worthless

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