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Chapter 13FDR & The New Deal
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The New Deal
• FDR’s program of relief, recovery, and reform aimed at stopping the problems caused by the Depression
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The Hundred Days
• The 1st 100 days of FDR’s presidency in which he passed through program after program to create jobs and help stimulate the economy
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Fireside Chats
• FDR’s regular talks to the nation over the radio
• His easy manner and confidence reassured people and made them feel better
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2nd Bonus March
• Handled it differently than Hoover
• Provided veterans with campsites and Eleanor even visited them and heard their stories
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Bank Holiday
• FDR closed all the banks for 4 days so govt. inspectors could determine if they were healthy
• Most were and so it restored people’s confidence in banks and they put their $ back in so banks could make loans that would help stimulate the economy
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FDIC
• The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Created to protect people’s bank deposits up to $5,000 ($250,000 today)
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WPA
• The Works Progress Administration
• Govt. funded projects to build or improve public facilities like roads, airports & schools
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CCC
• Civilian Conservation Corps
• Put 2 ½ million unmarried men to work restoring and maintaining America’s forests, beaches, and parks
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Indian Reorganization Act
• Ended the sale of tribal lands and restored ownership of some lands to Indian groups
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Regulation of private businesses
• Set up industry-wide codes that regulated prices and production
• Required companies to provide info. about their finances if they offered stock for sale
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SEC
• Securities & Exchange Commission
• Oversaw the stock market and limited the purchase of stock on margin
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Homes & Farms
• Govt. helped save homes & farms by making mortgages or payments more manageable by providing low-interest loans
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Farm prices
• Govt. helped raise low farm prices by paying farmers not to raise certain crops & animals
• Less supply would raise prices
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TVA
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Helped farmers and created jobs in one of the country’s least developed regions by reactivating a hydroelectric power facility that provided cheap electric power to the Tennessee Valley
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African Americans
• FDR broke new ground by appointing many African Americans to govt. positions
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Eleanor Roosevelt
• A “different kind” of first lady
• Outspoken woman for the times
• Toured the country in place of her husband
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Criticism of New Deal
• Improvements were not significant or quick
• Some claimed it was unconstitutional
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New Labor Laws
• Couldn’t prohibit unions
• Banned child labor
• Set minimum wage for all workers
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Social Security Act
• Retired workers receive social security payments at age 65
• Unemployment insurance to workers who lost their jobs
• Payments to the blind & physically disabled