FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT And THE NEW DEAL. As he prepared to take office in 1933, FDR planned for the...

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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT And THE NEW DEAL

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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

And THE NEW DEAL

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As he prepared to take office in 1933,

FDR planned for the biggest

changes in the federal

government since 1787.

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Roosevelt’s Inauguration

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ROOSEVELT’S GOALS #1 – BUILD PUBLIC

CONFIDENCE

Fireside Chats

Eleanor visited campsites of the 2nd Bonus March

Promised a “New Deal”

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#2 – STABILIZE FINANCIAL

INSTITUTIONS

Bank “holidays”

Government inspection of banks

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.)

SEC (Securities Exchange Commission)

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#3 – PROVIDE RELIEF & JOBS

Started public works programs

Federal Emergency Relief Agency

CCC – FDR’s favorite program

Works Progress Administration

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#4 – REGULATING THE ECONOMY

NATIONAL RECOVERY

ACT

① Provided federal codes & regulations for wages, production, working conditions, etc.

② Public Works Administration built Grand Coulee Dam, bridges in NYC and Florida

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ASSISTING:FARMERS

AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT (AAA) Provided subsidies to

farmers who cut production

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ASSISTING:HOMEOWNERS

LOW INTEREST LOANSHelped homeowners

purchase/keep homes

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THE SECOND NEW DEAL

Expanded government programs even more

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Public Works Administration

Social Security System

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CRITICISMS OF THE NEW DEAL

Women & African Americans paid less than men

New Deal programs didn’t go far enough

Some thought the programs were socialistic

Government was taking too much responsibility

Modern day critics say the New Deal prevented economic recovery through high taxes

Criticized the deficit spending of the New Deal

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LAST DAYS OF THE NEW DEAL

New Deal Protections helped labor unions grow

New Deal projects provided jobs for unemployed artists, musicians, writers

New Deal lessened suffering during the Depression

New Deal changed the way Americans thought about the role of the government and President