The New DealThe New Deal

Franklin Delano RooseveltFranklin Delano Roosevelt ““The only thing to fear is fear itself.The only thing to fear is fear itself.”” ______ President of the United States (D)______ President of the United States (D) Born 1882 in New York. Born 1882 in New York. Formerly a New York SenatorFormerly a New York Senator Inherited the problems of the Great Inherited the problems of the Great

DepressionDepression Married Eleanor RooseveltMarried Eleanor Roosevelt Set an unprecedented 4 terms in officeSet an unprecedented 4 terms in office

• Now a two term limitNow a two term limit

FDR 2FDR 2 In the summer of 1921, In the summer of 1921,

he was diagnosed with he was diagnosed with poliomyelitispoliomyelitis• Worked to regain his Worked to regain his

strength through strength through swimmingswimming

• Dramatically appeared Dramatically appeared at the 1924 at the 1924 Democratic Convention Democratic Convention on crutcheson crutches

• Elected as governor of Elected as governor of ______________ in 1928______________ in 1928

FDR 3FDR 3

Under the Roosevelt administration, Under the Roosevelt administration, the country saw vast political, the country saw vast political, economic, and policy changeseconomic, and policy changes

__________________________• He sought legislation to enlarge the He sought legislation to enlarge the

Supreme Court, which had been opposing Supreme Court, which had been opposing key New Deal measures. Roosevelt lost key New Deal measures. Roosevelt lost the Supreme Court battle, but a the Supreme Court battle, but a revolution in constitutional law took revolution in constitutional law took place. Thereafter the Government could place. Thereafter the Government could legally regulate the economy. legally regulate the economy.

Fireside ChatsFireside Chats

What was a fireside chat?What was a fireside chat?• On thirty-one occasions during his presidency, On thirty-one occasions during his presidency,

Franklin Delano Roosevelt went on the radio to Franklin Delano Roosevelt went on the radio to talk things over with the people of the United talk things over with the people of the United States.States.

• Families would gather around their fireplace Families would gather around their fireplace and radio to hear the president address the and radio to hear the president address the nation on key topics such as the war, the nation on key topics such as the war, the depression, and other key policies. depression, and other key policies.

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The New DealThe New Deal

The New Deal was a series of The New Deal was a series of economic programs passed by economic programs passed by Congress under FDRCongress under FDR’’s first term. s first term.

Programs were passed as a response Programs were passed as a response to the Great Depressionto the Great Depression

Three RThree R’’ss• Relief Relief • ____________________• RecoveryRecovery

The New Deal 2The New Deal 2 ReformReform

• Of the current financial Of the current financial system to assure that system to assure that the depression would the depression would end and we would not end and we would not see one againsee one again

RecoveryRecovery• Of the economy, to Of the economy, to

bounce back from its bounce back from its volatility and return to volatility and return to normalcynormalcy

ReliefRelief• For the poor and those For the poor and those

seeking employmentseeking employment

Find a partner with a birthday in Find a partner with a birthday in the same month as you and…the same month as you and…

Compare the three R’s to being in a Compare the three R’s to being in a car accident. car accident. • ReliefRelief• RecoveryRecovery• ReformReform

New Deal 3New Deal 3

Liberal fiscal policyLiberal fiscal policy• Ran budget ___________Ran budget ___________• Keynesian economicsKeynesian economics

Many of the policies were tried in the Many of the policies were tried in the Supreme court and deemed Supreme court and deemed unconstitutionalunconstitutional• The National Recovery Administration The National Recovery Administration

(NRA) was perhaps the one major (NRA) was perhaps the one major exceptionexception

Set maximum hours of work and minimum Set maximum hours of work and minimum wage standardswage standards

Good Neighbor PolicyGood Neighbor Policy RooseveltRoosevelt’’s foreign policy initiativess foreign policy initiatives Shift from the ___________ as a unilateral Shift from the ___________ as a unilateral

leader to one of multilateral actionleader to one of multilateral action Directed towards ______________Directed towards ______________

• Aimed at improving the already strained Aimed at improving the already strained relations with Latin American countriesrelations with Latin American countries

• "In the field of world policy, I dedicate this "In the field of world policy, I dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor — the nation to the policy of the good neighbor — the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of because he does so, respects the rights of others." - FDRothers." - FDR

The Good Neighbor The Good Neighbor PolicyPolicy

Influence in Latin Influence in Latin AmericaAmerica

US pulls troops out US pulls troops out of conflicts in of conflicts in Guatemala and Guatemala and HaitiHaiti

Into the WarInto the War

Through a series of legislation advocating Through a series of legislation advocating neutrality, FDR sought to keep America neutrality, FDR sought to keep America out of the war in Europeout of the war in Europe• Gave __________ all the aid possible during the Gave __________ all the aid possible during the

war short of direct military assistance war short of direct military assistance Following the December 7, 1941 attack on Following the December 7, 1941 attack on

Pearl Harbor, FDR appealed to congress Pearl Harbor, FDR appealed to congress for a war declaration, getting the United for a war declaration, getting the United States involved in WWIIStates involved in WWII

FDRFDR’’s later yearss later years As the war drew to a As the war drew to a

close, Roosevelt's close, Roosevelt's health deteriorated, health deteriorated, and on April 12, 1945, and on April 12, 1945, while at Warm while at Warm Springs, Georgia, he Springs, Georgia, he died of a cerebral died of a cerebral hemorrhage. hemorrhage. 

________________ ________________ followed as 33followed as 33rdrd President carrying on President carrying on many of FDRmany of FDR’’s policiess policies

4 terms in office4 terms in office