Republican Herbert Hoover Democrats Franklin D Roosevelt Won Franklin D Roosevelt The New Deal Proposed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt Introducing the three Rs 1 relief for the unemployed ID: 809893
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FDR and the New Deal
Slide2Presidential Election 1932
Republican- Herbert Hoover
Democrats- Franklin D Roosevelt
Won- Franklin D Roosevelt
Slide3The New Deal
Proposed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Introducing the three R’s
1) relief for the unemployed
2) recovery measures to stimulate the economy
3) reform laws to help lessen the threat of another economic disaster
Slide4How FDR and Congress Responded to Banking Crisis
Called special session
Declared a bank holiday
Directed banks to accept all deposits
Make emergency loans for food and animal feed
Only certain banks were allowed to conduct these financial instructions
Slide5Fireside Chats
Radio broadcast
Informally addressing the American Public
Explain legislation of the New Deal in simple, straightforward terms
Slide6Recovery measures enacted by FDR and Congress
FDIC- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
TVA- Tennessee Valley Authority
WPA- Work Progress Administration
AAA- Agricultural Adjustment Act
CCC- Civilian Conservation Corps
NIRA- National Industrial Recovery Act
FERA- Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Slide7T.V.A
Tennessee Valley Authority
It built dams in Tennessee to turn water power to electricity
Slide8C.C.C
Civilian Conservation Corps.
18-25 year old men worked in the corps to preserve the environment, they were supervised by the U.S. Army and Labor Department
Slide9F.E.R.A
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Distributed $500million to state and local relief agencies.
Slide10A.A.A
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Helped farmers who had been hard hit by depression, by paying them a subsidy, or financial assistance
Slide11F.D.I.C
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
Reassured banks and their customers that their money would not be lost, and if it was , then it would be re-
imbursed
.
Slide12W.P.A
Works Progress Administration
Helped put unemployed teachers, artists, writers, and actors back to work.
Slide13Social Security Act
Provided pensions for retirees 65 or older and their
spouses
Unemployment compensation system
Aid
to families with dependent
children
and the disabled
Slide14FDR tries to pack the Supreme Court
FDR wanted to add 6 justices to the Supreme Court.
Help pass New Deal programs.
Did not work.
Slide15Result of the Depression
The New Deal altered permanently the role of American government in the economy.
Since the 1930s, the role of the federal government has concentrated on protecting citizens’ welfare.
Slide16Roosevelt against “Doling” out money
Dole- Government Charity
Did not want to give money to people
Thought broke down their self respect and their will to do work