PPT-Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal

The Great Depression began in 1929 after the stock market crashed Businesses closed unemployment rose and the economy suffered greatly Hoovers Policies Failed President Hoover was viewed as not having done enough to slow down the effects of the Great Depression . President Franklin Roosevelt promised to take action to get America out of the Great Depression.. Key terms: Hundred Days, New Deal, work relief, subsidy. Essential Questions. How did Roosevelt try to restore the confidence of the American people?. and the New Deal. Redefined Democracy:. Political Rights .  Economic. Security  Social Justice. Reasons for Hoover’s Ineffectiveness. thought business should be self-regulating. desperate to balance the budget. Roosevelt is Elected. The election of 1932 saw President Hoover unseated by Franklin Roosevelt.. Hoover was widely blamed for the Depression.. Roosevelt promised “A New Deal”. Meant to remind people of “The Square Deal” advocated by Teddy Roosevelt.. The Election of 1932. As the . election of 1932. neared, unemployment and poverty brought dissent of President Hoover and a demand for a change in policy.  The Republicans nominated . Herbert Hoover. ’. s . “. New Deal. ”. provide relief, recovery, & reform during the Great Depression?. Warm-Up Question. :. ?. Hoover & the Depression. From 1929 to 1932, President Hoover was criticized for not doing more to . Chapter . 22. . The New Deal. Main Idea: . In 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president of a suffering nation. He quickly sought to address the country’s needs with mixed results.. Chapter 22 . Introduction. As the presidential election neared in 1932 there were 11 million people still unemployed and their families sank ever deeper into the pit of poverty. . Hoover was renominated. , but not a lot of enthusiasm surrounded him. While a rising star of the democrats was Franklin Delano . 2. The Main Idea. In 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president of a suffering nation. He quickly sought to address the country’s needs, with mixed results.. Reading Focus. What were the key events of the presidential election of 1932? . From 1929 to 1932, President Hoover was . criticized . for not doing more to end the depression. Tens of thousands . of businesses failed . and unemployment rose to 25%. The American banking system collapsed . Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal Redefined Democracy: Political Rights  Economic Security  Social Justice Hoover’s Downfall l assez -faire policies b elieved in a balanced national budget FDR. Born in 1882, 5. th. cousin of Theodore Roosevelt. In 1921 he contracted polio and lost the use of his legs. (Paralytic Illness). Promised Americans a “New Deal” in 1932 but was vague on the details. Four months elapsed between the election and FDR taking office. Worked with his advisors, the Brain Trust, on new policies that came to collectively be called the New Deal. Policies focused on 3 goals. . U.S. History. Essential Question. What was the New Deal and how did it change American society?. Main Idea. The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan for overcoming the Great Depression. His plan gave government jobs to the unemployed and increased government regulation of the economy. Although New Deal programs achieved varied levels of success, they did represent a basic change in American society.. The Great Depression hits. Hoover elected President in 1928. “predicts the end of poverty”. Warning signs of Depression. Buying stock on . Speculation. Buying on Margin. Stock prices are inflated.