PPT-The Long Shadow of FDR and the New Deal

Truman Kennedy Johnson Harry Truman and the Fair Deal The Fair Deal In the Election of 1948 Southern Democrats had formed the States Rights Democratic Party Dixiecrats and nominated their own candidate for presidentSouth Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond Truman narrowly defeated Republican Thomas Dewey. Chapter 34. Essential Question. What caused WWII to develop?. What is appeasement and why did it not work?. Why was the US not able to remain neutral in WWII?. London Economic Conference. 66 nation meeting in 1933. Tens of thousands . of businesses failed . and unemployment rose to 25%. The American banking system collapsed . Hoover initially relied on rugged individualism but offered relief checks and job programs, . Reeling from the economic downturn and angry about President Hoover’s refusal to use the government to relieve the suffering of the people many Americans looked to the upcoming Presidential election in 1932 as a way to change their circumstances. . By:. Allison Cohen. Amber Hsu. Jake Perez. Sruthi Pichika. Why did FDR not launch a Third New Deal?. Planned to launch Third New Deal to build on achievements. FDR not in favor of deficit spending. . FDR: Politician in a Wheelchair. Disabled from polio at a younger age. Taught him patience, tolerance, compassion and strength of will. Eleanor:. Distant cousin of FDR and niece of TR. “Redefined the role of the First Lady. Chapter 35. Recognition for the Russians. . In 1933. FDR finally formally recognized the Soviet Union as an official country. Roosevelt hoped that the U.S. could trade with the U.S.S.R. which would help the U.S. economy pull out of the Great Depression.. Truman, Kennedy, Johnson. Harry Truman and the Fair Deal. The Fair Deal. In the . Election of 1948 . Southern Democrats had formed the State’s Rights Democratic Party (. Dixiecrats. ) and nominated their own candidate for president-South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond; Truman narrowly defeated Republican Thomas Dewey. 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 . 1929-1939. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gplaqa2yRgg. Stock market. Bull market 1920’s----Dow Jones 1924=180, 1929=381 1932=41. Buying on Margin…..5%. Banks and businesses financed brokers who facilitated risky buys. A . NEW DEAL FIGHTS THE DEPRESSION. The 1932 presidential election showed that Americans were clearly ready for a change. Republicans re-nominated Hoover despite his low approval rating. The Democrats nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 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 . 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. The New Deal. Causes of the Great Depression. Tariffs and war debt policies. Crises in the farm sector. Availability of easy credit. Unequal distribution of income. Hoover Takes the Nation. Election of 1928. Republican- Herbert Hoover. Democrats- Franklin D Roosevelt. Won- Franklin D Roosevelt. The New Deal. Proposed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Introducing the three R’s . 1) relief for the unemployed .