Essential Questions: Who becomes America’s president of hope? History SS8H8 The student will analyze the important events that occurred after World War I and their impact on Georgia. a. Describe the impact of the boll weevil and drought on Georgia. b. Explain economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression. c. Discuss the impact of the political career of Eugene Talmadge. d. Discuss the effect of the New Deal in terms of the impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, rural electrification, and Social Security. Essential Questions: Who becomes America’s president of hope? How did the “New Deal Plan” help restore America?

The New Deal Roosevelt knew that the only way to bring prosperity back to America was to put America back to work. He called his plan the New Deal. During the first one hundred days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s term of office, he feverishly pushed program after program through Congress to provide relief, create jobs, and stimulate economic recovery.

African Americans and the New Deal African Americans supported FDR as President Did not benefit from most New Deal program. Federal grants went to property owners Most African Americans were not property owners Prominent African Americans in FDR’s Black Cabinet: +Mary McLeod Bethune +Robert Weaver +William Hastie +Clark Foreman

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SSA Social Security Administration helped to establish a program that was written to help the elderly 65 years or older and helped to establish unemployment.

New Deal Programs The Social Security Act Passed by Congress in 1935 Permanent plan to protect workers from losing their wages Two social insurance programs were formed to remedy severe poverty & prevent it in the future: Old-age benefits for retiring workers would support them when they could no longer work (managed by federal government) Insurance was provided for unemployed and disabled to provide people with a sense of security in their jobs (managed by state & federal government)

CCC Civilian Conservation Corps was responsible for putting over 3 million Americans to work building governmental projects such as airports, courthouses, schools and libraries, sea walls, and municipals

New Deal Programs The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) This program created jobs for thousands of young war veterans who were suffering from job loss & poverty In exchange for work, the men received housing, food, and money Work included soil conservation, reforestation, fire prevention, and park building Educational classes and job training were also provided Many Georgia parks were built by the CCC

REA Rural electrification Administration was a program that resulted from President Roosevelt’s view that helped to bring electricity to rural areas.

(c) 2007 brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. New Deal Programs The Rural Electrification Administration (REA) Before 1935, very few rural areas in GA and around the country had electricity Private electric companies did not offer service to many people who lived near power lines This agency provided loans to states to improve electric service to rural areas The money was used to build power plants & power lines Within four years, GA was leading the country in the number of REA groups (c) 2007 brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration was a program designed to help raise the price of Cotton in Georgia and help reestablish the farming industry by reducing over production and raising prices on agricultural products.

(c) 2007 brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. New Deal Programs The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) Purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act was to raise the price of staple crops by limiting supply Farmers in GA were paid to plant less cotton to drive the prices up This administration also hoped to raise the price of farms and vary crops grown They also hoped to protect the soil from being overworked (c) 2007 brainybetty.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Company was established through the Emergency Banking Act which gave the government the opportunity to inspect the health of all banks. This act also required banks to insure single bank accounts.

WPA Works Progress Administration (WPA) As the largest work relief program in U.S. history, it provided jobs for both men and women in construction and education Roosevelt hoped this program would repair the spirit of people The Georgia library system is an example of a WPA program Over 100 hundred libraries received assistance Program provided pay for workers and technical services for libraries

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