Aim: To What extent was President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” more effective than Hoover's policies?
Do you believe being the 1st Lady is important? Do Now Do you believe being the 1st Lady is important? If so explain what role the president's wife plays.
FDR had polio and could not walk. His wife traveled the nation for him. 1. Feeling out the problems of the country and report back to FDR 2. Promote the President's New Deal policies
Why is this significant & what message was she sending? At a conference in Alabama where whites sat on one side and blacks on the other, the President's wife sat in the middle aisle. Why is this significant & what message was she sending?
___________________________ Write your own relief plan for each of the following groups below. ___________________________ Banks Losing money Not giving loans __________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Business owner Factories closing American goods competing with imported goods __________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Consumer No Jobs Low wages Poor work conditions __________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Farmers Losing farms Crop prices falling Over producing certain crops __________________________ ___________________________
President Roosevelt The New Deal Government should have more involvement. Dealing your way out of the depression. Goal Restore Nation's Hope Goal End Depression President Roosevelt The New Deal Businesses Banks Workers/Farmers Security & exchange act Regulations for stock market Social security Unemployment benefits Boosted Workers compensation Emergency Banking Act (Inspection for banks) Remove U.S. from Gold Standard WPA: Jobs, recreation, counseling 25 under Fed. Deposit. Ins. Corp. (Insures deposited money) Federal sec. Act (must inform public of the status of your biz. Gov Funded work Prog. Subsidies for farmers NRA: set Biz. Codes. Min wage, price. Production, & work conditions FHA: Give affordable housing & regulate mortgages
These are a list of some of President Franklin Roosevelt's New deal policies
Fort Knox F.D.R. takes America off the gold standard 1)Dollar backed by gold 2)After crash less money in circulation 3)People horde gold 4)Pres. Takes U.S. off gold standard 5)Gov. removes gold for purchasing 6) Gov. Can now put(print) more money in circulation
Group Activity: In your group (Banks, Businesses, Workers & farmers), use your hand out sheet on Hoover’s policies and compare Pres. Roosevelt's New Deal policies to Hoover's policies. 1)Explain if they are better or worse, 2) Which one of his two goals was he trying to accomplish with that policy and was he successful.