FDR and the New Deal FDR takes office and immediately makes change

Learning Target: Learning Target = Explain the changes in the Federal Government’s role that begin during FDR’s administration. Explain how FDR stabilized the banks. Explain objectives and programs of FDR’s first and second New Deal

Youth Born January 30, 1882 Wealthy family Not interested in politics in his youth

Eleanor Roosevelt Distant cousin… Eleanor at the age of 20 volunteered at a settlement house in the slums of New York Showed Roosevelt much about the underprivileged

Battle with Polio Summer of 1921, was vacationing with his parents when he suffered an attack of poliomyelitis – left FDR’s legs paralyzed Gave FDR more determination to succeed with his political career

FOUR terms in office: FDR ran for his first term in 1932 – won in a landslide over Hoover FDR was reelected in 1936, and again in 1940 for keeping America out of the war. In 1944 FDR was elected to his fourth term, died while in office

First days in office known as… THE HUNDRED DAYS Why? – During the 1 st 100 days, Roosevelt passed several reforms (legislation) to provide relief, reform, and recovery to all parts of the United States

Goal = Goal = turn the economy around, and give people hope Provide relief, reform, and recovery Relief = for the unemployed Recovery = measures to stimulate the economy Reform = laws to help lessen the threat of another economic disaster

Major reforms included: i.CCC = Civilian Conservation Corp ii.PWA = Public Works Administration iii.NRA = National Recovery Act - NIRA – National Industrial Recovery Act iv.AAA = Agricultural Adjustment Act v. TVA = Tennessee Valley Authority

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