F.D.R. Offers Relief and Recovery The New Deal F.D.R. Offers Relief and Recovery

Roosevelt Takes Charge Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1933 became the next president of the U.S.A. Promised to change people for the depression and beat President Hoover. The Change was called, “The New Deal”. His wife, Eleanor Roosevelt was deeply involved in helping the country.

Putting together a Winning Team The New Deal is having a way to combat the depression. He was convinced that the Federal Government needed to play an active role in promoting recovery and providing relief to the Americans. To help him plan the New Deal, FDR sought the advice of a diverse group of men and women.

Putting together a Winning Team The press nickname these people, “the Brain Trust”. He put two Republicans and women to help FDR to run the country. He depended heavily on his wife.

The First Hundred Days Provide Instant Action FDR swiftly restores the Nation's confidence He called Congress into a special session and convinced them to pass laws to shore up the nation’s banking system. The Fireside chats. They became important was for Roosevelt to communicate with the American People.

Reforming the Financial System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Which insure banks up to $5,000 dollars Now it up to $250,000 Helping Farmers by the Agriculture Adjustment Act-help them raise crops prices by killing livestock and destroying excessive crops The TVA Aids Rural Southerners The Tennessee's Valley Authority (TVA) built dams in the Tennessee River valley to control floods

Providing Relief and Promoting Industrial Recovery The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to help young men find jobs by replanting forest, built trails, dug irrigation ditches, and fought fires. This help minority groups, Mexicans Americans, and whites.

Providing Relief and Promoting Industrial Recovery cont. National Recovery Administration (NRA) The Federal Emergency Relief (FERA) Civil Works Administration (CWA) Public Works Administration (PWA)

Critics of the “New Deal” The chief complaint is that it made the government to strong. It was destroying free enterprise It threaten individual freedom

Analyze this quote from Huey Long “God invited us all to come and eat and drink all we wanted. He smiled on our land and we grew crops of plenty to eat and wear…[But then] Rockefeller, Morgan, and their crowd stepped up and took enough for 120,000,000 to eat. And so the millions must go hungry and without those good things God gave us unless we call them to put some of it back”.