The New Deal
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32nd President of the United States 32ndPresident of the United States 32ndPresident of the United States In office March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 April 12, 1945 Longest serving president in history, elected 4 terms Longest serving president in history, elected 4 terms
New Deal Plan Created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Designed to help the US recover from the Great Depression. Programs that gave people food, shelter, and jobs during the Depression.
TVA (TN Valley Authority)
The TVA built twenty dams to control flooding, generate hydroelectrical power, increase agricultural production, and strengthen the Tennessee Valley region.
TVA used a turbine runner to power electricity
USA Work Program Taken from American Life Histories, manuscripts from the Federal Writers’ Project, Manuscript Division Library of Congress
WPA helping African American Musicians
Notes in tri-fold Economic BoomEconomic BustThe New Deal Mass production Assembly Line Henry Ford-car People buy things on credit using installment plans Electricity more common New entertainment- Movies, radio Aviation began “Roaring Twenties” Black Tues-Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market Crash Unemployment rose Debt increased Bank failures Factories & Businesses Closed Hoovervilles Dust Bowl “Great Depression” President FDR New gov’t programs “Alphabet Soup” TVA-hydroelectricity Social Security Set minimum wage Improved economy
Academic Vocab 26. debt-money that one person owes another 27. Great Depression- the period in U.S. history when many people couldn’t find work and many businesses closed 28. aviation-to design and use of an aircraft