1. Herbert Hoover

2. Why was Hoover unpopular?

3. Word Splash - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Polio Democrat Distant cousin to Teddy Roosevelt Distant cousin to Eleanor Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy Harvard Graduate

4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Why do you think the people liked FDR? “It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”

5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Why do you think the people liked FDR? “Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”

6. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Why do you think the people liked FDR? “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.”

7. NOTES on FDR’s New Deal

8. Domestic Policy: The New Deal 1.Brain Trust 1.Brain Trust – people hired to find solutions to the depression. 2.“Bank Holiday” 2.“Bank Holiday” – closed banks to stop bank runs

10. New Deal 3. New Deal = programs to provide immediate Relief ($), stimulate Recovery (jobs), and economic Reform (to prevent future problems) a.Fireside Chats – inspirational / uplifting speeches on the radio b.Eleanor went on tours to promote her husband’s programs

11. c. Supreme Court declares many programs unconstitutional d. can’t fire justices … FDR proposes adding more!!! (9  15) i. FDR accused of “Court-Packing”

13. 4. Legacy: restores HOPE … but FAILS to stop the depression

14. Are there any similarities?

15. Foreign Policy: Isolationism  war 1.Germany invades Poland! a.Neutrality Acts: withhold weapons and loans from ANY belligerent (fighting) nations b.Lend-Lease Act: US can aid any nation whose defense is vital to US security a.sell weapons to Allies b.Angers Germany

16. 2. Japan, Italy, and Germany had become the Axis Powers, signed the Tripartite Pact 3. Japan invades Manchuria! Dominates Asia a.Violates Open Door Policy - (vowed not to colonize) b.US est. oil embargo (refuse to trade) c.Japan attacks Pearl Harbor i.December 7, 1941 – “A date which will live in infamy” ii.2,400 Americans killed, 1,200 wounded, 300 planes damaged… in less than 1 hour

17. US DECLARES WAR!

18. Pearl Harbor

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23. Pearl Harbor Video