1. March 29, 2017
U.S. History Agenda:
DO NOW: Term Matching
NOTES #48: How did FDR attempt to combat the Great Depression?
CLASS ASSIGNMENT: “New Deal Programs”

2. How did FDR attempt to combat the Great Depression? Notes #48

3. FDR attempted to provide relief, recovery, and reform to the U. S
FDR attempted to provide relief, recovery, and reform to the U.S. economy through a series of programs called the New Deal.

4. These programs changed the U. S
These programs changed the U.S. economy by increasing government involvement in business and labor.

5. Popular New Deal programs included:

6. Civilian Conservation Corps Works Progress Administration
1. Civilian Conservation Corps (1933), Works Progress Administration (1935): provided work for the unemployed.
Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC) (1933)
Works Progress Administration
(WPA) (1935)

7. Tennessee Valley Authority
2. Tennessee Valley Authority (1933): provided aid to the Tennessee Valley region of the southern U.S.
Tennessee Valley Authority
(TVA) (1933)

8. Agricultural Adjustment Act
3. Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933): paid farmers to take land out of production.
Agricultural Adjustment Act
(AAA) (1933)

9. National Labor Relations
4. National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) (1935): legalized collective bargaining.
National Labor Relations
Act (1935)

10. 5. Fair Labor Standards Act (1938): set a minimum wage and a maximum work week.

11. 6. Social Security Act (1935): provided benefits to retirees and the unemployed, and aid to dependent children, the disabled, and the elderly.
Social Security Act (1935)

12. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
7. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (1933): insured savings accounts in banks.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC) (1933)

13. Securities and Exchange
8. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (1934): regulated stock market activities.
Securities and Exchange
Commission
(SEC) (1934)

14. FDR’s “fireside chats”
The creation of the FDIC and the SEC attempted to restore public confidence in financial institutions.
FDR’s “fireside chats”