1. FDR’S plan to save America!
The New Deal
FDR’S plan to save America!

2. “There is nothing to fear but fear itself”
Roosevelt set out to calm Americans and give them hope.
His plan includes 3 parts
RELIEF: the first 100 days
RECOVERY: the second 100 days
REFORM: a slow process after the initial projects

3. RELIEF: 1ST 100 DAYS
Provided a quick fix!
Included the Alphabet Soup!

4. New Deal Programs
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; protects your deposits in banks…solved the problem of banks running out of money
CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps; gave men jobs working in forests and in parks
TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority; developed better irrigation methods and used the Tennessee River to make hydroelectric power
NRA: National Recovery Administration; helped set fair business practices and standards
AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Act: paid farmers subsidies NOT to grow overproduced cops

5. 21st Amendment Repealed the 18th amendment
Made it legal to make, sell, buy, and consume alcohol
The main reason is because alcohol is a HUGE industry…$$$
Also, the government will be able to get a lot of tax money

6. RECOVERY: 2nd 100 Days
The goal of recovery is to give America LONG TERM fixes
WPA: Works Progress Administration; JOBS JOBS JOBS!!!!! Men built bridges, roads, and buildings; women helped write down oral stories, collect art, take photographs
Social Security Act: money for retired, elderly, or handcapped
Unemployment payments
Bank Holiday: declared by FDR to help end the bank runs and allow the banks to get reorganized

7. FIRE SIDE CHATS FDR’s radio addresses to America
Helped to calm Americans
Kept people in the loop