1. FDR and the New Deal

2. Presidential Election 1932
Republican- Herbert Hoover
Democrats- Franklin D Roosevelt
Won- Franklin D Roosevelt

3. The New Deal Proposed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Introducing the three R’s
1) relief for the unemployed
2) recovery measures to stimulate the economy
3) reform laws to help lessen the threat of another economic disaster

4. How FDR and Congress Responded to Banking Crisis
Called special session
Declared a bank holiday
Directed banks to accept all deposits
Make emergency loans for food and animal feed
Only certain banks were allowed to conduct these financial instructions

5. Fireside Chats
Radio broadcast
Informally addressing the American Public
Explain legislation of the New Deal in simple, straightforward terms

6. Recovery measures enacted by FDR and Congress
FDIC- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
TVA- Tennessee Valley Authority
WPA- Work Progress Administration
AAA- Agricultural Adjustment Act
CCC- Civilian Conservation Corps
NIRA- National Industrial Recovery Act
FERA- Federal Emergency Relief Administration

7. T.V.A Tennessee Valley Authority
It built dams in Tennessee to turn water power to electricity

8. C.C.C Civilian Conservation Corps.
18-25 year old men worked in the corps to preserve the environment, they were supervised by the U.S. Army and Labor Department

9. F.E.R.A
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Distributed $500million to state and local relief agencies.

10. A.A.A Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Helped farmers who had been hard hit by depression, by paying them a subsidy, or financial assistance

11. F.D.I.C Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
Reassured banks and their customers that their money would not be lost, and if it was , then it would be re-imbursed.

12. Works Progress Administration
W.P.A
Works Progress Administration
Helped put unemployed teachers, artists, writers, and actors back to work.

13. Social Security Act
Provided pensions for retirees 65 or older and their spouses
Unemployment compensation system
Aid to families with dependent children and the disabled

14. FDR tries to pack the Supreme Court
FDR wanted to add 6 justices to the Supreme Court.
Help pass New Deal programs.
Did not work.

15. Result of the Depression
 The New Deal altered permanently the role of American government in the economy.
Since the 1930s, the role of the federal government has concentrated on protecting citizens’ welfare.

16. Roosevelt against “Doling” out money
Dole- Government Charity
Did not want to give money to people
Thought broke down their self respect and their will to do work