1. The New Deal

2. Spiral of the Depression
People lose
their jobs.
Demand
drops.
Fewer goods
are sold.
The Spiral Of
Depression
Even more people
Lose their confidence
And spend less money
In order to
stay in business
companies cut
wages
Good place to point out that the spiral of depression is the opposite to the cycle of prosperity. Even discuss in relation to Henry Ford and the impact on the other industries that produced his standardised goods.
Companies are
forced to cut costs
by laying people off
People lose their
confidence &
start saving their
money
Demand
drops even
further.

3. The United States Needs Help!
Unemployment at record highs
Banks collapsing
No disposable income
Losing farms to Dust Bowl
Blame it on Hoover!
Who can help Us?

4. FDR’s Personal Qualities
He was a charismatic person who exhibited a warmth and a people person.
His personality was his greatest asset
He was willing to try new things to ways to boost economy

5. Election of 1932
FDR campaigns on his promise relief for the poor through public works programs
What he did was very vague in the way he presented his promises or policies but told the masses what they wanted to hear
It was the governments job to take action to help the countries people
Roosevelt wins the election of 1932 easily

6. Roosevelt's Philosophy
Roosevelt wanted to use his personality to his advantage
Roosevelt comes up with a way to utilize his personality and talk to the American public before TV
Uses fireside chats through radio to make it seem like he was in your living room talking to you.
Speaking calm, clear, and easy to understand.
Citizens never saw him but they knew him

7. Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt’s Wife Distant Cousin to Franklin
Often considered an important reason for FDR’s success
She was her husbands “eyes and ears” collecting information and insight
Very passionate on many social issues ex. Lynching of African American
Help change the role of the First Lady
Received thousands of letters from citizens for her activism and influence

8. New Deal
Together Franklin and Eleanor created a team that tries to take action to fix the Great Depression
“The only thing we need to fear is fear itself”
Roosevelt immediately takes action in his presidency with new legislation
100 days- first 100 days in office
Now a measuring stick for Presidents
This legislation is called the New Deal-Government spending programs to boost economy

9. Reversing the Spiral of Depression
Gov’t Agencies $$$
Government
Spending $
More Pay = More Taxes
More Jobs
Democrats called
this Process
‘Pump Priming’
Cycle of
Prosperity!
More Jobs
More goods have to be produced
More Spending
Demand for goods increases
Why not print this presentation out using the print handout command and select 3 slides per page. The students can then make notes as they go along!
Demand for goods increases
More Spending
More goods have to be produced
More people with
Jobs = more income

10. Purposes of the New Deal
Relief to provide jobs for the unemployed and to protect farmers from foreclosure
Direct aid to people and farmers
Recovery: to get the economy back into high gear
Back to prosperity
Reform: To regulate banks, to abolish child labor, and to conserve farm lands
Change of laws to make sure the Great Depression doesn’t happen again

11. New Deal SHORT TERM Provide relief and temporary work for the jobless
LONG TERM
Restore prosperity by creating multiple federal agencies to establish a proper balance and regulation of
Supply
Demand
Prices
Investment

12. Study Guide