1. The New Deal
SSUSH 18-
Evaluate Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal as a response to the Great Depression and compare how governmental programs aided those in need

2. #32-Franklin D. Roosevelt
More commonly known as “FDR”
Former NY Governor
Distant cousin of former President Theodore Roosevelt
Promised to help end the Great Depression
Diagnosed with polio in 1923 which paralyzed him from the waist down
Longest serving president in US History- elected to four terms

3. Roosevelt’s New Deal
Used his first 100 days in office to implement his new ideas
His new plan is called the “New Deal” to provide:
Relief- helping people get out of the Great Depression
Recovery- helping businesses and the economy
Reform- to make sure this doesn’t happen again

4. Tennessee Valley Authority
The TVA helped farmers and created jobs and energy for the Tennessee River Valley
Helped bring jobs to the poor South
Provided electricity to rural areas
Allowed for the control of rivers that often flooded and damaged property

5. Labor Reforms
Wagner Act- legalized collective bargaining which is negotiating wages and conditions of employment
This led to an increase in union membership
It finally banned child labor and set the minimum wage

6. Roosevelt’s Second New Deal
Roosevelt used his increasing executive power to roll out the 2nd part of the New Deal
It promised an increase in:
Social welfare benefits
Government control over business
Government support for unions
Taxes on the wealthy (the government decided who was “wealthy”)

7. The Social Security Act
The SSA established the social security system in the U.S.
It offered 3 types of insurance:
Old-age pensions and survivors’ benefits
Unemployment
Aid for dependent children, the blind, and the physically disabled

8. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Wife and important colleague of FDR
She became the face of FDR’s administration due to his disability
Used her status to help improve and expand the role of women and African- Americans

9. Huey Long Opposes FDR Huey Long- Democratic governor of Louisiana
Disagreed with FDR’s New Deal policies
He promoted a “Share the Wealth” program which opposed FDR’s New Deal program
His program was intended to help the working class people

10. “Court Packing” Scandal
SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) had previously rejected many of FDR’s plans, therefore, he wanted to change the court as a way to be able to pass his own agenda
He wanted to increase SCOTUS from 9 justices to 15 justices (packing the court)
He tried to bypass Congress to do this and used his executive force
He eventually backed down