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Chapter 20 Section 1 The New Deal Begins
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I. Introduction FDR paralyzed by polio eight years before becoming president 1. Most thought his days of public service were over
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Polio Polliomyelitis Causes paralysis in about 1% of people
Vaccine developed in 1950’s
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March of Dimes
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II. From Hyde Park to Washington
Born in Hyde Park, New York
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Believed in public service
1. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
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2. Governor of New York
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Roosevelt took action against depression as Governor
Created state agencies to aid poor Unemployment Agency Relief
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D. Attracted nationwide attention
Democrats nominated FDR in 1932 Pledged a “new deal” for Americans Won 42 states
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III. Roosevelt Takes Charge
Country was in deep despair at start of presidency 1. Americans listened intently to inauguration speech
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FDR Inauguration
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2. “Nothing to fear but fear
itself 3. Helped reassure the country Ideas for Fighting the Depression C. Believed in bold action, but had no plan
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Had three goals – The Three R’s
1. Relief – quick relief for unemployed 2. Recovery – economic recovery 3. Reform – reform economy so depression would not happen again
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Few specific ideas 1. Brought open mind 2. Willing to experiment
The Brain Trust 1. Assembled able group of advisers 2. Press named them the “Brain Trust”
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Frances Perkins a. Worked with Jane Addams at Hull House b. Child labor reform c. Appointed Secretary of Labor d. First Female Cabinet member
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Frances Perkins
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G. The Fireside Chats FDR often spoke to America through radio 2. Sunday evening addresses known as fireside chats 3. Did much to increase FDR’s popularity
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First president to use power of mass media
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IV. The Bank Crisis By time FDR took office, people had lost faith in banks 1. Thousands of banks had failed 2. Panic spread 3. Run on banks
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Two days after entering office, FDR declared “Bank Holiday”
Four days No business other than accepting deposits Created board to deal with bank crisis Only healthy banks could reopen
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More than 12,000 banks back in business
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C. Congress passed other laws to strengthen banks
Bankers could not speculate FDIC set up to insure all bank deposits up to $5,000
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V. Hundred Days Passage of 15 major new laws 1. Established government agencies to battle Great Depression
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2. Not all worked, but showed Americans hope 3. Dealt with most pressing issues
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B. Farmers badly hurt by Great Depression
Main problem – growing too much crops New Deal solution – Farmers paid for not planting
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C. FDR worked to restore faith in stock market
Crashed partly due to unwise investments New laws required sellers of stocks to give honest info. SEC created to regulate the stock market
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D. FDR created many new agencies
Emergency Banking Relief Act (EBRA) 2. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 3. National Recovery Act (NRA)
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Showed Americans FDR was taking action
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E. Conserving the land FDR used power to gov. to preserve natural resources Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) a. Given control of Tennessee River Valley
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b. Virginia, N. Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky
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Flooding caused erosion of topsoil
Hills stripped for lumber Built 38 dams Hydroelectric power Built hospitals and schools Doctors cured malaria
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New industries attracted to area because of cheap power
j. Critics argued against gov. interfering in economy
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CCC – Civilian Conservation Corp
a. Outdoor projects for men 18-25 b. Road construction, reforestation, flood control, park improvements
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More than 2.5 million men had worked for CCC
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F. Help for Business and Farmers
NRA – National Recovery Administration a. Set code of conduct for business b. Companies allowed to fix prices
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c. Had to limit working hours
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AAA – Agricultural Adjustment Administration
a. Controlled amount of crops produced b. Paid farmers not to plant
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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During the Great Depression of the
1930s, agricultural price support programs led to vast amounts of food being deliberately destroyed at a time when malnutrition was a serious problem in the United States.... For example, the government bought 6 million hogs in 1933 alone and destroyed them. Huge amounts of farm produce were plowed under, in order to keep it off the market and maintain prices at the officially fixed level, and vast amounts of milk were poured down the sewers for the same reason. Meanwhile, many American children were suffering from diseases caused by malnutrition.[
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