1. FDR and the New Deal

2. Beginnings Election of 1932 FDR vs Hoover Major contrast
Offered Americans a “new deal”
FDR wins with ease and takes office March 4, 1933

3. First 100 Days Bank Holiday March 6, 1933 Emergency Banking Relief Act
Glass-Steagall Banking Reform ActFDIC
Fireside Chats
Off the gold standard

4. Relief, Recovery, Reform
Relief and Recovery priority for first 100 days
Practical solutions to real world problems
Varied success but something was being done optimism
Progressive influence on policies
Criticisms

5. New Deal Programs Alphabet Soup
Unemployment Relief Act Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)
Civil Works Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Act & Home Owners’ Loan Corporation

7. Continued… Securities and Exchange Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Housing Administration
National Recovery Administration
Public Works Administration
Indian Reorganization Act

9. Second New Deal Works Progress Administration
Wagner Act National Labor Relations Board
Social Security Act of 1935

11. Problems and Criticisms
Father Charles Coughlin
Huey P. Long
American Liberty League
Socialism, wasteful, radical
Court-packing Scheme
How effective were FDR’s New Deal programs?