1. Franklin Roosevelt

2. Franklin Roosevelt
- Franklin Roosevelt enjoyed the presidency as much as anyone …
- Franklin Roosevelt’s political philosophy …
- Roosevelt’s Optimism …
- Fireside Chats …

3. Banking Reform - Securities Act of 1933 - Emergency Relief Banking Act
- 4-day bank “holiday” - Federal inspection of industry
- Securities Act of 1933
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Complete transparency on stock values
- SEC to regulate stock market
Glass-Steagall Act (1933)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- FDIC guarantees banking deposits, very important!!!
- Separates commercial & investment banks
- Leaving the Gold Standard

4. Franklin Roosevelt - “First 100 Days” …
- “New Deal” speech at 1932 Democratic National Convention …
- “First 100 Days” …

5. New Deal Goals

6. Relief Programs - Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
- Employed men aged 18 to 25
* Building roads and water reservoirs
* Developing parks and trails
* Planted trees
- $30 a month, $25 to be sent home
- More than 3 billion trees were planted across the Great Plains to prevent another Dust Bowl