1. The Great Depression and the new deal
Chapter 33
The Great Depression and the new deal

2. Election of 1832
Herbert Hoover (R)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D)

3. FDR
Governor of NY
Wife: Eleanor Roosevelt

4. FDR’s Campaign Balanced budget Social and economic reforms
“Forgotten Man”
New Deal

6. Election of 1832
African Americans vote Democrat

7. FDR’s Inaugural Address

8. “The First 100 Days” Hundred Days Congress
Series of reforms trying to immediately help

9. New Deal 3 R’s: Relief, Recovery, and Reform Progressive ideals:
unemployment insurance,
old-age insurance,
minimum-wage regulations,
conservation of natural resources,
anti-child labor

10. New Deal

11. The Banks National Banking Holiday: March 6-10, 1933
Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC):
Guaranteed $ in bank accounts up to $5,000

12. The Economy
No more gold standard
Modest inflation

13. Public Confidence Fireside Chats

14. Jobs Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Public Works Administration (PWA)

15. Farmers Soil Conservation Act
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

16. Important Programs Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
Federal Securities Act (Truth in Securities)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Social Security Act 1935 (urbanization)

17. Workers Committee for Industrial Organization Merged with AFL
Formed Congress of Industrial Organizations

18. New Deal Criticisms Unconstitutional:
Increased power of federal government
President has legislative powers?
Socialistic
National Recovery Administration: “fair” business practices
Schechter vs US: NRA unconstitutional b/c Congress regulating businesses not interstate trade

19. New Deal Criticisms
Republicans: criticize for waste, experimentalism, and radicalism
Election of 1836: FDR wins, South, blacks, urbanites, poor, farmers

20. 20th Amendment
Shortened period from election to inauguration

21. Court Packing Roosevelt saw his reelection as support for his programs
Supreme Court dominated by older, conservatives
1837: Court-packing Plan- Pres could add a new Justice for every current Justice over the age of 70 who wouldn’t retire…

22. Reaction Lots of criticism BUT
After, the Court started supporting Roosevelt’s policies…
Owen Roberts