2.  The 1932 Presidential Election was a landslide.  FDR felt that the government should take the lead in ending the Great Depression.  In the 4 months between FDR’s election and his inauguration, he began developing a set of new policies aimed at attacking the Great Depression.

4.  March 9-June 16 1933- RELIEF, RECOVERY, REFORM  Period of intense legislative activity in which 15 major pieces of New Deal legislation were passed by Congress  Significantly expanded the role of the Federal Government in the economy

5. “At the end of February we were a congeries of disorderly panic-stricken mobs and factions. In the hundred days from March to June we became again an organized nation confident of our power to provide for our own security and to control our own destiny” -Walter Lippmann, Author

6.  First goal was to reform banking and finance  Bank Holiday and the Emergency Banking Relief Act  Followed up these reforms by providing relief to struggling farmers and unemployed workers

8.  President Roosevelt understood that Herbert Hoover was not seen as caring about the average American.  Every week the President would use the radio to speak directly to the American people.  The American people felt as if they had a President who cared and was working to help them.

9. “There is an element in …our financial system more important than currency, more important than gold, and that is the confidence of the people. Confidence and courage are the essentials of success in carrying out our plan.” -President Franklin D. Roosevelt Person who is Position in Society believes Beliefs Because Evidence.

11.  Tennessee Valley Authority was a federal project to bring power to many people for the first time.  Built hydroelectric dams and generators as well as providing jobs for people in the Tennessee River Valley  Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia

12.  The Works Progress Administration was a program that built structures and undertook projects for the public good.  Post offices, swimming pools, dams, hospitals, court houses, murals, sculptures, cultural record keeping, and many other projects  Many WPA projects can still be seen today

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14.  A program that sought to give environmental engineering jobs to unemployed young men  Would live in camps for 6 months at a time and earn $1 a day  Ran by the U.S. Army  Some feared that it would become “A New Deal fascist army”

15.  By 1935, FDR was looking for ways to build on the programs of the First New Deal.  The economy had improved but not as much as he would have liked  Set another set of legislation in motion aimed at providing relief through work

16.  The conservative Supreme Court began striking down New Deal programs by 1935  Seeing this as a problem, FDR proposed a court-reform bill that would allow him to appoint 6 new justices (all of whom would be in favor of the New Deal)  Hotly contested in Congress where it was seen as a violation of the separation of powers

18.  Judicial reform proved to be unnecessary  An elderly justice retired, allowing FDR to appoint another liberal to the court  His problem was solved

19.  The idea of a Third New Deal was introduced by FDR, but he was not a fan of deficit spending  By 1937 the economy had improved enough that people thought the end of the Depression was near  FDR scaled back New Deal legislation due to pressure from Congress

21.  By 1939 the New Deal was effectively over  Unemployment rose from 7.7 million to 10.4 million  FDR focused on Europe, particularly the rise of Hitler

22.  Did not end the Great Depression, but it did greatly reduce the suffering of thousands (still very controversial)  Provided regulation of banking and investment activities  Protection of workers’ rights  Social Security  Conservation efforts  National Parks  TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)

23.  You will create a poster targeted at Americans who cannot read.  You must inform them about how a specific New Deal Program benefits them.  May use a total of 10 words  Top of poster “FDR CARES!”