1. The New Deal
Chapter 20

2. The New Deal Begins
Chapter 20 Section 1

3. Words to Know
New Deal: Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan for helping the US economy during the Great Depression.
Fireside Chat: A radio speech to Americans given by President Franklin Roosevelt.

4. Times 1932: About 12 million Americans without jobs Most without money
Most without hope
American looking for a new leader:
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

5. Roosevelt Takes Charge
FDR runs for president in promised:
“A new deal for the American People.”
Many voters supported plan:
Election of 1932 Roosevelt won most of the votes in 42 of 48 states
Landslide victory

6. Taking Office Took office in March `33 on a gray day:
Cloudy sky seemed to capture the feelings of the country
FDR’s first speech as president gave Americans new hope:
Carried over the radio
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Helped Americans feel that problems caused by the GD could be solved:
Plan became known as the 3 R’s

7. Roosevelt’s Plan
3 R’s
Relief: give help immediately to jobless workers who were in need.
Recovery: give help to banks, businesses, farmers, and workers to recover from the GD.
Reform: make long-term changes in the economy so that a depression would never happen again.

8. The Brain Trust
FDR asked many men and women (experts in certain areas) to put his plans into action:
College teachers
Experts on the economy
People who had worked with the poor
FDR chose Francis Perkins to join his cabinet:
For many years Perkins found ways to help people who were out of work
She also worked for child labor reform
Became secretary of labor:
First woman to hold a cabinet position

9. The Hundred Days 5 days after FDR became president:
Called a special meeting of Congress
President and Congress began to work on his plan for the nation
FDR wanted to explain his plans to the people ASAP:
March 12, 1933:
Spoke to the nation on the radio from a chair near a fireplace in the White House:
Fireside Chats

10. The Hundred Days cont.
FDR and Congress began working together to end the GD:
Congress passed many laws
The period during which these bills were passed was from March 9 to June 16:
Called the 100 days

11. Class work
Chapter 20 Section 1 Crossword