1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt New Deal

3. Hoover and republicans blamed for the depression it is obvious he is not going to be re-elected in 1932 Hoover is a Lame Duck

5. 1932 election FDR wins a landslide victory as do Democrats on all levels Brains Trust =FDR’s executive cabinet that came up with most of the New Deal programs

6. New Deal Philosophy Deficit Spending, John Maynard Keynes, Keynesian Economics, Need to create jobs and get money in the economy

7. 1st Day in Office 4 day bank holiday Fire Side Chats =Very Effective, explained banking and finance to the public in simple terms and his plan to fix the problem

8. Glass Stegal Act- established regulations for banks, FDIC Emergency Banking Act all banks have to be inspected to re-open SEC- regulates Wall Street

9. NRA and AAA set quotas, reduce production, industries and farmers Even out supply and demand to adjust the price government coordinated Henry Ford Refused to participate

11. FERA Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FEMA) = 1st time government gives money for nothing, (Welfare), created Social Security Act (1935), pension for over 65 residents

13. Opposition to the new Deal (Not Doing Enough) Socialism = Government regulated business for the good the people -80,000 votes in 1936 - (? NRA, NIRA, AAA, FERA?)

15. Communism = Dictator has control of total economy, collective ownership of property, all goods are equally shared. 187,000 votes in 1936

17. Fascism = dictator control of business and politics for the good of the state, Italy and Germany in WWII

19. Huey P. Long the King Fish LA senator “every man a king” “Share our Wealth” program -$5 million max fortune -max income of $1.8 million annually -$5,000 to every family annual income of $2,500 -old age pension for over 60

21. education and training for all based on ability -4 million followers in 35 -could have won democratic nomination in 36 assassinated in 35 Others Dr. Francis Townsend and Father Charles Coughlin

22. New Deal Legacy Did not end the depression Greatly expanded the power of the Federal Government Federal Government has a commitment to personal economic security Created an American Welfare State

23. - more humane industrial society 40 hr week, child labor -Democratic Party grew and dominated politics for decades -solid supporters, blacks, labor, majority of middle class