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The New Deal
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Read pg. 282-283 (The New Deal-New Deal Programs) Watch brainpop: New Deal New DealNew Deal
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32nd President of the United States 32ndPresident of the United States 32ndPresident of the United States In office March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 April 12, 1945 Longest serving president in history, elected 4 terms Longest serving president in history, elected 4 terms
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New Deal Plan Created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Designed to help the US recover from the Great Depression. Programs that gave people food, shelter, and jobs during the Depression.
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TVA (TN Valley Authority)
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The TVA built twenty dams to control flooding, generate hydroelectrical power, increase agricultural production, and strengthen the Tennessee Valley region.
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TVA used a turbine runner to power electricity
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USA Work Program Taken from American Life Histories, manuscripts from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936- 1940. Manuscript Division Library of Congress http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html
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WPA helping African American Musicians
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Notes in tri-fold Economic BoomEconomic BustThe New Deal Mass production Assembly Line Henry Ford-car People buy things on credit using installment plans Electricity more common New entertainment- Movies, radio Aviation began “Roaring Twenties” Black Tues-Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market Crash Unemployment rose Debt increased Bank failures Factories & Businesses Closed Hoovervilles Dust Bowl “Great Depression” President FDR New gov’t programs “Alphabet Soup” TVA-hydroelectricity Social Security Set minimum wage Improved economy
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Academic Vocab 26. debt-money that one person owes another 27. Great Depression- the period in U.S. history when many people couldn’t find work and many businesses closed 28. aviation-to design and use of an aircraft
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