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The New Deal PP

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The New Deal PP

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  1. FDR – The New Deal

  2. Questions & Answers: Just what will we discuss and find out during our study of FDR & The New Deal

  3. Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt? • Raised in upper NY • Attended Harvard & Columbia • Lawyer • Governor • Contracted polio • Elected President in 1932 • Pledged to America; “I Pledge to you, I pledge to myself, to a new deal for the American people” • Stated in Inauguration Speech –”We have nothing to fear but fear itself”

  4. Describe what happened to Roosevelt in 1921. • What could have taken place because of this? • If Roosevelt had a negative attitude about his situation what could have happened? what might the outcome have been? • Something to think about….. • How would you have handled the situation?

  5. The New Deal Plan • “Brain Trust” • First Hundred Days • Relief, Recovery, Reform • FERA, SSA, CWA, WPA, CCC, TVA,

  6. Who was in the Brain Trust? How did they help FDR succeed politically? • What made FDR’s First Hundred Days so extraordinary? • Did the New Deal successfully bring about relief, recovery, and reform ? How? • What did the New Deal programs provide for the American people? Be specific.

  7. Success of the New Deal Plan • Overhauled Banks (Emergency Banking ACT) • Addressed unemployment (FERA) • Promote recovery (National Recovery Administration) (Agriculture Adjustment Administration) • Wagner Act • SEC • FDIC • The New Deal restored a sense of security as it put people back to work. It created the framework for a regulatory state that could protect the interests of all Americans, • rich and poor, and thereby help the business system work in more productive • ways. It rebuilt the infrastructure of the United States, providing a network of • schools, hospitals, and roads that served us well • for the next 70 years.

  8. Failures of the New Deal • Negative Effects: • National debt grew. • Government’s power grew tremendously. • Opened up new issues like welfare abuse • Didn’t end the depression • Harmed the poor people even more

  9. In your opinion, was The New Deal a success of failure? What would you have added or taken away to make the New Deal better?

  10. How the New Deal Plan affects the US today Positives • New Deal helped pave the way to an understanding of how to address severe deflation • FDIC • Social security Negatives • Social security • Un-employment • Welfare • Food stamps

  11. List and explain three New Deal programs still used today. What are the positives and negatives of these programs?

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