1 / 20

Ch.23 The New Deal

Ch.23 The New Deal. Electing FDR. Hoover renominated by Republicans Democrats ran FDR “can-do” attitude FDR won 23 million to 16 million What else did Democrats win?. Waiting for Roosevelt to take over/100 days. 4 months would go by between… 20 th Amendment

deon
Download Presentation

Ch.23 The New Deal

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ch.23 The New Deal

  2. Electing FDR • Hoover renominated by Republicans • Democrats ran FDR • “can-do” attitude • FDR won 23 million to 16 million • What else did Democrats win?

  3. Waiting for Roosevelt to take over/100 days • 4 months would go by between… • 20th Amendment • During the wait he picked advisers… • New Deal • March 9-June 16 • 15 major pieces of legislation • Banking and finance reforms • Bank holiday • Emergency Banking Relief Act

  4. Regulating Banking and Finance • Glass-Steagall Act • FDIC • Federal Securities Act • SEC • 21st Amendment

  5. Helping the American People • AAA • Reduced supply would boost prices • Did it work? • TVA • CCC • NIRA

  6. The Second 100 days • Unemployment still high • New Deal was… • Farmers and workers more relief • Eleanor Roosevelt • 1936 election: FDR vs. • 1st time African Americans voted…

  7. Roosevelt Extends Relief • WPA • 1935-1943 $11 billion spent • What did they do? • Employed professionals • NYA • Provided aid to… • Part time jobs…

  8. The Social Security Act • One of the most important achievements of the New Deal • Passed 1935 • 3 major parts: • Old Age insurance for… • Unemployment… • Aid to families…

  9. Movies Are A Hit • Comedies, musicals, love stories, and gangster films… • Offered an escape • Gone with the Wind • Flying Down to Rio • Wizard of Oz • Snow White • Monkey Business and Duck Soup • Little Caesar • The Public Enemy • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town • The Marx Brothers

  10. Radio Entertains • Families… • “fireside chats” • Dramas and variety programs • Orson Welles • “The War of the Worlds” • Citizen Kane • Touch of Evil • Soap Operas • The Lone Ranger • Hindenburg disaster

  11. The Lone Ranger

More Related