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FDR & The New Deal

FDR & The New Deal. FDR & The New Deal. Basic Information Terms to Know – I-Brain Trust –II-Alphabet Soup Phase I – The 1 st 100 Days: a) revision of banking system & stock market I-Emergency Banking Act 1933 II- FDIC III- Securities & Exchange Act (commission).

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FDR & The New Deal

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  1. FDR & The New Deal

  2. FDR & The New Deal • Basic Information • Terms to Know – I-Brain Trust –II-Alphabet Soup • Phase I – The 1st 100 Days: a) revision of banking system & stock market I-Emergency Banking Act 1933 II- FDIC III- Securities & Exchange Act (commission)

  3. Reform & Recovery Programs I- AAA II –NRA/NIRA Relief Programs I – FERA II – CWA III – CCC IV – PWA V – TVA VI – HOLC New Deal Programs/Alphabet Soup

  4. New Deal Under Fire I- Opponents Views II – American Liberty League Important Facts on FDR’S 1st term I – Francis Perkins II – Indian Policy a) Indian Reorganization Act Problems with New Deal Programs & FDR’S Administration

  5. Election of 1934 & New Deal Phase II • Results of mid term elections • Two other relief programs: I – WPA II - SSA

  6. Labor Unions • Wagner-Connery Act • National Labor Relation (Board) Act • CIO - John L. Lewis -General Motors Strike 1937

  7. Election 1936

  8. FDR v. Supreme Court • Supreme Court declaring New Deal Programs unconstitutional. • Makeup of the Supreme Court 6 of 9 over 70 – 7-9 appointed by Republicans. • FDR fights back – proposes Court Packing Bill • Failed but results gained! • Led to the Judiciary Reorganization Bill.

  9. FDR & Power

  10. Recession of 1938-39 • Main reason for recession. • Action by FDR – called a special session – what is as special session? I- Fair Labor Standard Act – 3 main provisions. II- New AAA – also 3 main provisions

  11. Failures : I) unemployment still high II) Farmers didn’t benefit as much as labor III) Didn’t pull us out of depression Accomplishments I) improved conservation II) Helped Modernize the South III) established 2 good relief agencies –SSA & FLSA IV) Preserved faith in the democratic process Results ofthe New Deal

  12. Advancements I-Education enrollment up 50% II- More cities adopted City Manager plan of government III- Air Travel increased IV- DuPont created – cellophane & nylon V- Walt Disney becomes big in the U.S.A –first patent on Technicolor (2 years) VI - Added the 20th and 21st Amendments VII Literature John Steinbeck Grapes of Wraths – Life during the depression.

  13. Foreign affairs • United States not heavily involved, why? • Programs used: a) “Good Neighbor Policy” b) Creation of the Pan American Conference – Cordell Hull c) Cultural Exchange Program Nelson Rockefeller

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