The Great Depression and the New Deal Outline
FDR: Politician in a Wheelchair
1932- Franklin Delano Roosevelt-
Presidential Hopefuls of 1932
Elected 4 months before he could take office
Hundred Days- March 9-June 16, 1933
FDR and the Three R’s: Relief, Recovery, Reform
Fireside Chats-
Roosevelt Manages the Money
Emergency Banking Relief Act- 1933
Gave president power to
Treasury Department
Sound Banks
Insolvent banks
Restored confidence
Glass Steagall Act-1933
Federal Deposit
Federal insurance for
Manage currency
Purchase gold at
1933-
1934-
Civilian Conservation Corps- 1933
Put men 18-25 to work on building roads, parks,
Great Plains-
Federal Emergency Relief Administration-1933
3 billion to states
Works Progress Administration- 1935
Create as many jobs as
Spent 11 billion- Giving jobs to more than
Agricultural Adjustment Act- 1933
Raise crop prices
Paid farmers not to
Put money back in
National Recovery Administration- 1934
Immediate Relief with
Domestic Allotment Act- 1936
Paid farmers for cutting
Rewarded for practicing good
Farm Security Administration- 1937
Loaned more than 1 billion to help
Indian Reorganization Act- 1934
Establish local
Preserver native
Federal Securities Act
Soundness of their
Securities and Exchange Commission- 1934
Regulate the
Prevent inside
The TVA Harnesses the Tennessee
Discover how much the production/distribution of
Dams-
Regulate Public Utilities- 1935
a-
b-
c-
d-
Housing and Social Security
Federal Housing Administration-1934
United States Housing Authority- 1937
Social Security Act- 1935
-Old Age insurance
-Unemployment
- Aid for families with
A New Deal for Labor
Wagner Act- 1935
National
Protected the right
Fair Labor Standards Act- 1938
Minimum Wage and
40 hour
Minimum wage-
Presidential Election of 1936
Democrats-
Republicans-
FDR-
Appealed to the
Economy had improved, but not
The Court Changes Course
20th Amendment
Supreme Court- did not back many of FDR’s bills
Wanted to add 6 new justices
Court packing plan
Congress passed a court reform bill, only lower courts
Death/Resignations allow him
Scaled Back
1937-
Unemployment
1937
1938
Critics
Conservatives:
A-
B-
C-
Liberals
A-
Supporters
A-
Social Effects
New Deal did not end the Great Depression
a-
b-
Confidence increased
a-
b-
c-