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FDR and The New Deal

How did the New Deal respond to the ravages of the Depression and change the role of the federal government? . FDR and The New Deal. P res i den t i al. El ec t i on:. 1932. H oo v e r ( R ): B lu e St a t e s. F D R ( D ): Re d St a t e s.

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FDR and The New Deal

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  1. How did the New Deal respond to the ravages of the Depression and change the role of the federal government? FDR and The New Deal

  2. Presidential Election: 1932 Hoover(R):Blue States FDR (D):RedStates FDR got57.4%ofthe popularvoteand88% oftheelectoral college. Q:WhatexplainswhereHoovergothissupportfrom? What areassupported FDR thestrongestand why?

  3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt: BorninNY(intoavery wealthyfamily) GraduatedfromHarvard • • • 32nd Elected U.S. President of the • Polio(1921) FDR’s views – – – – GovernorofNewYork Reform minded Handson government “Cando and willdo” attitude

  4. His Philosophy: “Reform”and“Progressive”President Despitebeing wealthy,he truly cared about America’spoor andworked throughouthis politicalcareerto improve their conditions • • 1st –Asgovernor(1931),hesetupthenation’s reliefprograms(statewelfare) "Ipledgetooyou,Ipledgetoomyself, a new dealfor theAmerican people.”

  5. New Deal: • Nickname giventoFDR’splanto: – – – Providerelieffortheneedy Speedupeconomicrecovery Enactfinancialreforms

  6. The first “Hundred Days”: • FromMarch9 to June16, 1933congress passed15 major piecesof legislation to fight the Depression Theselaws significantly expandedthe government’srole in the nation’s economy. “BankingHoliday” –ALLclosed,inspectedbyGov’t • •

  7. New Deal Programs • • • • • • • • Glass-SteagallAct Federal AAA CCC NIRA NRA WPA TVA Securities Act

  8. Attackson the New Deal: 1. DeficitSpending(when the governmentspends morethan it takes in) HueyLong 2. – “Share-Our-Wealth” campaign 3. Some wereupsetwith AAA and the NIRA the becausethey interfered with the freemarket

  9. “Court Packing” • TheSupremeCourt reacts: –DeclarestheNIRA andtheAAA unconstitutional. –CourtPacking:FDR appointed7justicesto SupremeCourt

  10. FranklinRooseveltat a CCCCamp,1933

  11. CCCCamp

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