2-A New Deal

A New Deal:

A New Deal What was the New Deal?

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Do Now 1 . “If the economy is bad, it’s always the President’s fault.” 2. “The U.S government should create jobs for people who don’t have them.” 3. “The U.S government should not let its citizens be homeless.” 4. “The U.S government should give money to people who are unemployed.” 5. “The American government should not be involved in the economy.”

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Notes 1. The Great Depression started when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday in October of 1929. 2. The Great Depression caused: A. companies to lose their value and go out of business B. banks to close C. 25% of Americans to lose their jobs CLOSED

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Notes 3. Many Americans blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression. 4. In the 1932 election, Franklin Roosevelt, also known as FDR defeated Hoover. 5. Roosevelt promised Americans a New Deal to help end the Great Depression. BOO! It’s all your fault!

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6. Roosevelt’s New Deal: A. Created programs to improve our country that provided jobs for Americans

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B . Declared a bank holiday and then insured people’s money in banks

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C . Provided relief for the hungry and jobless

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D . Made laws to help agriculture (farming) and industry recover

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Notes 7. The New Deal upset many Republicans, but helped needy people overcome the Depression (including the elderly through Social Security) FDR signs the Social Security Act of 1935

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Notes 8. Roosevelt became suspected after he tried to pack the Supreme Court with friendly justices.

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Document 3 Hoover believed that the Great Depression was caused by problems with the U.S. economy. He believed that these problems were beyond the American government’s control, and the government should not get involved. Hoover believed that keeping high and steady wages for workers would bring recovery. However, he didn’t want the government to set minimum wage laws, or to employ people themselves. Instead, he called together many business leaders and got them to promise to keeping workers’ wages high. The business leaders kept their promise for a few months. However, as their companies started to lose money, they slashed wages and fired workers. Hoover still refused to get involved in the economy, and did not give unemployed Americans any relief. Many Americans blamed Hoover’s passive attitude for the Great Depression. Near the end of Hoover’s term, he did begin some programs to provide money to unemployed workers. But his effort came too late. Hoover’s popularity had plummeted, and he was trounced in the 1932 election by Franklin Roosevelt. Unlike Hoover, FDR was ready to experiment. Roosevelt believed that the government should work to try and end the Depression. FDR had compassion for the ordinary citizens of America. FDR knew that Americans were searching for a change and that’s exactly what he gave them. FDR communicated with the public by radio every week and assured them that recovery was near, increasing their confidence. During the first one hundred days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s term of office, he pushed program after program through Congress to provide relief, create jobs, and stimulate economic recovery. These programs were based on federal agencies that had controlled the economy during WWI, or on programs started by state governors. FDR’s programs were known as the "New Deal."

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PROGRAM: DESCRIPTION: OUTCOME: Civil Works Administration (CWA) This public work program gave the unemployed jobs building or repairing roads, parks, airports. Decreased unemployment. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (May 1993) The TVA helped farmers and created jobs in one of America s least modernized areas. Workers helped to provide power to the Tennessee Valley. Decreased unemployment and provided electricity to the rural Tennessee Valley. Works Progress Administration (WPA) 1935-1943 This agency provided work for 8 million Americans. The WPA constructed or repaired schools, hospitals, airfields, etc. Decreased unemployment. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 This banned child labor and set a minimum wage. Changed the laws governing the American workplace. Social Security Act This act established a system that provided payments for workers when they retired, as well as benefits for the unemployed. It also provided aid for the blind and physically disabled. Helped Americans feel more secure, and provided a “security blanket” for the elderly.