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.

Document 1 : 

Document 1

Document 2 : 

Document 2

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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.