A statue of a man listening A statue of a man listening

to a Fireside Chat at the Roosevelt Memorial.to a Fireside Chat at the Roosevelt Memorial.

Learning Goals:Learning Goals:1.1. Summarize the steps FDR took to boost Summarize the steps FDR took to boost

public confidence and bring relief to public confidence and bring relief to those who suffered economic distress.those who suffered economic distress.

2.2. Explain the purpose and scope of Explain the purpose and scope of Roosevelt’s Second New Deal.Roosevelt’s Second New Deal.

3.3. Identify reasons why the New Deal Identify reasons why the New Deal slowed down.slowed down.

Topic: The New DealTopic: The New DealDo: Explain which of the Do: Explain which of the New Deal programs helped New Deal programs helped the US economy the mostthe US economy the mostLevel: AnalysisLevel: Analysis

Journal Question: As a young Journal Question: As a young person affected by the Great person affected by the Great Depression, write a letter to Depression, write a letter to President Hoover in November, President Hoover in November, 1929. 1929. Describe your family’s Describe your family’s circumstances and why you have circumstances and why you have lost faith in him to continue leading lost faith in him to continue leading the country.the country.

1. Franklin Roosevelt told Americans in his first fireside chat that it was safer to keep your money in a reopened bank than under your mattress. The three goals of the bills FDR sent to Congress were to bring reliefrelief to the needy, recovery for agriculture and industry, and reforms to the economy. His approach to fighting the Depression was to use the power of the federal government aggressively.

2.  FDR’s comprehensive program to fight the Great 2.  FDR’s comprehensive program to fight the Great Depression was called the Depression was called the New DealNew Deal. His . His brain trustbrain trust studied studied the nation’s problems and recommended solutions. the nation’s problems and recommended solutions. Deficit Deficit spendingspending is the practice of using is the practice of using borrowed money to fund borrowed money to fund government programs.government programs.

An FSA migrant workers' camp at Farmersville, California.

An FSA migrant workers' camp at Farmersville, California. I

Think-Pair- ShareThink-Pair- Share

If you were to write a new If you were to write a new patriotic song what would one patriotic song what would one of the topics of the song be? of the topics of the song be? Come up with a line from the Come up with a line from the song. Write it down for extra song. Write it down for extra credit.credit.Think of an answer – Turn to a Think of an answer – Turn to a neighbor and share your thoughts- neighbor and share your thoughts- We will share as a groupWe will share as a group

3. 3. The The government program that employedgovernment program that employed some two some two million young million young menmen planting trees and planting trees and improving the improving the environmentenvironment was created in was created in 1933 1933 and was called the and was called the Civilian Conservation CorpsCivilian Conservation Corps. .

4. The Tennessee Valley Authority had government-run enterprises competing against private businesses. Voters show their support for Roosevelt by sending even more Democrats to Congress.

Generators in the Generators in the powerhouse at TVA's powerhouse at TVA's Pickwick Dam in Pickwick Dam in Tennessee.Tennessee. 

5. “We have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of protection to the average citizen and to his family against the loss of a job and against poverty-ridden old age.”

– Franklin D. Roosevelt •In this quotation, Roosevelt is stressing thatGovernment should help the unemployed and retirees.

6. 6. The The Second New DealSecond New Deal focused on focused on social reformsocial reform. . The The Social Security ActSocial Security Act was the New Deal law that was the New Deal law that provided provided aid to the unemployedaid to the unemployed, retirement benefits, , retirement benefits, and assistance to the disabled.and assistance to the disabled.

7.  Roosevelt asked 7.  Roosevelt asked Congress to Congress to increase increase the number of justices the number of justices on the Supreme Court on the Supreme Court in 1937in 1937 and this action and this action damaged his damaged his popularity with the popularity with the American people. American people. Republicans and Republicans and Democrats said his Democrats said his court-packing billcourt-packing bill would interfere with would interfere with the system of “the system of “checks checks

and balancesand balances.”.”

8. Using the graph, 19% of workers had no job in 1938.

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Read one of the learning goals for the unit and write a multiple choice test question based on the goal.