Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) and the New Deal
As you listen…
• Take notes on anything that stands out to you. Pay particular attention to:
– Content– Word Choice
– Tone
Your notes do not need to be complete thoughts or sentences. Just write down a few things that stand out to you as you listen.The Fireside Chats Video — History.com
Now please spend five minutes…
Describe the “Fireside Chat” given by FDR.• What stood out to you?• How did it make you
feel? • Why do you suppose he
chose to address the American people in this manner?
A little more about FDR
• The Fireside Chats Video — History.com
The “3 Rs” of the New Deal
• Relief: Programs that would help immediately by employing people.
• Recovery: Programs that would help the country rebuild. Attempted to help nonbank sectors of the economy recover. For example, the agricultural and housing sectors.
• Reform: Used legislation to prevent this disaster from happening again. Focused on banks, labor, labor unions, etc.
Programs
• CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-Public works (infrastructure), structures and trails in parks-Civilian voluntary “army” = food, clothing, jobs
• CWA – Civil Works Administration 1933– High paying jobs in construction (ended in 1934)– Bridges, schools, sewer pipelines
New Deal Posters
• FHA – Federal Housing Adminstration-Regulate mortgages and housing conditions
• FSA-Federal Security Agency 1939-Regulated social security, food and drugsafety-Abolished in 1953
• HOLC - Home Owner's Loan Corporation 1933-Refinanced mortgages
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• NRA – National Recovery Act-set standards for production, prices, and wages-meant to bring together working Americans w/
interests of business-government involvement and hearings -declared unconstitutional: violated seperation
of powers
• PWA – Public Works Administration-parks, schools, airports
• SSA – Social Security Act-benefits to retired persons
• TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority 1933-program to build the system that provided
electricity to TN River Valley-still in operation today
• WPA-Workers Progress Administration 1935 -biggest program
-roads, buildings• FAP-Federal Art Project
-painters, muralists, graphic artists, photographers
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WPA Slides
Create A New Deal Poster
• Get the word out about New Deal programs! Get people to participate and to support the programs!
• Use imagery, color, sayings and words to attract support for the program.
• The program’s acronym must be apparent.• Due Tuesday, March 5.