The New DealFranklin D. Roosevelt
Failed Policies of Hoover• Believed in business cycle
• Promoted Volunteerism
• Favored “rugged individualism”
One Success
Hoover Dam, originally Boulder DamBuilt on Colorado RiverMuch needed employment to southwest region
Bonus ArmyBand of WWI veterans march on Washington
DC
Needed money NOW:Payment supposed to be in 1945Veterans wanted it in 1932
Election of 1932Hoover has no chance of reelection
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is Democratic nomination
Governor of New York
New DealFDR elected president in landslide
Believed in strong action and leadership by gov.
Promised Americans a “New Deal”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amNpxQANk0M
Was this a good message to the American people?
First 100 DaysBetween March and June: created 15
separate bills passed.
Fireside chats- informal radio addresses to the people
AssignmentRead about assigned New Deal programs in
Chapter 12 (pg 346).
Each group will be assigned a programResearch your program and create an
advertisement that would get people to participate in your program.
Your group will teach your program to the
class.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)Provided jobs for 2 million men
Replanted forests, dug irrigation ditches
Young unmarried men 18-25
Send home $25 a month to family
Agriculture Adjustment Administration (AAA)Promoted farmers not to raise specific crops.
Lower production=increase prices
Later declared unconstitutional
National Recovery AdministrationGovern industries
Set minimum wages and prices
Increase worker and industry profit
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)Insure deposits up to $2,500
Required to post signs at business stating that they are backed by government
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Provided work for 8 million Americans
Constructed and repairs buildings and roadSchools, hospitals, highways, etc.
Tennessee Valley AuthorityAmong poorest in nation
Built dams in Tennessee Valley to control flood
Created jobs, generated electricity, attracted industry