Chapter 34

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Chapter 34 Franklin Delano Roosevelt The New
Deal
Analyze the responses of FDRs administration to
the problems of the Great Depression. How
effective were these responses? How did they
change the role of the federal government?
Platform Balanced-Budget Repeal Prohibition
Decreased G spending New Deal
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Eleanor Roosevelt First Lady
First influential First Lady worked in
Settlement Houses fought against segregation
champion of commoner
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The Election of 1932
Red Roosevelt Blue - Hoover
Roosevelt wins with 57 of popular vote!
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The Three Rs and the Hundred Days

• Relief
• Recovery
• Reform

Stopping a run on an old financial institution
Bank Holiday
Progressive ideas Social insurance Collectivizati
on Employment insurance Conservation Restrictions
on child labor
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Crunching The Numbers of the First New Deal
GDP 1933 74.2 billion 1935 91.4
billion Weekly Earnings 16.73 1935
20.13 Unemployment 25 1935 20 Farm
Income 1.9 billion 1935 4.6 billion
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The Dust Bowl
Causes of The Dust Bowl Use of marginal soil
Overproduction Dry Farming Techniques
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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Wilson Dam completed in 1933
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The Election of 1936
Roosevelt wins 61 of popular vote Electoral
college 523 to 8 (Alfred Landon).
20th Amendment 1933 lame duck moved
presidential inaugurations from Mar. 4 to Jan. 20
to shorten time between election and inauguration
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Roosevelts Political Stumble
The Court Packing Scheme
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The Opposition to Roosevelt
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The Balance Sheet of FDR and New Deal
Positives Negatives
Prevent further decline Did not end Depression
Safety net during crisis Little employment gains
More humane labor conditions Wage discrimination for minorities
Challenged the power of big corporations Socialist/Communist
Regulation of stock market Court Packing
Expanded power of President ?? Large budget deficit
Expanded power of Federal govt ?? People reliant upon government
Expanded power of Democrats ?? Class conflict
Increased participation for minorities
Averted a socialist/communist take-over
Preserved greatest resources - workers
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