FDR and the New Deal

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FDR and the New Deal

• Alphabet Soup

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FDR and the New Deal

• I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a New Deal for
  the American people
• President FDR 1932-1945
  

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FDR and the New Deal

• President FDR guides America through the Great
  Depression and WWII
• He inspired support and confidence in people with
  his fireside chats (radio address)
• He surrounded himself with intellectuals as
  advisors he called his brain trust

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FDR and the New Deal

• 3 Goals to end the Great Depression
• 1. Relief of people suffering
• 2. Recovery of the economy
• 3. Reform measures to prevent future depressions

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FDR and the New Deal

• Examples of New Deal programs include
• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
• Some 2.5 million jobs created for youth to
  plant trees and build bridges
• Works Project Administration (WPA)
• Gave jobs to millions of Americans to build
  roads, airports, buildings, playgrounds, and golf
  courses

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FDR and the New Deal

• FDR also created programs for farmers (AAA), the
  stock market (SEC) which prevents another crash,
  and banks (FDIC) that guarantees your money will
  be there if a bank fails
• FDR also set a minimum wage (.25) that workers
  must be paid and established todays social
  security program

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FDR and the New Deal

• Some people were not happy with FDR and they said
  he went too far with his power. The Supreme Court
  declared certain New Deal programs
  unconstitutional
• FDR then threatened to add 6 more judges to the
  already 9 existing Supreme Court judges who would
  vote for his new deal programs
• Court Packing Plan (15 total judges)

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FDR and the New Deal

• The New Deal helped Americans by giving them
  temporary jobs, and the economy by spending money
  to encourage business growth and production
• Inevitably it was WWII that ended the depression
  in 1941