Power point1assignment emily thorpe
- 1. The Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and His New Deal Created by: Emily Thorpe
- 2. Those Who Play Must Pay – The 1920s Come to an Abrupt Halt Stock market crash of 1929 did NOT cause the Great Depression Other Factors Involved Industrial and agricultural overproduction Unequal distribution of wealth in America Over-extension of credit & high individual debt Poor international economy due to World War I Weak American banks
- 3. Herbert Hoover’s Response Voluntary Measures National Credit Association Organization for Unemployment Relief Limited Government Intervention Thought businesses should be self- regulating Called the “Do Nothing” President
- 4. 1932 Presidential Election Candidates Herbert Hoover - (R) Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) - (D) Roosevelt’s Platform More active government New ideas to get out of Depression
- 7. National Banking Crisis Between 1930 & 1932 there was widespread bank failure FDR called Congress back into session on March 6th, 1933 & enacted an emergency bank proposal By the end of March, citizens put their trust back into the bank system
- 8. It’s Time For a New Deal – Purposes of This Plan Relief: Recovery: Create jobs for the Provide the economy with unemployed the tools to succeed again Protect farmers from foreclosure Reform: Overall Goal: Government regulation of banks Save Capitalism Abolish child labor Conserve farm lands
- 9. First New Deal (1933-1934) “The first hundred days” – March 9th to June 16th, 1933 All efforts went towards aiding big business, agriculture, & unemployed “Alphabet Soup”
- 10. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Provided jobs to “city boys” Would be paid $30 monthly to do work in environment Successful tool at this time
- 11. Civil Works Administration (CWA) Provided jobs for the unemployed to encourage moral Developed from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) Provided a budget to aid states in helping the unemployed
- 12. Reform for Financial Matters Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Oversee stock and bond markets Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Insure bank deposits that reach up to $5,000
- 13. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Aided one of the most devastated areas of country Dams & hydroelectric plants built Provided jobs & electricity
- 14. Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) Confronted the problem of overproduction Created the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) Goal to raise farm prices by encouraging farmers to produce less
- 15. National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) Created the Public Works Administration (PWA) & the National Recovery Administration (NRA) NRA Created a partnership between businesses, labor, & the government Labor Reforms
- 16. Second New Deal (1935-1936) Although First New Deal was successful, many were still unemployed FDR Presented list of reforms to Congress in Spring 1935 Requested & received $4.8 billion in relief
- 17. Works Progress Administration (WPA) Able to employ 25% of country’s workforce Low paying & temporary jobs to avoid competition with private enterprises Types of Jobs Repaired infrastructure Ex: roads, bridges Built schools
- 18. Social Security Act of 1935 Created a national pension fund, unemployment insurance program, & public assistance programs Pension would be financed by a payroll tax starting in 1937 Flaws to this law
- 19. Wagner Act of 1935 Prohibited employers from engaging in a variety of unfair labor practices Created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- 20. FDR’s Second Term (1937-1940) “Court packing” Rise of Nazis in Germany Loss of New Deal momentum Fair Labor Standards Act Abolished child labor Gave minimum hourly wage (40 cents) Gave maximum work week (40 hours)
- 21. Why It All Matters Physical rehabilitation to the nation Provided help to suffering citizens Revitalization of Politics Extension of the definition of democracy Strengthened the executive branch’s power Did not end the Great Depression
- 22. Works Cited Information: online-history.org/us2-docs/FDR-New-Deal.ppt Information: users.ipfw.edu/gatesb/H106h.PPT Information: American Passages – A History of the United States by Edward Ayers, David Oshinsky, Lewis Gould, & Jean Soderlund FDR Picture - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt Soup Kitchen Picture - http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/his1005spring2011/tag/great-depression/ FDR Inaugural Address Audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm3Bntsp2ck Political Cartoon - http://willrabbe.com/microblog/2011/2/10/fdr-hoover- inauguration-1933.html Electoral Map - http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:1932_Electoral_Map.png
- 23. Works Cited Continued FDR Inaugural Picture - http://voiceseducation.org/content/first-inaugural-address- franklin-d-roosevelt Alphabet Soup Cartoon - http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/money_13.html CCC Badge - http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/ccc/cccscope.html CCC Picture - http://siliconcowboy.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/fdrs-civilian- conservation-corps-was-created-on-april-10-1933/ Civil Works Picture - http://content.lib.washington.edu/civilworksweb/index.html TVA Graphic - http://newdeal.feri.org/tva/index.htm TVA Map - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority
- 24. Works Cited Continued Famers Picture - http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6696 NRA Picture - http://shopfloor.org/tag/wwii FDR New Deal Pin - http://thehayride.com/2012/01/people-like-jesse-jackson-will- never-understand-the-damage-fdrs-new-deal-inflicted-on-our-nation/ WPA Picture - http://www.americana-music-and-memories.com/works-progress- administration.html FDR Wheelchair Picture - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/FDR_in_whe el_chair FDR and Press Picture - http://history.howstuffworks.com/world-war-ii/start-world- war-27.htm
- 25. Works Cited Continued Social Security Picture - http://biggovernment.com/tag/social-security/ NLRB Picture - http://www.sjsapush.com/ch25.php “Why Can’t You Give My Dad A Job?” - http://www.profi- forex.us/news/entry4000000221.html