1. The New Deal – 8-6.4
SC Programs
FDR

2. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Explanation of Program
Put young men to work in the nation’s parks.
They lived in army camps.
Impact on SC
50,000 South Carolinians were employed.
Built state parks at Huntington Island, Paris Mountain, Poinsett and Myrtle Beach State Park.
Myrtle Beach State Park(camping area)
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3. PWA- Public Works Administration
Explanation of Program
Large scale public works project to help put Americans back to work.
Schools.
Libraries
Courthouses
US Navy aircraft carriers.
"Faith Cabin Library" Saluda County, South Carolina
From: Stanford, Edward. (1944). Library Extension Under the WPA. Chicago: Univeristy of Chicago Press.

4. (REA) Rural Electrification Act
Explanation of Program
Created power cooperatives to get government loans and provide electricity
Impact on SC
Brought power to farms and rural regions of SC

5. Santee Cooper Electricity Project
Explanation of Program
Hydroelectric dams produced power, provided jobs, and improved living conditions
Impact on SC
Largest New Deal project in SC
Built dams in the Santee and Cooper Rivers to create Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion

6. (SSA) Social Security Act
Explanation of Program
provide protection for the elderly, the orphaned, the disabled and the unemployed.
cost was shared by workers and their employers.

7. WPA-Works Progress Administration
Explanation of Program
Public works projects to put Americans back to work.
Highways
Airports
Bridges
Playgrounds
Schools
Hospitals
Impact on SC
Artists and writers produced plays and murals and recorded interviews for historical record

8. NRA: National Recovery Act
Explanation of Program
Set up codes for industries.
Regulated prices for consumers and hours and wages for workers.
Impact on SC
Unsuccessful Textile strike in SC led to the collapse of the union

9. The New Deal DID NOT end the Great Depression.
It ended when the United States became involved in World War II.

10. AGENDA 4/4/2011 1) Great Depression/New Deal DBQ’s
2) Non- Fiction Writing
A) Discuss two problems that Americans faced during the Great Depression. What actions were taken by the government (FDR) in an attempt to solve the problems brought about by the Great Depression.
Class work: Page Sections I-V, XII, XV
Owed Homework: Page Sections III, VII, XII, XV

11. Write a definition of the following word
Key Terms the New Deal
Write a definition of the following word
KKK
Great Depression
New Deal
FDR
Santee Cooper Electric Project
Rural Electrification Act.
100 Days
Fire Side Chats.
CCC
PWA
WPA
Social Security Act
Prohibition
Boll Weevil
Tourism
18th Amendment
Southern Literary Renaissance

12. Make a Blank Crossword Choose 12 Words The 20’s and the New Deal
Create an Answer key on a separate sheet of paper.
WPA
Prohibition
PWA
Social Security Act
CCC