1. A new kind of government
Ch. 15: The New Deal
A new kind of government

2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
Democrat
Believed in Big Government
Polio
Felt the plight of the people and wanted to help them out

3. Presidential Election of 1932
2 Years earlier the Democrats took the House of Rep and almost the Senate
Hoover vs Roosevelt (Republican vs Democrat)
Roosevelt wins 23 million to 16 million (blamed Hoover for the Depression)

4. The First Hundred Days
100 Days- Period of intense reform during FDR’s presidency
Extended Relief programs to the Poor
How? Government spending and Fed Aid!
1933: Bank Holiday
Restore public confidence

5. New Deal Ideas Provide work for unemployed
Government Regulation of Businesses (what does this remind you of?)
Government support of economy
Roosevelt’s Fear: people would lose faith in Democracy if New Deal failed

6. Programs and Organizations
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Restore the public’s faith in national banks
Civilian Conservation Core (CCC)
(TVA) Tennessee Valley Authority
Gov. intervention to help region w/ flooding and electricity production

7. Programs and Organizations (Cont’de)
National Labor Relations Act (1935)
Unions can represent workers in collective bargaining
Social Security Act
Pensions for elderly, unemployed, and handicapped
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
CCC and WPA helped the unemployed

8. Opposition Most resistance came from business leaders Supreme Court
AAA-Agricultural Adjustment Act
Gov. would pay farmers to grow less
AAA and many other programs shot down early on bc they were considered unconstitutional
FDR Proposed increasing the # of justices on SC so he could protect New Deal
Congress was shocked and rejected the proposal
However, many justices retired during FDR’s time in office and he was able to get his way anyway

9. What really caused the end of the Great Depression?
The New Deal?
The economy fixed itself?
Really……
…It was WWII. The materials needed and the manpower needed caused an increase in demand and flow of currency.

10. Results Stronger Fed gov.
Gov. created a safety net to protect the poor
Social Security and TVA
Stock Market and Prohibition reform