Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) and the New Deal. As you listen… Take notes on anything that stands out to you. Pay particular attention to: – Content – Word.

Franklin D Roosevelt (FDR) and the New Deal

As you listen…

• Take notes on anything that stands out to you. Pay particular attention to:

– Content– Word Choice

– Tone

Your notes do not need to be complete thoughts or sentences. Just write down a few things that stand out to you as you listen.The Fireside Chats Video — History.com

Now please spend five minutes…

Describe the “Fireside Chat” given by FDR.• What stood out to you?• How did it make you

feel? • Why do you suppose he

chose to address the American people in this manner?

A little more about FDR

• The Fireside Chats Video — History.com

The “3 Rs” of the New Deal

• Relief: Programs that would help immediately by employing people.

• Recovery: Programs that would help the country rebuild. Attempted to help nonbank sectors of the economy recover. For example, the agricultural and housing sectors.

• Reform: Used legislation to prevent this disaster from happening again. Focused on banks, labor, labor unions, etc.

Programs

• CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-Public works (infrastructure), structures and trails in parks-Civilian voluntary “army” = food, clothing, jobs

• CWA – Civil Works Administration 1933– High paying jobs in construction (ended in 1934)– Bridges, schools, sewer pipelines

New Deal Posters

• FHA – Federal Housing Adminstration-Regulate mortgages and housing conditions

• FSA-Federal Security Agency 1939-Regulated social security, food and drugsafety-Abolished in 1953

• HOLC - Home Owner's Loan Corporation 1933-Refinanced mortgages

More Posters

• NRA – National Recovery Act-set standards for production, prices, and wages-meant to bring together working Americans w/

interests of business-government involvement and hearings -declared unconstitutional: violated seperation

of powers

• PWA – Public Works Administration-parks, schools, airports

• SSA – Social Security Act-benefits to retired persons

• TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority 1933-program to build the system that provided

electricity to TN River Valley-still in operation today

• WPA-Workers Progress Administration 1935 -biggest program

-roads, buildings• FAP-Federal Art Project

-painters, muralists, graphic artists, photographers

More Posters

WPA Slides

Create A New Deal Poster

• Get the word out about New Deal programs! Get people to participate and to support the programs!

• Use imagery, color, sayings and words to attract support for the program.

• The program’s acronym must be apparent.• Due Tuesday, March 5.