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Election of 1932 Incubator

Page history last edited by Mr. Hengsterman 3 years, 11 months ago

 

 

 

 

 

 Bold Experimentation – FDR and the First 100 Days                      

The existential fear that gripped a world defined by the collapse of capitalism and the rise of competing dictatorship 
help create a new national state to manage capitalism and assert global power

 

 

 

Communicator 

 


 

 

Herbert Hoover : A Republican, President Hoover  began to take actions to increase business profits, believing business prosperity would “trickle down” to the average American by way of employment and increased income.  To accomplish this, he cut taxes and created the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.  However, this

was too little too late.

 

First 100 Days : the time period FDR requested from the people to let him make a difference.  It runs from March 9, 1933 until June 16, 1933.  Congress passed more than 15 major pieces of New Deal Legislation They represent a response to the immediate emergency.     Review: The Government's Role in the Economy

 

 

 

 


First Inaugural Address

 

 

 

 

 

Video Clip:  http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/page/mandate

 (start at 25:08  stop at 30:17)

 

 

 

 

FDR The Great Comminicator

 

 

 

First New Deal  Second New Deal
Covers the period 1933-1935 and includes all the legislation that is passed to help America bounce back as quick as possible  Covers the period 1935-1938 and includes  the legislation which focused on social reform, unemployment and illness 

 

 



New Deal Cartoon Explained

 

Relief    FDR wanted relief given to persons in need by providing them with money, loans and jobs. 

Measures adopted to restore confidence and provide support … largely successful, some evolved standard banking policy

Emergency banking bill  
Glass Steagall Act to curb speculation 

Civilian Conservation Corps to provide work for unemployed youth 
Works Progress Administration to provide work 

Public Works Administration


 

Recovery  FDR wanted to provide recovery for business and agriculture by passing laws that would assist them in getting back on their feet

Measures adopted to provide economic recovery; effective in the short term? … but were controversial and led to a discussion of government role … e.g., supreme court ruling on TVA and NRA

Tennessee Valley Authority for regional development and energy generation 

Agricultural Adjustment Act to control production levels 

National industrial Recovery Act to curb over production 

National Recovery Act to establish codes and price quotas 

 

 

 

Reform FDR  wanted to establish reform by passing legislation that would prevent another depression from ever happening again

Measures focused on reforming business practices; milestone measures in creation of the modern welfare state? 

Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate stock market 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure bank deposit

Wagner Act: establishes the National Labor Relations Board; offers protection for labor 

Social Security Act provides pension for workers 
 

 


 


Legacy of the New Deal


Top Ten New Deal Programs 


The First Gallop Poll


Depression Era Images - The Photographs of Dorothea Lange 


http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/Courses/101_USH/new_deal.htm


http://www.angelfire.com/alt/michaelbutt/chapter22.htm 


http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/smiley.1920s.final

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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