intro to New Deal, FDR and great Depression - middle school

1. The New Deal 1933 - 1941 Battling the Great Depression

2. The Election of 1932 Franklin Roosevelt -Democrat Herbert Hoover - Republican Assist. Secretary of the Navy WWI Governor of New York Fmr. Candidate for Vice-President “ Beat” Polio to resume political career Wealthy, famous, New York family Food Administrator WWI First Secretary of Commerce President of The United States Called “ The Great Engineer” Self-made millionaire

3. FDR Democratic Landslide

4. “ The First Hundred Days” "The only thing we have to fear is Fear itself" The Fireside Chats 15 New Laws Bank Holiday CCC FERA TVA NRA FDIC Farm Credit Act The Economy Act

5. “ The whole country is with him, just so he does something. If he burned down the capitol we would cheer and say ‘at least he got a fire started anyhow’ ” - Will Rogers

6. Big Government is Born: The Alphabet Agencies A.A.A. R.E.A P.W.A. W.P.A. F.S.A. S.E.C N.Y.A. N.R.A. S.S.A. C.W.A. T.V.A. N.R.L.B. "We will tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect" -FDR

7. CRITICS... Not everyone liked Roosevelt or his New Deal

8. Republicans Southern Democrats U.S. Supreme Court The Demagogues Huey long Fr. Coughlin Colonel McCormack’s Chicago Tribune