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The New DealThe New Deal

Read pg. 282-283 (The New Deal-New Read pg. 282-283 (The New Deal-New Deal Programs)Deal Programs)

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President Franklin Delano President Franklin Delano RooseveltRoosevelt

32nd32nd President of the UnitePresident of the United Statesd States

In officeIn officeMarch 4, 1933 –March 4, 1933 –

   April 12, 1945April 12, 1945

• Longest serving Longest serving president in history, president in history, elected 4 termselected 4 terms

New Deal PlanNew Deal Plan

Created by President Franklin D. Created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.Roosevelt.

Designed to help the US recover from the Designed to help the US recover from the Great Depression.Great Depression.

Programs that gave people food, shelter, Programs that gave people food, shelter, and jobs during the Depression.and jobs during the Depression.

TVA (TN Valley Authority)TVA (TN Valley Authority)

The TVA built twenty dams to control The TVA built twenty dams to control flooding, generate hydroelectrical power, flooding, generate hydroelectrical power, increase agricultural production, and increase agricultural production, and strengthen the Tennessee Valley region. strengthen the Tennessee Valley region.

TVA used a turbine runner to power TVA used a turbine runner to power electricityelectricity

USA Work ProgramUSA Work Program

Taken from American Life Histories, manuscripts from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1940. Taken from American Life Histories, manuscripts from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1940. Manuscript Division Library of Congress Manuscript Division Library of Congress http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.htmlhttp://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html

WPA helping African American MusiciansWPA helping African American Musicians

Notes in tri-foldNotes in tri-fold

Economic Boom Economic Bust The New Deal•Mass production

•Assembly Line

•Henry Ford-car

•People buy things on credit using installment plans

•Electricity more common

•New entertainment-

•Movies, radio

•Aviation began

•“Roaring Twenties”

•Black Tues-Oct 29, 1929Stock Market Crash

•Unemployment rose

•Debt increased

•Bank failures

•Factories & Businesses Closed

•Hoovervilles

•Dust Bowl

•“Great Depression”

•President FDR

•New gov’t programs“Alphabet Soup”

•TVA-hydroelectricity

•Social Security

•Set minimum wage

•Improved economy

Academic VocabAcademic Vocab

26. 26. debtdebt-money that one person owes -money that one person owes anotheranother

27. 27. Great Depression-Great Depression- the period in U.S. the period in U.S. history when many people couldn’t find history when many people couldn’t find work and many businesses closedwork and many businesses closed

28.28. aviation aviation-to design and use of an -to design and use of an aircraftaircraft

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