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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New Deal
Hoover and republicans blamed for the depression it is obvious he is not going to be re-elected in 1932
Hoover is a Lame Duck
1932 election FDR wins a landslide victory as do
Democrats on all levels
Brains Trust =FDR’s executive cabinet that came up with most of the New Deal programs
New Deal Philosophy Deficit Spending, John Maynard
Keynes, Keynesian Economics, Need to create jobs and get money in
the economy
1st Day in Office 4 day bank holiday
Fire Side Chats =Very Effective, explained banking and finance to the public in simple terms and his plan to fix the problem
Glass Stegal Act- established regulations for banks, FDIC
Emergency Banking Act all banks have to be inspected to re-open
SEC- regulates Wall Street
NRA and AAA set quotas, reduce production,
industries and farmers Even out supply and demand to
adjust the price government coordinated
Henry Ford Refused to participate
FERA Federal Emergency Relief
Administration (FEMA) = 1st time government gives money for nothing, (Welfare), created Social Security Act (1935), pension for over 65 residents
Opposition to the new Deal
(Not Doing Enough) Socialism = Government regulated
business for the good the people -80,000 votes in 1936 - (? NRA, NIRA, AAA, FERA?)
Communism = Dictator has control of total
economy, collective ownership of property, all goods are equally shared. 187,000 votes in 1936
Fascism = dictator control of business and
politics for the good of the state,
Italy and Germany in WWII
Huey P. Long the King Fish LA senator “every man a king” “Share our Wealth” program -$5 million max fortune -max income of $1.8 million annually -$5,000 to every family annual
income of $2,500 -old age pension for over 60
education and training for all based on ability
-4 million followers in 35 -could have won democratic
nomination in 36 assassinated in 35
Others Dr. Francis Townsend and Father Charles Coughlin
New Deal Legacy Did not end the depression Greatly expanded the power of the
Federal Government Federal Government has a
commitment to personal economic security
Created an American Welfare State
-more humane industrial society 40 hr week, child labor
-Democratic Party grew and dominated politics for decades
-solid supporters, blacks, labor, majority of middle class
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