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The Rise of Franklin D. Roosevelt Lecture Guide

 

 

Great Depression Problems

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President Hoover appears to be unwilling to provide relief for the Great Depression

 

 

Who was FDR?

• Born in 1882 to a _____________ and prominent family.

• Raised to believe that ______________ should look after the ___________.

• Believed government’s primary role was to ____________________________________________.

• Stricken with ____________ in 1921 (at the age of 39) - _________________________________.

• President for _______ years during two of the nation’s biggest crises - ______________________ and __________.

• Only President elected for _____ terms

• Known to represent ____________________

• Had the ability to convey sympathetic __________________________________.

 

 

Election of 1932

• Hoover was a _________________, FDR was a _____________________.

• FDR received ________ of popular vote and ___________/531 electoral votes

• Election was called the “Roosevelt Revolution”

 

 

 

 

 

• FDR ran against Hoover on a _________________________ campaign - ________________________________________________________________________________.

 

 

New Deal

• The New Deal Programs would provide

  • Relief:

 

• Recovery:

 

• Reform:

 

 

• “100 Days”

  • In FDR’s first 100 days in office he pushed ______ pieces of __________________  through Congress to fight the _____________________.

  • He focused on stabilizing _______________________________, providing ____________, creating _________, and regulating the economy.

  • He used _____________________ fiscal and monetary policy (i.e. increased the amount of money in circulation)

  • EXAMPLE: day after taking office he declared a _______________ (banks were closed so no one could withdraw their money) & ____________________ banks to determine when they could re-open.

 

 

Election of 1936

• Between 6.5 – 12.5 million still _____________________.

• FDR elected with ____________ of popular vote (largest in history)

• Won every electoral vote but ____________ and ________________.

• Number of votes for Democratic candidates increased by _______% from previous election.

 

 

Did the New Deal Work? YES!

• Improved _________ conditions for many workers (secured _______ of _________ to use _____________________, minimum ______ and ______ laws)

• Helped create lasting _________________ (roads, bridges, public buildings)

• Created some __________________ that still exist today (ex: _______ & _______)

• Create a __________________ (ex________________)

• ______________ financial institutions

• Provided _____________ of jobs

 

 

Did the New Deal Work? NO!

• There were some ________ and ________________ to the New Deal.

• Some felt that the New Deal gave the ______________ government and ___________________ too much power

• Increased federal ___________

• The _____________ __________ declared some New Deal programs unconstitutional (ex: NIRA & AAA)

• Some felt the New Deal did not ______________

• New Deal did not _______ Great Depression - _________