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Chapter 34 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt & The New Deal Analyze the responses of FDR’s administration to the problems of the Great Depression. How effective were these responses? How did they change the role of the federal government? Platform: Balanced-Budget Repeal Prohibition Decreased G spending New Deal Eleanor Roosevelt – First Lady First “influential” First Lady worked in Settlement Houses fought against segregation champion of “commoner” The Election of 1932 Red = Roosevelt Blue - Hoover Roosevelt wins with 57% of popular vote! The Three “R’s” and the Hundred Days •Relief •Recovery •Reform “Stopping a run on an old financial institution” Bank Holiday Progressive ideas: Social insurance Collectivization Employment insurance Conservation Restrictions on child labor Crunching The Numbers of the First New Deal GDP – 1933 $74.2 billion 1935 $91.4 billion Weekly Earnings $16.73 1935 $20.13 Unemployment 25% 1935 20% Farm Income $1.9 billion 1935 $4.6 billion The Dust Bowl Causes of The Dust Bowl Use of marginal soil Overproduction Dry Farming Techniques The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Wilson Dam – completed in 1933 The Election of 1936 Roosevelt wins 61% of popular vote Electoral college – 523 to 8 (Alfred Landon). 20th Amendment: 1933 “lame duck” moved presidential inaugurations from Mar. 4 to Jan. 20 to shorten time between election and inauguration Roosevelt’s Political Stumble The Court Packing Scheme The Opposition to Roosevelt The Balance Sheet of FDR and New Deal Positives Negatives Prevent further decline Did not end Depression Safety net during crisis Little employment gains More humane labor conditions Wage discrimination for minorities Challenged the power of big corporations Socialist/Communist Regulation of stock market Court Packing Expanded power of President ?? Large budget deficit Expanded power of Federal gov’t ?? People reliant upon government Expanded power of Democrats ?? Class conflict Increased participation for minorities Averted a socialist/communist takeover Preserved greatest resources workers
