Please copy the questions!
Which of the “Relief” programs is still in effect today?
How many of the “Reform” programs are still in place?
Name the two “Recovery” programs which are still in effect today.
Think Write Pair Share: Prompt #1 “What is the most interesting thing you learned watching Crash Course New Deal?
Crash Course: The New Deal
Discuss Assignments + Additional Notes for Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Quiz/Chapter 12 Due
Text of Notes Given in Class:
Important Additional Notes for Chapter 12 ~ The New Deal
• FDR said he wanted to reach out to the “Forgotten Man” who was suffering in the Great Depression.
• The New Deal can be described with three “R’s” Relief, Recovery and Reform.
– Relief: immediate help, $$$, jobs, food
– Recovery: get the economy “going” to end the Great Depression
– Reform: programs and regulations to prevent future depressions
• Fireside Chats: Helped FDR “connect” with the American people via radio.
• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)- provided jobs to young men as a way to help themselves and their families. Worked in National Parks and Forests (eventually phased out w/ the war)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)- protected bank deposits, prevented bank runs (still exists)
• Federal Housing Administration (FHA)- encouraged loans for renovating or building homes (still exists)
• Scope/Role of government in everyday life
– Some people felt the role and size of government was becoming too powerful due to the New Deal
– Social Security dealt with a national issue, too big for families or individuals to tackle
– Roosevelt saw an active role for government in business and individual’s lives
The Simpsons: Last Exit to Springfield (the nuclear plant goes on strike!)
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