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The Depression
Dole Camp
FDR and the New Deal
Election of 1932
• Republicans: Herbert Hoover• Democrats: Franklin D Roosevelt
Roosevelt Won!
Brain Trust
• College professors who advised the president
Bank holiday
• Roosevelt closed all banks for four days to stabilize them
Fireside chats
• Radio speeches by FDR to reassure the American public
Agriculture Adjustment Act (AAA)
• Farmers were told to get rid of excess products to raise the price
• They would be paid to do it• The AAA was found to be unconstitutional
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
• Designed to eliminate “wasteful competition” among firms
• Set maximum hours to be worked and minimum wages
• Declared unconstitutional
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
• Gave jobs to unemployed young men
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
• Build dams across the Tennessee River to provide electricity
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
• Built hospitals, schools, parks, playgrounds and airports
Social Securities Act
• Offered small monthly payment to the elderly