L17-19: The New DealAgenda

Objective:1. To understand the

elements and origins of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal

2. To evaluate and debate the consistency of the New Deal with enduring American ideologies.

Schedule: 3. Wrap up Great

Depression4. Intro to the New Deal5. New Deal Debate Prep6. New Deal Debate

Homework:Unit Work1. New Deal

Debate Prep (See Assignment)!

Writing Process Portfolio Work:2. Research

Puzzle & Lit Review Due G: Tues 3/18; Y: Wed 3/19

How Do We Get Out of the Great Depression?

• By 1932, Hoover’s “solutions” are not working

• In that year there is also a presidential election– Hoover (Republican) vs. Franklin

Roosevelt (Democrat)

Franklin Roosevelt• 1882-1945• Married to Eleanor

Roosevelt• Elected President 4 Times

(died during his fourth term)• Oversaw U.S. involvement

in the Great Depression and World War Two

• Through both, drastically and rapidly expanded the power of the United States government.

• Shifted American politics to the left considerably and redefined liberalism in the United States

The Ideological Divide Between the Parties in 1932

Should the Government Intervene in the Economy

(Question Introduced by the Gilded Age)

NO YES Should the Government Intervene in Social Life?(Question

Introduced by the Progressive Era)

NO YES

The Ideological Divide Between the Parties in 1932: The Republicans

Should the Government Intervene in the Economy

(Question Introduced by the Gilded Age)

NO YES Should the Government Intervene in Social Life?(Question

Introduced by the Progressive Era)

NO (libertarian wing)

YES (For some, on some moral

issues; social conservative

wing)

The Ideological Divide Between the Parties in 1932: The Democrats

Should the Government Intervene in the Economy

(Question Introduced by the Gilded Age)

NO YES Should the Government Intervene in Social Life?(Question

Introduced by the Progressive Era)

NO YES

The Election of 1932

Roosevelt’s Approach to Solving The Great Depression: The New Deal

• A variety of programs designed to give relief, recovery, and reform to the Great Depression– Relief: Jobs for the Unemployed– Recovery: Economic Growth– Reform: Regulation of Wall Street, banks, and transportation

• 1933-1936• Firmly solidifies the ideological divide budding between the Republicans and Democrats by making the democrats the party of government intervention• Helps shift public support towards the democratic party

Evaluating the New Deal• The New Deal Debate!