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New Deal Programs
Civilian Conservation Corps
Most Sucessful New Deal Program
1,433 Camps
300,000 Workers
$30 Per Month
57,000 Iliterate learned to read
It Ended in 1943
It helped highschool age men learn to do normal adult stuff
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Most Notable Program
Made PWA and WPA
Built Highways, School Etc,
Ended in 1943
Public Works Administration
Created by the National Industrilal Recovery Act
Large Scale public work Construction Agency
Helped 3 Mil People
Work Progress Administration
Made for unskilled men to build small jobs such as
New Schools, Hospitalsm Storm Drains, Bridges, Airfields etc.
Civil Works Administration
Gave People Jobs
Built many constructions-
Water Mains, Leeves, Schools, Roads
National Youth Administration
Helped people 16-24 trying to find jobs
Gave Them Education
Gave Jobs in School factories
The First Hundred Days
FDR intended to move at an unprecendented pace to adress the economic issues facing the country
Major laws were enacted in order to fix the economy
Deficit Spending
When someone spends more than they makes
Term is typically used for the government
Priming the Pump
a term used for spending in order to get the economy working '
Deficit spending is often used to kickstart the economy
This was needed because the economy was in such a poor state
Supreme Court Packing Issue
Roosevelt announced a plan to expand the supreme court to 15 judges
The plan recieved criticism from most republicans and many democratas
This policy would ensure that most of the supreme court justices would be on his side.
The Three Rs
Relief- temporary help for suffering/unemployed Americans
The most well known example of relief was the social security act
Recovery-designed to quickly help the economy bounce back
The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped increase the commodity prices for farmers
Reform- long term fix to the depression by adressing the causes.
Many banks today are insured by the FDIC, which covers up to 250,000
First New Deal
Aimed to stabilized the economy and relieve those suffering. He declared a four day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing from unstable banks
Congress was encouraged to end prohibition
Most americans found something that they liked, and something that they disliked.
Second New Deal
More agressive, would continue to help americans
WPA- gave jobs to unemployed peoples
Helped build school, post offices, and highways
The Social Security act was set up to help unemployed, disabled, and dependant children.
Fireside Chats
In the 1930's 90% of americans had radios in their houses
Fireside chats were radio adresses by FDR to the american people discussing various topics.
In his first chat, he encouraged americans to stop taking money out of the banks
from 1933 to 1944 FDR gave around 30 chats on topics such as the new deal, unemployment and WWII
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