FDR
-born in new york
-from a wealthy family
-very previledged
-became paralized from polio
-inspired by cousin teddy roosevelt.
-has 6 kids
-went to school to law school
-before he was 29 he won a seat on the new york senate for the democrats
-supported woodrow wilson in electin
-secratary of the navy in 1913
-1921 contracted polio on vacation
-spent most of the rest of his life in a wheel chair because he was paralyzed from the waste down
unemployed
National Youth Administration
1935-1945
leader of the texas branch was linden johnson who then went to become the president
by 1938 helped around 327 thousand high school and college kids
were paid from 6-40 a month to do work and study projects at their school
another 155 thousand kids were paid 10-25 a month for part time work that included job training.
helped kids get jobs and make money to stay in school
NYA included women unlike the CCC
NYA was 58 million per year.
three R's (relief recovery Reform)
relief- immediate action
recovery- temp programs to restart supply and demand
reform- premanent programs to avoid another depression
RELIEF-FERA- gave immediate help to those who needed it in the form of cash
CWA- provided temp. jobs
CCC- temp jobs for unmarried single adults filling sand bags
RECOVERY
AAA- made the price of crops go up
NIRA-set rules and regulations for the government
Home owners loan Crops- gave money to people so they could pay their mortgages
Reform
soild conservation act- acts to acoid another dust bowl
NIRA/NLRB- supported fair business acts
Social security administratin
FDIC- insurance on the money you have in the bank
emergency banking relief act/ bank holiday
500 mil. gave the money to people who were in need (welfare)
by 1935 3 bil. was distubuted
bank holiday- bank panics
bank holiday closed all banks and allowed to open only when they are deemed solvent (government had to be sure that the bank was stable)
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