Roosevelt election — landslide victory?
Won 42 of 48 states in 1932.
New Deal focus
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
New Deal goals — three steps?
Relief, Recovery, Reform.
Relief goal
Help the poor and unemployed survive
Recovery goal
Restart the economy
Reform purpose
Prevent future depressions
Landslide victory
Overwhelming election win
Banking crisis
Banks collapsing from mass withdrawals
Hundred Days
Roosevelt's emergency legislative period
Emergency powers
Special authority for quick action
First New Deal focus
Relief and economic recovery
Confidence measures
Restore trust in financial institutions
Alphabet agencies
CCC, FERA, WPA created jobs
Second New Deal opposition
Opposed by conservatives and Supreme Court
Reforms in second New Deal
Labor rights, farmers’ support, welfare
Test your knowledge with 11 questions on THE GREAT DEPRESSION PART 2.
1. What was the main purpose of Roosevelt’s New Deal program?
2. What was the primary goal of Roosevelt's New Deal as introduced in the 1932 election campaign?
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