On the sidewalk by the Denton Courthouse.Cred i t : N icho las Henderson , F I i ck r

THE NEW DEAL!

By 1933, Great Depression at its worst Peak unemployment (over 20%)

Thousands of bank failures

Millions homeless Tons of economic

problems happening all at once

THINGS GET WORSE

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt inaugurated on March 4, 1933

Next day, FDR declares a bank holiday: all banks close so they can figure out what works & what doesn’t

FDR

“The only thing we have to fear is fear

itself”

Economic government programs created by FDR & Congress, 1933 to 1938

Goals = 3 Rs:Relief: immediate help for unemployed & poor

Recovery: get the economy back to normalReform: fix the financial system to avoid future depressions

Try a lot of things and see what worksMany still around today (FDIC, Social

Security)

THE NEW DEAL

NEW DEALPOSTERS

Works Progress Administration

WHAT MESSAGE DOES THIS SEND?

Civi l ian Conservation Corps

WHAT MESSAGE DOES THIS SEND?

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Federal Art Project

WHAT MESSAGE DOES THIS SEND?

National Youth Administration

WHAT MESSAGE DOES THIS SEND?

Left:Rural Electr ifi cation Administration

Right: Federal Art Project (part of WPA)

WHAT MESSAGE DOES THIS SEND?