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Learning Targets Students will be able to understand the three
main purposes of the New Deal
Students will be able to identify different New Deal programs and their specific purposes
FDR’s Plan
1. willing to “try something” to help economy2. gathered “Brain Trust” for advice 3. focus on 3 R’s in legislation:
• relief (aids people directly, like jobs)• recovery (supports/ help industries)• reform (creates new laws to fix problems)
“Take a methodand try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and tryanother.” Roosevelt 1932
1. Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)
• gave jobs to young men, conserved natural resources (parks, roads, ditches, windbreaks, etc.)
2. Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA):
• direct relief was given to states to help families• 3 billion dollars spent by 1935
3. Works Progress Administration (WPA):
• put people to work building public buildings, roads, and bridges
• also hired actors, artists, musicians & writers• special division for women in nursing and
teaching
White Board Moment!
Compare and evaluate the three relief programs. Which one do you think was most effective? Why?
1. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA):
• helped the valley by controlling floods and making cheap hydroelectric power
2. National Recovery Administration (NRA):
• set industry codes for production, wages, prices & working conditions
Whiteboard Moment! What symbol did the NRA use,
and why did they use it?
Create a symbol for the AAA.
3. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• oversees companies that sell stocks to protect the investors
Whiteboard Moment! Which of the Reform programs do you
think was the most important and effective?
Find someone in the room with a different choice. Debate your answers.
Trade whiteboards. Summarize your partner’s arguments on their whiteboard.