Restoring Hope

Chapter 15, Section 1

Topic: Restoring Hope

Objective: Students will be able to examine how FDR restored hope for Americans with his New Deal programs by creating posters that analyze the programs importance

Do Now: It is the Great Depression, what is the most important aspect that President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” should address? Why?

HW: (1) Read and outline Ch. 15, Sect. 1 & FDR prompt (2) Study for quiz on Chapter 15, Section 1 (3) Current Events (4) Great Depression Project due April 28th/29th

Great Depression Project Expectations & Examples

Roosevelt Confronts the Emergency “Brain Trust” → new deal for America New Deal: 15 measures

Bank holiday: closed ALL banks in nation → Emergency Banking system

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): insured each bank deposit up to $2500

Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) → saved 1 million families

Farm Credit Admin.

Relief for Needy Federal Emergency Relief Admin (FERA):

$500 million → eventually $3 billion Civilian Conservation Corps: jobs for

young men

Helping the Nation recover National Industrial Recovery: stimulate

industrial and business activity and reduce unemployment

-Public Works Admin.

-National Recovery Admin.

Agricultural Recovery Agricultural Adjustment

Administration: raise farmer power and reduce output but increase income

Tennessee Valley Authority: transformed the econ. and social life of region

Activity…

It is 1933 and you have been hired by the federal government to create informational posters about the New Deal Programs. You will need to pick one New Deal program and create a poster describing how that program helps society.

Criteria for SuccessYou will need to include: The Title of the program What the program does to help with great detail An Analysis of the programs importance during the

Great Depression Catchy slogan for the program Illustration

****Make your poster eye catching!

Programs to choose from: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) Farm Credit Administration (FCA) Federal Emergency Relief Administration

(FERA) Civil Works Administration (CWA) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Public Works Administration (PWA) National Recovery Administration (NRA) Agriculture Adjustment Administration (AAA) Tennessee Valley Authority