1. “Only Thing To Fear”
-1932 Inauguration Speech
“The only thing we have to
fear, is fear itself”
-Public Relations– Keeping the
public informed, restoring faith in
American Institutions
-Fireside Chats- radio
conversations with the
American public to ease
fears about depression

2. A Call to Action
-Progressive programs
Experiment with solutions
(like TR)
-Group Effort
Eleanor Roosevelt – first
lady, very involved, traveled
the country for her husband
speaking with people
Brain Trust- experts
appointed to the Cabinet
-1st 100 Days- passed 15 major
acts through Congress

3. First New Deal
-Bank Holiday – banks closed for
inspection
-FDIC- insured bank accounts
Glass-Steagall Act
-SEC- investigates and regulates
stock market
-designed for recovery and relief
-deficit spending- borrowed $ to
pay for programs
-pump priming

4. Alphabet Soup
-FDIC
Federal Depositors Insurance
Corporation
-SEC
Securities and Exchange
Commission
-PWA
Public Works Administration
-CWA
Civil Works Administration

5. Alphabet Soup
-TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
-CCC
Civilian Conservation Corp
-AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Act
-NRA
National Recovery
Administration

6. Dust Bowl
-great drought had hit the lower
plains
-mid 1930’s wind storms started
-farms destroyed
-many people migrate to the west
migrant farm workers
“Okies”
-”Grapes of Wrath”
John Steinbeck

7. Dust Bowl
-great drought had hit the lower
plains
-mid 1930’s wind storms started
-farms destroyed
-many people migrate to the west
“Okies” - migrant farm workers
-”Grapes of Wrath”
John Steinbeck

8. Not Enough Help
-By 1935 the economy has
still not recovered
-there is enough relief to
keep people from starving
-some people start to
demand more action

9. New Deal Critics
-Father Coughlin
heavy taxes on the rich to
provide income for all
-Huey Long (LA senator)
“Every man a King”
level income, home and
college for all
-Francis Townsend
proposed income for elderly
(pensions)