NEW DEAL

I. The Election of 1932:
Herbert Hoover vs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt


II. THE NEW DEAL
--RELIEF, RECOVERY, REFORM—

A. RELIEF:
1. work relief:

1935--1943
WPA --employed 8.5 million americans
--spent $10.5 billion
--constructed 651,087 miles of roads
--125,110 public buildings
--8192 parks
--853 airports
-- built or repaired 124,087 bridges

2. direct assistance

B. RECOVERY:
1. industry:
2. agriculture:


C. REFORM:

1. Social Security Act:

Here’s FDR signing Soc. Sec. into law.

2. Emergency Banking Act:

Was the New Deal Successful?