Chapter 25: The New Deal 1933-1939
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Inauguration, 1933.
Section 1: The New Deal Takes Over
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What were some of the major problems faced by
FDR when he took office?
In what ways did the “Hundred Days” legislation
deal with critical areas of the depressed economy?
Who were some of the main critics of FDR & the
New Deal? What kinds of national programs did
prominent critics of the New Deal propose to
alleviate some of the hardships of the 1930s?
Roosevelt’s “Fireside Chats”
 FDR
used the Fireside chats to
calm the public and restore trust in
the government and in American
capitalism.
Map 25.1 Public Works in the New Deal: The PWA in Action, 1933–1939 (p. 730)
Map 25.2 Popular Protest in the Great Depression, 1933–1939 (p. 734)
Map 25.3 Eleanor Roosevelt’s Travels, 1936–1937 (p. 738)
Map 25.4 The Tennessee Valley Authority, 1933–1952 (p. 741)
“One Third of a Nation” (p. 720)
See America (p. 729)
Organize (p. 733)
Section 2: The 2nd New Deal 1935-1939
What important
elements of the 2nd
New Deal broke new
ground in providing for
the needs of the
American people?
 What factors signified
the decline of the New
Deal after Roosevelt’s
reelection in 1936?
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Section 2: The 2nd New Deal 1935-1939
Election of 1936
Section 3: The New Deal’s Impact on Society
 What
was the impact of the New
Deal on African Americans?
 What was the impact of the New
Deal on women?
 Evaluate the impact of the New
Deal on American society in the
years of 1933-1939. Was the New
Deal successful in easing the
Great Depression?