FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT

Elected in 1932;

Became the first preesident to effectively use radio to his advantage;

Unlike Coolidge & Hoover, he was ready to experiment with government actions to deal with the nation's crisis.

New Deal

part of Roosevelt's First New Deal; established in 1933; provided employment for unmarried men between the ages of 17 & 23; these young men worked in national parks installing electric lines

Passed in 1933, this act approved gov't loans to farmers and paid farmers not to grow certain crops in order to increase the price of agricultural products.

Passed in 1933, this law sought to bolster industrial prices and prevent US business failures; Public Works Administration (PWA) launched a number of public works such as the construction of dams, highways,and bridges; projects helped provide citizens with desperately needed jobs

established in 1933, the TVA built hydroelectric dams to create jobs and bring cheap electricity to parts of the South that had previously been without power

also known as the Wagner Act, Congress passed this law in 1935 and created a board to monitor unfair management practices such as firingworkers whojoined unions; protected the right of workers in the private sector (non-government employees) to organize unions, engage in collective bargaining and go on strike; shifted the federalgovernment towards supporting the interests of workers; Roosevelt became popular among laborers and union leaders.

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (SSA)

passed in 1935, established retirement income for all workers once they reach the age of 65; provided benefits to certain unemployed workers; the only New Deal program still around; continues to pay retirement benefits to those over the official age of retirement

Roosevelt's wife; interested in humanitarian causes and social progress; traveled all over the US to observe socialconditions so she could keep the president informed as to the state of the nation; convinced Roosevelt to appoint more women to government positions