Program

(Write out the full name)

Purpose or Reason for It

(What problem was it aimed at?)

What it did & How it Worked

(What were the provisions?)

Who did it Help?

(Target Group)

Bank Holiday

(Emergency Banking Act)

March 9-12, 1933

~ Bank runs caused 11,000+ banks to fail by 1933; even

healthy banks. The public had lost faith/confidence in

banks.

~ Closed all banks for 4 days & required that a federal audit

of each bank's books to verify if they were sound. (4 our of

5 were OK)

~ FDR announced during 1st fireside chat that only good,

sound banks would be reopening March 13. ($1 billion was

redeposited & confidence was restored)

~ Banks/Consumers

(R) 696 (O) 603

Glass-Steagall Act

(FDIC)

(R) 697 (O) 604

CCC

(R) 697 (O) 604

TVA

(R) 697 (O) 604

AAA

NEW DEAL PROGRAMS

Directions: Franklin Roosevelt believed the federal government should take an actvie role in solving the problems of the Great Depression. He pledged to the American people a

New Deal. This New Deal would be the broad title for what would be dozens of government programs & policies designed to end the immediate suffering (relief) , solve the

economic crisis (recovery) , and prevent future economic disasters (reform) . Listed below are a few of the more popular programs which made up the New Deal. Throughly

complete the chart below with information from the following sources: (R) Red Textbook (O) Orange Textbook