Roosevelt's New Deal
I can evaluate the impacts of President Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Roosevelt's New Deal
I can evaluate the impacts of President Roosevelt’s New Deal.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- President Roosevelt promised that his New Deal would deliver 3 R’s: relief, recovery and reform.
- The New Deal involved increased government intervention in the economy.
- Many Americans were lifted out of poverty by the New Deal.
- The New Deal did not end unequal treatment of women nor African Americans in the USA.
Keywords
Relief - food, money or services provided to people in need is called relief
Federal government - the federal government is the national government of the USA
Alphabet Agencies - the Alphabet Agencies were organisations set up to manage the New Deal
Pension - a pension is money paid to a person once they are elderly and no longer work
Domestic servant - a domestic servant is a person who works in someone else's home, performing duties such as cooking and cleaning
Common misconception
The only focus of the New Deal was to create new jobs and reduce unemployment.
Relief and reform were also important aims of the New Deal. Major policies like the Emergency Banking Act and Social Security Act were more concerned with reform and relief, respectively, than job creation.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
food, money or services provided to people in need
money paid to a person once they are elderly and no longer work
the state of not having a job