【2017年整理】new deal.pptVIP

The New Deal and Reform 1933-1940 First 100 Days Roosevelt called Congress into a special session that lasted from March 9 to June 6, 1933. In that first 100 days, it passed more significant legislation than it usually manages in two years. ) The Three R’s The New Deal is based on Relief, Reform, Recovery Relief - direct payments to individuals Reform - change something to make it better Recovery - government spending money to make jobs Many People Need Jobs The Civilian Conservation Corps put unemployed single males to work building roads, planting trees, and helping soil-erosion and flood-control projects. Emergency Relief Congress’s second action was to pass the Federal Emergency Relief Act, which gave more general help to the unemployed. Harry Hopkins also set up the Civil Works Administration. Some of the jobs created by these programs were so unnecessary that the word boondoggle came into use. Farmers Agree to Limit Production The nation’s farmers were caught between huge surpluses剩余 and low prices. Under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, the federal government agreed to pay farmers a certain amount for every acre英亩 of land left unseeded. The AAA It also paid hog猪 farmers to slaughter屠杀 6 million swine猪. Some people were upset by the deliberate故意的 destruction of food at a time when many people were hungry. Congress Regulates Finance The Economy Act lowered the salaries of government workers and reduced payments to veterans退伍军人. FDR hoped this act would appease安抚 people who were worried about excess federal spending. Congress Regulates Finance The Home Owners Loan Corporations provided government loans to homeowners who were facing foreclosure没收 because they could not meet their mortgage抵押 payments. Congress Regulates Finance The Securities Act gave the Federal Trade Commission the power to supervise new securities. Now companies that wanted to sell stock had to give the public full information. The Glass-Steagall Act set up the Federal Deposit