The New Deal: America’s Alphabet Soup - US Economy Series | Academy 4 Social Change

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt introduced the New Deal as a proposed solution to the Great Depression in his speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president in 1932. Roosevelt pledged to “a new deal for the American people,” which came to mean a series of domestic policies, programs, and projects designed to address the Great Depression with a combination of relief, recovery, and reform efforts. Roosevelt began carrying out this promise immediately upon taking office in 1933, kicking off the First New Deal with a phase known as the First Hundred Days.

**Think Further Questions
1. Which social groups were left out of the New Deal?
2. Can you think of any relief, recovery, or reform programs that have been put into place in your lifetime?
3. If you had to design a program similar to those enacted during the New Deal in today’s economy, what would it look like? What group would you target? What issues would it address?

**Contents
00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - The New Deal
00:59 - How It Worked
04:56 - Why Care?

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