Great Depression (4)

What was the primary purpose of President Roosevelt's New Deal during the Great Depression?

Insured bank deposits of up to 5,000. This helped to bring confidence back into the banks.

Provides financial support for the elderly and disabled.

Regulates and enforces laws in the trading of investments

What was the primary goal of the New Deal programs initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

What were some of the main criticisms of Roosevelt's New Deal as expressed by opponents?

This senator was against FDR's New Deal policies and wanted to tax the rich heavily - using that money to give everyone a house, a car and a decent income

Which of the following correctly describes the impact Eleanor Roosevelt had on the U.S.?

Causes of the "Dust Bowl"

Which constitutional amendment limits the President to TWO terms in office?

Use the quotation from a "fireside chat" delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 and your knowledge of challenges to New Deal programs to answer the question.

A few timid people, who fear progress, will try to give you new and strange names for what we are doing. Sometimes they will call it "Fascism", sometimes "Communism", sometimes "Regimentation", sometimes "Socialism". But, in so doing, they are trying to make very complex and theoretical something that is really very simple and very practical.

— President Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Fireside Chat," June 28, 1934

In the quotation, Roosevelt is discussing criticism of the New Deal. Why did critics of the programs equate them with these terms?

How confident do you feel about this topic now?