TGD: FDR & The New Deal

Reading: http://goo.gl/WY9oz; Essential Questions:

1) Who was FDR? (write a summary of your 3 most important facts)
- 32nd President, Franklin Roosevelt was from New York. He did such a good job during his presidency that he was elected 4 terms. Despite the fact that Roosevelt was disabled he always had a can-do attitutde that would attrack the people.
2) Who were FDR's carefuly picked advisers, and why were they important to the president?
- Fanklin Roosevelt selected a group of professors, lawyers, and journalists also known as the "Brain Trust". They were important because they helped the president strategize the New Deal
3) What was The New Deal?
- The New Deal was a set of policies that would help America come back from the Great Depression.
4) What three goals did The New Deal attempt to address?
-  Giving relief for the needy; such as jobs, food and clothes, Economic recovery and Finanical reform were the three general goals the New Deal tried to attempt.
5) What was the first action FDR took as president?
- The first action that Franklin Roosevelt took as president occured on March 5th, in which he declared a bank holiday that shut down all banks. This caused the banks that were healthy to reopen while the banks that were insolvent remained closed.


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