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=FDR and the New Deal=

Guiding Questions:

 * How did Hoover address the problems of the Great Depression between 1929 and 1932?
 * Why did his approach fail?
 * What did FDR do differently?
 * How does his approach to the banking crisis reflect his focus on **RELIEF, RECOVERY, and REFORM?**
 * How does FDR use the RADIO to help address the issues facing the nation?

Part 1: President Hoover's Approach

 * Identify the major policies/programs President Hoover used to combat the Great Depression.

**Part 2:** FDR's Approach: Relief, Recovery, Reform
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The Banking Crisis:
When FDR took office, banks were still closing in large numbers. His actions:
 * March 5, 1933: FDR declares a National Banking Holiday.
 * Listen to FDR's First Fireside Chat. Record your impressions of the "chat." What key phrases or ideas strike you as important. Read a text of the speech [|here]. Listen to the speech [|here].
 * Read the letters FDR received in response to the speech. How did the American people respond to his radio address? What is the significance of these letters?
 * Read the letters FDR received in response to the speech. How did the American people respond to his radio address? What is the significance of these letters?