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Grade 5 Social Studies · World 4: Hard Times · Level 37
Roosevelt's New Deal
Describe Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal's aims.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 37
- In 1932, Americans chose Franklin Delano Roosevelt as president. Polio had left Roosevelt unable to walk without help, but it did not stop Roosevelt from guiding a nation.
- Georgia was a second home to Roosevelt, who often went to Warm Springs. The warm water eased polio exercises, and Roosevelt saw rural poverty firsthand.
- Roosevelt promised a New Deal for the American people. The government would act directly to help. The goals were relief, recovery, and reform.
- Relief means help right now, like food and jobs. Recovery means restarting farms and businesses. Reform means new rules, like insuring bank deposits and creating Social Security for older people.
- Roosevelt spoke to Americans on the radio in calm fireside chats. People felt the president was talking to them. The New Deal didn't end the Depression alone, but it gave millions hope.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS5H3.a — Discuss the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, the Dust Bowl, and soup kitchens.
- SS5H3.b — Analyze the main features of the New Deal; include the significance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.