SS8H8 FDR and New Deal

Why did FDR frequently visit Georgia? (1 example)

• Little White House- tourist place that brings money to Georgia

• Traveled back and forth to Warm Springs for polio treatment (swam in waters)

• FDR saw poverty= created Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)- paid farmers a money not to grow crops to increase the price of agricultural products so farmers could make more money

• Helped create Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Center 1927- helps disease and accident patients 

• FDR saw poverty= he created Rural Electrification Administration (REA)- affordable electricity to rural families= they could buy appliances=spending money=economy grows

What was FDR’s impact on Georgia? (4 examples)

• Little White House- tourist place that brings money to Georgia

• Traveled back and forth to Warm Springs for polio treatment (swam in waters)

• FDR saw poverty= created Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)- paid farmers a money not to grow crops to increase the price of agricultural products so farmers could make more money

• Helped create Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Center 1927- helps disease and accident patients 

• FDR saw poverty= he created Rural Electrification Administration (REA)- affordable electricity to rural families= they could buy appliances=spending money=economy grows

What was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)? (1 example)

• helped lead to the end of sharecropping and tenant farming/ led to urbanization= factory jobs

• build important infrastructure (buildings, plumbing, parks, etc.)

• men were given jobs and spent their money which in turn helped grow the economy of the USA

• paid farmers money not to grow crops to increase the price of agricultural products which helped farmers make more money and eliminate surplus production (producing more than is wanted and then it goes to waste)

• hire unemployed young men to work on public service projects such as erosion control, flood prevention, planting trees, and public parks

What was the impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)? (2 examples)

• helped lead to the end of sharecropping and tenant farming/ led to urbanization= factory jobs

• build important infrastructure (buildings, plumbing, parks, etc.)

• men were given jobs and spent their money which in turn helped grow the economy of the USA

• paid farmers money not to grow crops to increase the price of agricultural products which helped farmers make more money and eliminate surplus production (producing more than is wanted and then it goes to waste)

• hire unemployed young men to work on public service projects such as erosion control, flood prevention, planting trees, and public parks

What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)? (1 example)

• helped lead to the end of sharecropping and tenant farming/ led to urbanization= factory jobs

• build important infrastructure (buildings, plumbing, parks, etc.)

• men were given jobs and spent their money which in turn helped grow the economy of the USA

• paid farmers money not to grow crops to increase the price of agricultural products which helped farmers make more money and eliminate surplus production (producing more than is wanted and then it goes to waste)

• hire unemployed young men to work on public service projects such as erosion control, flood prevention, planting trees, and public parks

What was the impact of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)? (1 example)

• helped lead to the end of sharecropping and tenant farming/ led to urbanization= factory jobs

• build important infrastructure (buildings, plumbing, parks, etc.)

• men were given jobs and spent their money which in turn helped grow the economy of the USA

• paid farmers money not to grow crops to increase the price of agricultural products which helped farmers make more money and eliminate surplus production (producing more than is wanted and then it goes to waste)

• hire unemployed young men to work on public service projects such as erosion control, flood prevention, planting trees, and public parks

What was the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)? (1 example)

• Someone does not have to take care of someone else financially if they are too old or disabled to work

• to provide rural families with affordable electricity

• offers benefits for those over 65, those who are disabled, or those who are the survivors of a beneficiary (someone) who has died

• People do not have to work their entire lives and can retire/ too old and disabled people get money

• Affordable electricity led rural families to spend their money to buy appliances (refrigerators, ovens, etc.) which helped grow the Georgia and USA economy

What was the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)? (1 example)

• Someone does not have to take care of someone else financially if they are too old or disabled to work

• to provide rural families with affordable electricity

• offers benefits for those over 65, those who are disabled, or those who are the survivors of a beneficiary (someone) who has died

• People do not have to work their entire lives and can retire/ too old and disabled people get money

• Affordable electricity led rural families to spend their money to buy appliances (refrigerators, ovens, etc.) which helped grow the Georgia and USA economy

What was the impact of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA)? (1 example)

• Someone does not have to take care of someone else financially if they are too old or disabled to work

• to provide rural families with affordable electricity

• offers benefits for those over 65, those who are disabled, or those who are the survivors of a beneficiary (someone) who has died

• People do not have to work their entire lives and can retire/ too old and disabled people get money

• Affordable electricity led rural families to spend their money to buy appliances (refrigerators, ovens, etc.) which helped grow the Georgia and USA economy

What was the Social Security Administration (SSA)? (1 example)

• Someone does not have to take care of someone else financially if they are too old or disabled to work

• to provide rural families with affordable electricity

• offers benefits for those over 65, those who are disabled, or those who are the survivors of a beneficiary (someone) who has died

• People do not have to work their entire lives and can retire/ too old and disabled people get money

• Affordable electricity led rural families to spend their money to buy appliances (refrigerators, ovens, etc.) which helped grow the Georgia and USA economy