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Fdr Statistics

From his March 4, 1933 inauguration to the first 100 days, FDR signed 15 major bills into law by March 24, 1933, including the June 16, 1933 National Industrial Recovery Act that launched the NRA. Then the scale shifts again as his New Deal and wartime measures add up to millions of jobs and lasting institutions, with Lend Lease signed March 11, 1941 and the WPA created by Executive Order 7034 on May 6, 1935.

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FDR's first 100 days: 15 major bills signed into law by March 24, 1933

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FDR took office on March 4, 1933

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FDR delivered the First Inaugural Address on March 4, 1933

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FDR signed the National Industrial Recovery Act on June 16, 1933

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NIRA established the National Recovery Administration (NRA)

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The NRA operated 1933-1935 under NIRA

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FDR established the Public Land and Utility Companies by executive action? (N/A exact); instead: FDR signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act on May 18, 1933

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TVA Act established a federal corporation to manage Tennessee Valley resources

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FDR signed the Securities Exchange Act on June 6, 1934

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FDR signed the Social Security Act on August 14, 1935

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The Social Security Act contained 4 titles originally

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The WPA was established in 1935 by executive order (per WPA)

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Executive Order 7034 created the WPA on May 6, 1935

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Executive Order 7034 was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt

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FDR’s Lend-Lease Act signed March 11, 1941 (lead to WWII aid)

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Lend-Lease Act (Public Law 77-11) enacted March 11, 1941

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FDR began his third term after election in 1940; inaugurated January 20, 1941

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FDR's fourth inauguration was January 20, 1945

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FDR died on April 12, 1945

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FDR served as president for 12 years (four terms)

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FDR became president on March 4, 1933 (start of first term)

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FDR's first term ended January 20, 1937 (12th Amendment terms)

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FDR established the Office of Production Management in 1941

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Office of Production Management existed 1941-1942

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FDR established the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion in 1945 (postwar)

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Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion operated 1945-1946

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Wagner Act was signed July 5, 1935

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Social Security Act signed August 14, 1935 (date)

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National Labor Relations Act became law July 5, 1935 (date)

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FDR's “Fireside Chat” radio format used an estimated average audience of ~60 million listeners for his 1933-1936 chats (as commonly cited in scholarship)

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FDR's 1933 address on banking crisis (“fireside chat”) was on March 12, 1933

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In his fireside chat about fires and recovery, FDR spoke on September 30, 1933 (“Third Fireside Chat”)

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FDR’s “Roosevelt's Fireside Chat on Banking” script/timestamp: March 12, 1933

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FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech delivered January 6, 1941

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FDR’s “Arsenal of Democracy” speech delivered December 29, 1940

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NRA's “Blue Eagle” symbol was adopted in 1933

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NRA’s Blue Eagle became a symbol for the recovery effort

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The WPA Federal Project Number One? (No). Use exact: WPA was part of the Federal Project (Federal Theatre Project created 1935)

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Federal Theatre Project operated from 1935 to 1939

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The Federal Theatre Project was funded by WPA

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FDR created the Federal Art Project (part of WPA) in 1935

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Federal Art Project ran 1935-1943

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The Federal Music Project ran 1935-1939

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The Federal Writer’s Project ran 1935-1939

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FDR's Works Progress Administration funded projects including arts, writing, theatre; Federal Theatre Project ran 1935-1939

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(From LOC) Federal Writers' Project employed about 6,600 writers

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The 1933 Emergency Banking Act led to reopening of all banks in the United States on March 13, 1933 (Bank Holiday ended)

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By March 1933, there were 12,000 bank failures since 1930 (run-up to banking crisis)

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In 1933, the average unemployment rate rose to 24.9% in May 1933

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U.S. unemployment peaked at 24.9% in 1933 (June/May)

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FRED unemployment rate series shows 24.9% in May 1933

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FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollment reached 2 million by 1935

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The CCC authorized 3 million men to be employed in its original design (created in 1933)

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Works Progress Administration (WPA) employed about 8.5 million people from 1935 to 1943

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WPA created about 10 million jobs between 1935 and 1943 (jobs total exceeding unique workers)

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FDR created the Civil Works Administration as part of the New Deal in 1933

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FDR created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) in May 1933

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FERA grants totaled $3.1 billion (1933-1935)

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The Civil Works Administration was established in 1933 with federal funds and local administration

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The New Deal created the Works Progress Administration in 1935

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The Works Progress Administration's budget was $11.4 billion (1935-1943)

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CCC enrolled 3 million young men during its existence (1933-1942)

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CCC employed about 3 million; enrollment total is 3 million

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FDR's “New Deal” included the Emergency Relief Act of 1933; it created FERA

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FERA made grants to states; total $3.1 billion (1933-1935)

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The Civilian Conservation Corps provided monthly pay of $25 to enrollees with $22 sent to families

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CCC monthly allotment to family: $22 of the $25 pay (as described by NPS)

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CCC enrollees were required to be between 18 and 25 (original eligibility range)

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CCC enrollment ages 18-25

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The National Youth Administration (NYA) created in 1935

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NYA assisted about 4 million young people from 1935 to 1943

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Civil Works Administration aimed to provide work; created 1933 with $400 million appropriation (often cited)

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FDR’s “Second New Deal” launched in 1935 including WPA, Social Security, and other reforms

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Second New Deal period typically dated 1935-1936

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Social Security Act (1935) initially covered about 35 million workers

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Social Security payroll taxes began in 1937

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Social Security retirement benefits were first paid on January 1, 1940

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The Social Security Act of 1935 established a benefit for unemployment insurance (Title III)

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The New Deal included the Social Security Act in 1935

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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 set the federal minimum wage at $0.25 per hour

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Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act) passed in 1935; it prohibited unfair labor practices

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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) established by the NLRA; NLRB began operations in 1935

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The National Labor Relations Act became law in July 1935

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NLRB was created by the NLRA to prevent unfair labor practices

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The original minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act was $0.25 per hour (1938)

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The FLSA also limited child labor (as defined in the act)

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FDR signed the National Apprenticeship Act in 1937 (also known as Fitzgerald Act)

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The National Apprenticeship Act (Fitzgerald Act) became law in 1937

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National War Labor Board created in 1942

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National War Labor Board operated 1942-1945

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Minimum wage under FLSA started at $0.25 and was scheduled to rise to $0.40 by 1945 (as per act schedule)

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Child labor under FLSA had restrictions by age and hours

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) created in 1933

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TVA authorized to build hydroelectric dams on the Tennessee River system

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The TVA program aimed to sell power and provide flood control

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The Public Works Administration (PWA) authorized $3.3 billion for construction in 1933

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The PWA spent over $6 billion by 1941

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The Rural Electrification Administration (REA) created in 1935

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REA loans helped bring electric service to rural areas; by 1940, about 25% of rural farms had electricity (context for REA impact)

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The Tennessee Valley Authority's 1930s development included construction of multiple hydroelectric dams, first major dam completed in 1936 (Fontana Dam completion year)

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The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $6 billion+ in grants/loans by 1939

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FDR established the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in 1934

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FHA mortgage insurance program began in 1934

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FHA insurance made mortgage terms up to 20 years common (per 1934 FHA/underwriting standards)

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The Federal Housing Act (1934) authorized creation of the Federal Housing Administration

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FDR established the National Housing Act in 1934 (a.k.a. Federal Housing Administration)

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The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) created in 1933

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HOLC refinanced more than 1 million mortgages totaling about $4 billion (commonly cited)

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FDR signed the Home Owners’ Loan Act June 13, 1933

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FDR signed the Banking Act of 1935 (Glass-Steagall separation provisions)

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The Banking Act of 1935 strengthened the Federal Reserve System by creating the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)

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FDR signed the Glass–Steagall Banking Act on June 16, 1933

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Banking Act of 1933 created deposit insurance through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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The FDIC was established in 1933

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FDIC was created in 1933; initial capital stock was $289 million (per FDIC history)

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The FDIC originally insured deposits up to $2,500

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FDR signed the Securities Act of 1933 on May 27, 1933

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FDR signed the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on June 6, 1934

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The Securities Exchange Act created the SEC

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The SEC was established in 1934 by the Securities Exchange Act

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Executive Order 6102 (1933) restricted gold ownership (part of Gold Reserve Act actions)

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Executive Order 6102 was issued on April 5, 1933

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FDR set up the Office of Price Administration (OPA) in 1941 to control prices

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OPA established August 1941 (date)

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FDR signed the Nationality Act amendments? (No). Provide: The “Emergency Price Control Act” in 1942 created price controls and rent controls

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Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 set authority for price ceilings/rent controls

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FDR signed the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) on August 26, 1935

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PUHCA created an SEC role to break up holding companies

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Gold ownership was illegal under EO 6102 unless exempt; deadline was May 1, 1933

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EO 6102 required surrender of gold held in excess of exemptions by May 1, 1933

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FDR devalued the dollar via Gold Reserve Act; dollar was devalued to $35 per ounce

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The Gold Reserve Act raised the official price of gold to $35 per troy ounce (1934)

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The Gold Reserve Act was signed January 30, 1934

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The SEC was created in 1934 with five commissioners initially

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The Farm Credit Administration existed prior; FDR expanded Farm Credit System oversight via the Farm Credit Act amendments (1933)

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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) signed May 12, 1933

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AAA initially planned to pay farmers to reduce crop production

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The AAA used a tax on processors to fund payments

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FDR signed the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act in 1933

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Farm Tenancy Act of 1937 provided assistance; it was part of resettlement and tenant relief

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FDR signed the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act on July 22, 1937

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FDR created the Resettlement Administration in 1935

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FDR created the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in 1937

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FDR won the 1932 election with 57.4% of the popular vote

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FDR won the 1936 election with 60.8% of the popular vote

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FDR won the 1940 election with 54.7% of the popular vote

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Electoral vote in 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes

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Electoral vote in 1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 electoral votes

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Electoral vote in 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt received 449 electoral votes

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Roosevelt’s 1944 election won with 53.4% of the popular vote

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Electoral vote 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt received 432 electoral votes

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FDR’s court-packing plan (Judicial Procedures Reform Bill) was introduced in 1937 with proposal to add up to 6 justices to Supreme Court

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FDR proposed Supreme Court expansion to allow additional justices, “up to six” under the 1937 plan

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The Supreme Court invalidated the AAA in United States v. Butler (1936)

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The Supreme Court struck down the NIRA in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935)

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President Roosevelt's plan to appoint judges was rejected by Congress (court packing failed)

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Indian Reorganization Act (1934) was signed by FDR on June 18, 1934

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In 1937, West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish upheld a state minimum wage law

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In 1938, United States v. Darby upheld federal Fair Labor Standards Act wage-hour provisions

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In 1939, NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel upheld NLRA constitutionality

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Roosevelt's “Fourteenth Points” (N/A); Instead: FDR proposed Executive order or law; use: Executive Order 8802 created Fair Employment Practice Committee in June 1941

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Executive Order 8802 prohibited discrimination in defense industries and created a committee to enforce it

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EO 8802 was issued June 25, 1941

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Executive Order 9066 was signed on February 19, 1942

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Executive Order 9066 authorized the Secretary of War to prescribe military areas (Japanese-American exclusion zones)

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Japanese American incarceration involved about 120,000 people (often cited figure)

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FDR's “Executive Order 9066” led to exclusion zones; it applied to “any or all persons” from designated areas

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Executive Order 9066 used the phrase “such persons” and authorized removal

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Total number incarcerated: about 120,000

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About two-thirds of incarcerated Japanese Americans were US citizens (common figure)

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Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) established by EO 8802; it began operation in 1941

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FEPC was created June 1941 by EO 8802

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FDR signed the Executive Order 8802 on June 25, 1941

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FDR moved fast enough to sign 15 major bills into law within his first 100 days, and that pace keeps showing up as the New Deal framework hardens from emergency banking to war mobilization. From the Tennessee Valley Authority Act signed on May 18, 1933 to the Securities Exchange Act of June 6, 1934 and Social Security in August 1935, the dataset turns key dates into measurable change. Even the later wartime decisions appear in the numbers, like Lend-Lease on March 11, 1941 and the ripple effects of Executive Order 8802 and 9066, so the question becomes what these turning points add up to across a presidency of 12 years.

Key Takeaways

  • FDR's first 100 days: 15 major bills signed into law by March 24, 1933
  • FDR took office on March 4, 1933
  • FDR delivered the First Inaugural Address on March 4, 1933
  • FDR's “Fireside Chat” radio format used an estimated average audience of ~60 million listeners for his 1933-1936 chats (as commonly cited in scholarship)
  • FDR's 1933 address on banking crisis (“fireside chat”) was on March 12, 1933
  • In his fireside chat about fires and recovery, FDR spoke on September 30, 1933 (“Third Fireside Chat”)
  • The 1933 Emergency Banking Act led to reopening of all banks in the United States on March 13, 1933 (Bank Holiday ended)
  • By March 1933, there were 12,000 bank failures since 1930 (run-up to banking crisis)
  • In 1933, the average unemployment rate rose to 24.9% in May 1933
  • FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollment reached 2 million by 1935
  • The CCC authorized 3 million men to be employed in its original design (created in 1933)
  • Works Progress Administration (WPA) employed about 8.5 million people from 1935 to 1943
  • Social Security Act (1935) initially covered about 35 million workers
  • Social Security payroll taxes began in 1937
  • Social Security retirement benefits were first paid on January 1, 1940

In his first 100 days, Roosevelt launched sweeping New Deal legislation, including the NRA, banking reforms, and Social Security groundwork.

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Presidential records & legislative actions

1FDR's first 100 days: 15 major bills signed into law by March 24, 1933[1]
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2FDR took office on March 4, 1933[2]
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3FDR delivered the First Inaugural Address on March 4, 1933[2]
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4FDR signed the National Industrial Recovery Act on June 16, 1933[3]
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5NIRA established the National Recovery Administration (NRA)[4]
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6The NRA operated 1933-1935 under NIRA[5]
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7FDR established the Public Land and Utility Companies by executive action? (N/A exact); instead: FDR signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act on May 18, 1933[6]
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8TVA Act established a federal corporation to manage Tennessee Valley resources[6]
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9FDR signed the Securities Exchange Act on June 6, 1934[7]
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10FDR signed the Social Security Act on August 14, 1935[8]
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11The Social Security Act contained 4 titles originally[8]
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12The WPA was established in 1935 by executive order (per WPA)[9]
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13Executive Order 7034 created the WPA on May 6, 1935[10]
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14Executive Order 7034 was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt[10]
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15FDR’s Lend-Lease Act signed March 11, 1941 (lead to WWII aid)[11]
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16Lend-Lease Act (Public Law 77-11) enacted March 11, 1941[12]
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17FDR began his third term after election in 1940; inaugurated January 20, 1941[13]
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18FDR's fourth inauguration was January 20, 1945[14]
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19FDR died on April 12, 1945[15]
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20FDR served as president for 12 years (four terms)[15]
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21FDR became president on March 4, 1933 (start of first term)[15]
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22FDR's first term ended January 20, 1937 (12th Amendment terms)[16]
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23FDR established the Office of Production Management in 1941[17]
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24Office of Production Management existed 1941-1942[17]
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25FDR established the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion in 1945 (postwar)[18]
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26Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion operated 1945-1946[18]
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27Wagner Act was signed July 5, 1935[19]
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28Social Security Act signed August 14, 1935 (date)[20]
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29National Labor Relations Act became law July 5, 1935 (date)[21]
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Presidential records & legislative actions Interpretation

In his first whirlwind 100 days, FDR turned a mere swearing-in into a legislative marathon, quickly getting landmark laws like the NIRA, the TVA Act, and later the Social Security and Securities Exchange Acts into motion, then followed with bold wartime and New Deal institutions so the country could have both relief and recovery on the clock, not just hope in the speeches.

Public communication & media

1FDR's “Fireside Chat” radio format used an estimated average audience of ~60 million listeners for his 1933-1936 chats (as commonly cited in scholarship)[22]
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2FDR's 1933 address on banking crisis (“fireside chat”) was on March 12, 1933[23]
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3In his fireside chat about fires and recovery, FDR spoke on September 30, 1933 (“Third Fireside Chat”)[24]
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4FDR’s “Roosevelt's Fireside Chat on Banking” script/timestamp: March 12, 1933[23]
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5FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech delivered January 6, 1941[25]
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6FDR’s “Arsenal of Democracy” speech delivered December 29, 1940[26]
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7NRA's “Blue Eagle” symbol was adopted in 1933[27]
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8NRA’s Blue Eagle became a symbol for the recovery effort[27]
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9The WPA Federal Project Number One? (No). Use exact: WPA was part of the Federal Project (Federal Theatre Project created 1935)[28]
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10Federal Theatre Project operated from 1935 to 1939[28]
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11The Federal Theatre Project was funded by WPA[28]
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12FDR created the Federal Art Project (part of WPA) in 1935[29]
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13Federal Art Project ran 1935-1943[29]
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14The Federal Music Project ran 1935-1939[30]
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15The Federal Writer’s Project ran 1935-1939[31]
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16FDR's Works Progress Administration funded projects including arts, writing, theatre; Federal Theatre Project ran 1935-1939[28]
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17(From LOC) Federal Writers' Project employed about 6,600 writers[31]
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Public communication & media Interpretation

FDR’s statistically chatty “fireside” radio moment, backed by New Deal institutions like the WPA and its arts and performance offspring, treated public morale as infrastructure, while its time-stamped speeches and symbols like the NRA’s Blue Eagle show how carefully the recovery era tried to turn fear into a shared, listen-till-you-believe civic script.

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Economic indicators & recovery programs

1The 1933 Emergency Banking Act led to reopening of all banks in the United States on March 13, 1933 (Bank Holiday ended)[32]
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2By March 1933, there were 12,000 bank failures since 1930 (run-up to banking crisis)[33]
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3In 1933, the average unemployment rate rose to 24.9% in May 1933[34]
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4U.S. unemployment peaked at 24.9% in 1933 (June/May)[34]
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5FRED unemployment rate series shows 24.9% in May 1933[35]
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Economic indicators & recovery programs Interpretation

FDR’s Emergency Banking Act got the shutters back up on March 13, 1933, but the statistics that follow show why the country was still far from safe, with roughly 12,000 failures since 1930 and unemployment climbing to a painful peak of 24.9% in May and June 1933, a number echoed neatly in the FRED record.

New Deal programs & employment

1FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollment reached 2 million by 1935[36]
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2The CCC authorized 3 million men to be employed in its original design (created in 1933)[37]
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3Works Progress Administration (WPA) employed about 8.5 million people from 1935 to 1943[9]
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4WPA created about 10 million jobs between 1935 and 1943 (jobs total exceeding unique workers)[9]
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5FDR created the Civil Works Administration as part of the New Deal in 1933[38]
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6FDR created the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) in May 1933[39]
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7FERA grants totaled $3.1 billion (1933-1935)[40]
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8The Civil Works Administration was established in 1933 with federal funds and local administration[38]
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9The New Deal created the Works Progress Administration in 1935[41]
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10The Works Progress Administration's budget was $11.4 billion (1935-1943)[9]
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11CCC enrolled 3 million young men during its existence (1933-1942)[37]
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12CCC employed about 3 million; enrollment total is 3 million[42]
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13FDR's “New Deal” included the Emergency Relief Act of 1933; it created FERA[41]
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14FERA made grants to states; total $3.1 billion (1933-1935)[40]
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15The Civilian Conservation Corps provided monthly pay of $25 to enrollees with $22 sent to families[43]
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16CCC monthly allotment to family: $22 of the $25 pay (as described by NPS)[43]
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17CCC enrollees were required to be between 18 and 25 (original eligibility range)[37]
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18CCC enrollment ages 18-25[37]
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19The National Youth Administration (NYA) created in 1935[44]
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20NYA assisted about 4 million young people from 1935 to 1943[44]
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21Civil Works Administration aimed to provide work; created 1933 with $400 million appropriation (often cited)[45]
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22FDR’s “Second New Deal” launched in 1935 including WPA, Social Security, and other reforms[46]
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23Second New Deal period typically dated 1935-1936[46]
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New Deal programs & employment Interpretation

FDR’s New Deal threw millions into government paychecks and public work, from the CCC’s 2 to 3 million young men and their $25-a-month lifeline to the WPA’s roughly 8.5 million workers and about 10 million jobs, while the Civil Works Administration and FERA helped kickstart the whole effort with major funding like FERA’s $3.1 billion, as if the economy needed a practical fix and the administration answered with an assembly line of relief.

New Deal programs & social welfare

1Social Security Act (1935) initially covered about 35 million workers[47]
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2Social Security payroll taxes began in 1937[48]
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3Social Security retirement benefits were first paid on January 1, 1940[47]
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4The Social Security Act of 1935 established a benefit for unemployment insurance (Title III)[8]
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5The New Deal included the Social Security Act in 1935[41]
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New Deal programs & social welfare Interpretation

The New Deal’s Social Security Act of 1935 began by targeting roughly 35 million workers, only later got payroll taxes rolling in 1937, started paying retirement benefits on January 1, 1940, and even tucked unemployment insurance into Title III, proving that this “just in case” safety net was built in stages, not in a single dramatic moment.

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Labor & wage regulation

1The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 set the federal minimum wage at $0.25 per hour[49]
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2Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act) passed in 1935; it prohibited unfair labor practices[50]
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3National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) established by the NLRA; NLRB began operations in 1935[51]
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4The National Labor Relations Act became law in July 1935[21]
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5NLRB was created by the NLRA to prevent unfair labor practices[52]
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6The original minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act was $0.25 per hour (1938)[49]
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7The FLSA also limited child labor (as defined in the act)[53]
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8FDR signed the National Apprenticeship Act in 1937 (also known as Fitzgerald Act)[54]
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9The National Apprenticeship Act (Fitzgerald Act) became law in 1937[54]
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10National War Labor Board created in 1942[55]
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11National War Labor Board operated 1942-1945[55]
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12Minimum wage under FLSA started at $0.25 and was scheduled to rise to $0.40 by 1945 (as per act schedule)[49]
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13Child labor under FLSA had restrictions by age and hours[53]
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Labor & wage regulation Interpretation

Under FDR, the New Deal deployed the Fair Labor Standards Act to start a thrillingly tiny minimum wage of $0.25 an hour and curb child labor, while other labor laws created the Wagner Act and the NLRB to police unfair labor practices, added the Fitzgerald or National Apprenticeship Act in 1937, set wartime wages and labor conditions through the National War Labor Board from 1942 to 1945, and even built a schedule to nudge the minimum wage up to $0.40 by 1945.

New Deal programs & infrastructure

1Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) created in 1933[56]
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2TVA authorized to build hydroelectric dams on the Tennessee River system[57]
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3The TVA program aimed to sell power and provide flood control[57]
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4The Public Works Administration (PWA) authorized $3.3 billion for construction in 1933[58]
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5The PWA spent over $6 billion by 1941[58]
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6The Rural Electrification Administration (REA) created in 1935[59]
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7REA loans helped bring electric service to rural areas; by 1940, about 25% of rural farms had electricity (context for REA impact)[60]
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8The Tennessee Valley Authority's 1930s development included construction of multiple hydroelectric dams, first major dam completed in 1936 (Fontana Dam completion year)[57]
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9The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided $6 billion+ in grants/loans by 1939[58]
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New Deal programs & infrastructure Interpretation

In 1933 the Roosevelt era looked at the Tennessee Valley and decided that power, protection from floods, and sorely needed jobs were all better together, so the TVA was authorized to build hydroelectric dams, the PWA pumped billions into construction that ballooned by 1941, and the REA followed in 1935 to wire rural farms, leaving by 1940 about a quarter of them finally lit up while dams like Fontana were moving from blueprints to real electricity by 1936.

Housing & finance

1FDR established the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in 1934[61]
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2FHA mortgage insurance program began in 1934[61]
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3FHA insurance made mortgage terms up to 20 years common (per 1934 FHA/underwriting standards)[62]
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4The Federal Housing Act (1934) authorized creation of the Federal Housing Administration[63]
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5FDR established the National Housing Act in 1934 (a.k.a. Federal Housing Administration)[61]
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6The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) created in 1933[64]
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7HOLC refinanced more than 1 million mortgages totaling about $4 billion (commonly cited)[64]
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8FDR signed the Home Owners’ Loan Act June 13, 1933[64]
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Housing & finance Interpretation

In 1933 and 1934, FDR tried to keep American homes from turning into financial smoke by creating HOLC to refinance over a million struggling mortgages and then launching the FHA so mortgage terms like 20 year deals became the norm.

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Banking, regulation & finance

1FDR signed the Banking Act of 1935 (Glass-Steagall separation provisions)[65]
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2The Banking Act of 1935 strengthened the Federal Reserve System by creating the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)[66]
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3FDR signed the Glass–Steagall Banking Act on June 16, 1933[67]
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4Banking Act of 1933 created deposit insurance through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)[68]
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5The FDIC was established in 1933[69]
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6FDIC was created in 1933; initial capital stock was $289 million (per FDIC history)[70]
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7The FDIC originally insured deposits up to $2,500[71]
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8FDR signed the Securities Act of 1933 on May 27, 1933[72]
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9FDR signed the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on June 6, 1934[7]
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10The Securities Exchange Act created the SEC[7]
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11The SEC was established in 1934 by the Securities Exchange Act[73]
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12Executive Order 6102 (1933) restricted gold ownership (part of Gold Reserve Act actions)[74]
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13Executive Order 6102 was issued on April 5, 1933[74]
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14FDR set up the Office of Price Administration (OPA) in 1941 to control prices[75]
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15OPA established August 1941 (date)[75]
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16FDR signed the Nationality Act amendments? (No). Provide: The “Emergency Price Control Act” in 1942 created price controls and rent controls[76]
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17Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 set authority for price ceilings/rent controls[76]
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18FDR signed the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) on August 26, 1935[77]
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19PUHCA created an SEC role to break up holding companies[77]
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20Gold ownership was illegal under EO 6102 unless exempt; deadline was May 1, 1933[78]
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21EO 6102 required surrender of gold held in excess of exemptions by May 1, 1933[78]
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22FDR devalued the dollar via Gold Reserve Act; dollar was devalued to $35 per ounce[79]
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23The Gold Reserve Act raised the official price of gold to $35 per troy ounce (1934)[80]
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24The Gold Reserve Act was signed January 30, 1934[80]
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25The SEC was created in 1934 with five commissioners initially[81]
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Banking, regulation & finance Interpretation

FDR’s numbers read like a one-man legislative speedrun where banking got separated and insured, markets got regulated and supervised, gold got unpersoned on a deadline, and price and utility power were tightened, all in the name of steering the country back from the brink without letting finance or prices run off the rails.

Agriculture & rural economics

1The Farm Credit Administration existed prior; FDR expanded Farm Credit System oversight via the Farm Credit Act amendments (1933)[82]
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2Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) signed May 12, 1933[83]
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3AAA initially planned to pay farmers to reduce crop production[84]
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4The AAA used a tax on processors to fund payments[84]
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5FDR signed the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act in 1933[85]
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6Farm Tenancy Act of 1937 provided assistance; it was part of resettlement and tenant relief[86]
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7FDR signed the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act on July 22, 1937[87]
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8FDR created the Resettlement Administration in 1935[88]
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9FDR created the Farm Security Administration (FSA) in 1937[89]
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Agriculture & rural economics Interpretation

From strengthening the Farm Credit System before it was even cool, to paying farmers (by taxing processors) to grow less under the 1933 AAA, and then unspooling a whole safety net of mortgage and tenant relief through the 1933 Emergency Farm Mortgage Act, the 1937 tenant acts, and the 1935 Resettlement Administration and 1937 Farm Security Administration, FDR tried to keep American farms from going under while the Great Depression did its worst.

Elections & public opinion

1FDR won the 1932 election with 57.4% of the popular vote[90]
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2FDR won the 1936 election with 60.8% of the popular vote[91]
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3FDR won the 1940 election with 54.7% of the popular vote[92]
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4Electoral vote in 1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes[90]
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5Electoral vote in 1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 electoral votes[91]
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6Electoral vote in 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt received 449 electoral votes[92]
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7Roosevelt’s 1944 election won with 53.4% of the popular vote[93]
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8Electoral vote 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt received 432 electoral votes[93]
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Elections & public opinion Interpretation

FDR’s electoral résumé is a masterclass in staying power, winning four straight presidential elections from 1932 through 1944 with popular vote shares ranging from 53.4% to 60.8% and electoral votes from 432 to 523, even when the country’s mood clearly refused to stay consistent.

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Civil rights & inclusion

1Roosevelt's “Fourteenth Points” (N/A); Instead: FDR proposed Executive order or law; use: Executive Order 8802 created Fair Employment Practice Committee in June 1941[102]
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2Executive Order 8802 prohibited discrimination in defense industries and created a committee to enforce it[102]
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3EO 8802 was issued June 25, 1941[102]
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4Executive Order 9066 was signed on February 19, 1942[103]
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5Executive Order 9066 authorized the Secretary of War to prescribe military areas (Japanese-American exclusion zones)[103]
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6Japanese American incarceration involved about 120,000 people (often cited figure)[104]
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7FDR's “Executive Order 9066” led to exclusion zones; it applied to “any or all persons” from designated areas[103]
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8Executive Order 9066 used the phrase “such persons” and authorized removal[103]
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9Total number incarcerated: about 120,000[104]
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10About two-thirds of incarcerated Japanese Americans were US citizens (common figure)[104]
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11Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) established by EO 8802; it began operation in 1941[105]
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12FEPC was created June 1941 by EO 8802[106]
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13FDR signed the Executive Order 8802 on June 25, 1941[106]
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Civil rights & inclusion Interpretation

FDR’s “fourteenth points” weren’t a gentle moral checklist at all, since Executive Order 8802 in June 1941 banned discrimination in the defense industry by creating the Fair Employment Practice Committee, while Executive Order 9066 signed on February 19, 1942 authorized the Secretary of War to define exclusion zones and remove “such persons” from designated areas, resulting in the incarceration of about 120,000 Japanese Americans, roughly two thirds of whom were U.S. citizens.

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