Mrs. Ruland's U.S. History Class Project
The 1st 100 Days
~~~ Tony ~~~ AJ ~~~ Ryan ~~~ Becca ~~~
Features of this Webliography:
- Policies of the First 100 Days
- Facts about the First 100 Days
- Timeline of the New Deal, including the First 100 days
The First 100 Days of FDR's New Deal were very important to cleaning up the depression. The First 100 days refers to when Franklin D. Roosevelt first came into office, and strode to reorganize the nation's economy and internal structure. Several important pieces of legislation were passed the first couple of months, including the famous Bank Holiday. More information on the First 100 days and policies can be found below.
Policies of the First 100 Days
This site references the key organizations formed in the first 100 days. It also says what legislation was used in the First New Deal. Short summaries of each act and program formed are given, and a detailed analysis of each program is given, including founders, uses, and detailed facts.
This site provides and excellent explanation of what the New Deal was and went into great depth explaining the programs that resulted from Roosevelt’s administration. This article also explains the reasoning behind these programs that Roosevelt created, and what he was trying to achieve by each. Gale is a subscription service that many schools use; contact your school media center for access.
This site goes into detail explaining how the Work’s Progress Administration (WPA) came to be as a result of the Great Depression. Also it explains how the WPA impacted the lives of many artists and unemployed workers who had suffered tremendous blows during the depression. Gale is a subscription service that many schools use; contact your school media center for access.
This site provides information of FDR and his early programs. This site focuses on the Banking Holiday. It describes how successful it was and how it got the American public to trust the American banking system once again. Finally, it gives a detailed analysis of problems that led up to the depression and of having FDR use the Banking Holiday.
Site provides information about Roosevelt's presidency, including information about the Bank "holiday" devised by Roosevelt when he first came to office.
Facts about the First 100 Days
Specific dates and New Deal legislature from the Library of Congress online, the national record of government legislation and photos. Facts can be found about halfway down the page, under A New Deal: The First 100 Days, including acts that were authorized on June 16, and effects and photographs of the results.
Sparknotes history gives a detailed analysis of the First New 100 Days, the First New Deal and major legislation. For a general overview of the New Deal, and the First 100 days leading up to the New Deal, this link is very beneficial.
Plenty of links to images of the entire New Deal. Gives an easy level, descriptive, informational description from the banks closing to the budget of the federal government. From the Niskayuna school system, this information-filled site is very helpful for all ages and grade levels.
A Timeline of the First 100 Days
A timeline by a history professor on the New Deal, including administrations, policies, and procedures taken by Hoover before FDR's New Deals. A great, detailed source from the Columbia University, this timeline gives the date and effects of the policies, administrations, and procedures of the New Deal time period.
Last updated March 28, 2006
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