Unit III – A Modern Nation Chapter 12 – The New Deal Section 2 – The Second New Deal.
The New Deal Chapter 16, section 1
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The New DealChapter 16, section 1
The 1st Hundred Days
Aka… “THE NEW DEAL”Pushed massive legislation
through congress
1933• Purpose of the New Deal – • Provide relief• Create jobs• Stimulate economy
New Deal Major Players
Women and Minorities – FDR was the 1st president to appoint women and African Americans to major government posts
• “Brain Trust” – Group of Columbia Professors who advised FDR on policy.
• Eleanor Roosevelt – Traveled the country doing PR for the President’s programs.
• (2nd Bonus Army)
New Deal Criticisms –• Programs had no immediate effect on the nation’s
economy; • Progressives: didn’t do enough for the little man• Conservatives: Made the govt. too powerful.
• Supreme court strikes down both the FIRA and the AAA as unconstitutional.
2nd New Deal 1935-38Goals• More social welfare• Stricter controls over business• Stronger support for unions• Higher taxes for the rich
WPA –
• Playgrounds• schools• airfields• artists• writers
Rural Electrification –
• FDR sought to bring basic amenities to places that private industry would not. Eventually 98% of American farms got electricity thanks to FDR.
• Wagner Act – Legalized collective bargaining
• Closed Shop – made it legal for a place of business to hire only union workers
Social Security –
• Old age pension• Unemployment
insurance• Aid for dependants
and disabilities
Election of 1936 –• Landslide victory for FDR. He carried every
state except Maine.
FDIC
Securities Exchange CommissionRegulates the Stock Market
Federal Emergency
Relief Agency
Work Projects and unemployment aid
Civilian Conservation
Corps
• Work relief• Soil conservation and
other environmental projects
NIRA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
TVA