New DealNew Deal

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StandardsStandards• SSUSH18 The student will describe Franklin Roosevelt’s SSUSH18 The student will describe Franklin Roosevelt’s

New Deal as a response to the depression and compare New Deal as a response to the depression and compare the ways governmental programs aided those in need.the ways governmental programs aided those in need.

• a. Describe the creation of the Tennessee Valley a. Describe the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority as a works program and as an effort to control Authority as a works program and as an effort to control the environment.the environment.

• b. Explain the Wagner Act and the rise of industrial b. Explain the Wagner Act and the rise of industrial unionism.unionism.

• c. Explain the passage of the Social Security Act as a c. Explain the passage of the Social Security Act as a part of the second New Deal.part of the second New Deal.

• d. Identify Eleanor Roosevelt as a symbol of social d. Identify Eleanor Roosevelt as a symbol of social progress and women’s activism.progress and women’s activism.

• e. Identify the political challenges to Roosevelt’s e. Identify the political challenges to Roosevelt’s domestic and international leadership; include the role of domestic and international leadership; include the role of Huey Long, the “court packing bill,” and the Neutrality Huey Long, the “court packing bill,” and the Neutrality Act.Act.

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• How was the New Deal a response How was the New Deal a response to the Great Depression and a to the Great Depression and a change in the role of government? change in the role of government?

Bell RingerBell Ringer

1.1. A poor farmer trying to survive in the A poor farmer trying to survive in the mountains of north Georgia during 1934 mountains of north Georgia during 1934 would have benefited most from which of would have benefited most from which of the following?the following?

a.a. Tin Pan AlleyTin Pan Alley c. Wagner Actc. Wagner Act

b.b. Tennessee Valley AuthorityTennessee Valley Authority d. d. Neutrality ActNeutrality Act

2.2. A worker wanting to organize a union A worker wanting to organize a union would have been most excited about which would have been most excited about which of the following?of the following?

a. TVAa. TVA c. Neutrality Actc. Neutrality Act

b. Wagner Actb. Wagner Act d. court-packing schemed. court-packing scheme

FDRFDR

• FDR elected 1932FDR elected 1932• Known for “fireside” chatsKnown for “fireside” chats• Provided direct relief – federal help to Provided direct relief – federal help to

those hurting from the financial crisisthose hurting from the financial crisis– Used programs collectively known as the Used programs collectively known as the

New Deal.New Deal.

– Turn to your partner and tell them what Turn to your partner and tell them what you know already about the New Deal.you know already about the New Deal.

First 100 Days First 100 Days (SSUSH18a)(SSUSH18a)• FDIC – insures $ in bankFDIC – insures $ in bank

• TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) – Provides jobs and electricity in TN and Provides jobs and electricity in TN and

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• Creates jobs for workersCreates jobs for workers• Provides insurance against foreclosed Provides insurance against foreclosed

.homes and gives $ for food. .homes and gives $ for food.

– Pg 684Pg 684

Opposition – Huey LongOpposition – Huey LongSSUSH18eSSUSH18e

– Huey Long (who wants to be president) Huey Long (who wants to be president) comes up with a plan to “Share the comes up with a plan to “Share the Wealth” to help end the Great Depression.Wealth” to help end the Great Depression.•Proposed high taxes on the wealthy and Proposed high taxes on the wealthy and large corporations and the redistribution large corporations and the redistribution of their income to the poor Americans.of their income to the poor Americans.

– Assassinated before election of 1936Assassinated before election of 1936

– Would you vote for Roosevelt or Long? Would you vote for Roosevelt or Long? Why?Why?

The Court-Packing Bill The Court-Packing Bill SSHSUH18eSSHSUH18e

• Supreme Court was resistant to FDR’s Supreme Court was resistant to FDR’s programs and struck down many of his programs and struck down many of his ideas.ideas.

• FDR came up with an idea (called FDR came up with an idea (called Court-Packing Bill):Court-Packing Bill):– He would increase the number of Supreme He would increase the number of Supreme

Court justices from 9 to 15. Then pack the Court justices from 9 to 15. Then pack the court full of people who agree with his court full of people who agree with his ideas so they would pass. ideas so they would pass.

• Opposition called FDR a dictator and Opposition called FDR a dictator and socialists so he withdrew his request.socialists so he withdrew his request.

• Page 697Page 697

• Read the section “The Court-Packing Read the section “The Court-Packing Plan”Plan”

• Write 3-4 sentences telling whether Write 3-4 sentences telling whether you would have supported or opposed you would have supported or opposed FDR’s plan to change the Supreme FDR’s plan to change the Supreme Court to help support the New Deal.Court to help support the New Deal.

Second New Deal Second New Deal SSUSH18b,cSSUSH18b,c

• New programs started to continue New programs started to continue progress.progress.– Ex: Wagner Act, Social Security ActEx: Wagner Act, Social Security Act

• Read about these 2 acts in your book.Read about these 2 acts in your book.– Social Security pg 694Social Security pg 694– Wagner Act 692Wagner Act 692

• Which of these acts do you feel was the Which of these acts do you feel was the most beneficial to Americans?most beneficial to Americans?

• Social Security Act: Program that Social Security Act: Program that provides pension (money) for retired provides pension (money) for retired workers and spouses, aides people workers and spouses, aides people with disabilities, poor mothers w/ with disabilities, poor mothers w/ dependent children, needy elderly.dependent children, needy elderly.

• Wagner Act: passed to protect Wagner Act: passed to protect organized labor. Allows people the organized labor. Allows people the rights to unionize.rights to unionize.

Eleanor RooseveltEleanor RooseveltSSUSH18dSSUSH18d

• What is the job of the first lady?What is the job of the first lady?

• Pg 696 read the first paragraph: Pg 696 read the first paragraph: • How did Eleanor Roosevelt How did Eleanor Roosevelt

transform the position of transform the position of First Lady? First Lady?

Neutrality ActNeutrality ActSSUSH18eSSUSH18e

• 1935 this act prohibited the sale of 1935 this act prohibited the sale of weapons to warring nations and was meant weapons to warring nations and was meant to keep the US from forming alliances that to keep the US from forming alliances that might drag the nation into war.might drag the nation into war.

• What does this sound like?What does this sound like?

• Do you think this will be effective to Do you think this will be effective to America and that America will be able to America and that America will be able to stay out of the war?stay out of the war?

SummarizerSummarizer

• How was the New Deal a response How was the New Deal a response to the Great Depression and a to the Great Depression and a change in the role of government?change in the role of government?

Roosevelt and the Great Roosevelt and the Great DepressionDepression

First 100 Days

Court Packing Bill

Huey Long

Second New Deal

Successes Challenges

Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt

• How did Eleanor Roosevelt transform How did Eleanor Roosevelt transform the position of First Lady?the position of First Lady?

Neutrality ActNeutrality Act

Eleanor Roosevelt