The New DealThe New Deal

FDR created programs to help FDR created programs to help the country pull out of the the country pull out of the

DepressionDepression

Glass-Stagall Act (1933)Glass-Stagall Act (1933)

• Set up the FDIC which insured Set up the FDIC which insured bank accounts up to $150,000bank accounts up to $150,000

Federal Securities (1933)Federal Securities (1933)

• Regulated stock market by requiring Regulated stock market by requiring corporations to provide information corporations to provide information on stock market offerings.on stock market offerings.

Agricultural Adjustment ActAgricultural Adjustment Act

• Government paid farmers to leave Government paid farmers to leave areas unseededareas unseeded

• Goal: Raise crop prices by lowering Goal: Raise crop prices by lowering productionproduction

Civilian Conservation CorpsCivilian Conservation Corps

• Gave young men jobs building Gave young men jobs building roads, planting trees…..roads, planting trees…..

National Industrial Recovery National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)Act (NIRA)

• Provided money to states to create Provided money to states to create jobs building schoolsjobs building schools

National Youth AdministrationNational Youth AdministrationNYANYA

• Created jobs, education, counseling Created jobs, education, counseling to young peopleto young people

Social Security ActSocial Security Act

• Provided federal money to older Provided federal money to older AmericansAmericans

WPAWPA• Provided jobs for 8 million unskilled Provided jobs for 8 million unskilled

workers (building roads, airports, workers (building roads, airports, jails, public buildings…jails, public buildings…

• Provided education & help to Provided education & help to suffering Americanssuffering Americans

The WPA “Dollar”The WPA “Dollar”The WPA “Dollar”The WPA “Dollar”

END OF PART IEND OF PART I

New Deal OpportunitiesNew Deal Opportunities

Women & African Americans get Women & African Americans get important government jobsimportant government jobs

Criticisms of the New DealCriticisms of the New Deal

Federal Deficit & UnemploymentFederal Deficit & Unemployment

FDR tries to “pack the courts”FDR tries to “pack the courts”

• When some of FDR’s New Deal When some of FDR’s New Deal programs are declared programs are declared unconstitutional, FDR tries to unconstitutional, FDR tries to increase the size of the Supreme increase the size of the Supreme CourtCourt

Other CriticismsOther Criticisms

• Some feared that the federal Some feared that the federal government was becoming too government was becoming too strongstrong

• FDR did not always support Civil FDR did not always support Civil RightsRights

• Labor Unions were becoming very Labor Unions were becoming very strongstrong

• National debt was soaringNational debt was soaring

What do you think, was the What do you think, was the New Deal Successful?New Deal Successful?

Artists of the WPAArtists of the WPAArtists of the WPAArtists of the WPA

Kansas Kansas CityCityfrom from

Politics, Politics, Farming, & Farming, &

the Lawthe Law

Thomas Thomas Hart Hart

Benton,Benton,19361936

Kansas Kansas CityCityfrom from

Politics, Politics, Farming, & Farming, &

the Lawthe Law

Thomas Thomas Hart Hart

Benton,Benton,19361936

The Annual MoveThe Annual Moveby Otis Dozier, 1936by Otis Dozier, 1936

The Annual MoveThe Annual Moveby Otis Dozier, 1936by Otis Dozier, 1936

Construction of the Construction of the DamDam

by William Gropperby William Gropper

Construction of the Construction of the DamDam

by William Gropperby William Gropper

Women of Flint, MIWomen of Flint, MIby Joseph Varakby Joseph Varak

Women of Flint, MIWomen of Flint, MIby Joseph Varakby Joseph Varak

The Cradle Will RockThe Cradle Will Rock, , 19371937

The Cradle Will RockThe Cradle Will Rock, , 19371937

Orson Welles & Orson Welles & John HousemanJohn Houseman

The theater, when The theater, when it’s good, is always it’s good, is always

dangerous!dangerous!

WPA BookbindingWPA BookbindingWPA BookbindingWPA Bookbinding

The The American Guide American Guide SeriesSeries

The The American Guide American Guide SeriesSeries

Former SlaveFormer Slave InterviewsInterviews

Former SlaveFormer Slave InterviewsInterviews