The New Deal Standard 18

What is the New Deal? American voters rejected Herbert Hoover and voted in Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt delivered his “ New Deal ” for the American people, to help end the Depression through government spending He promised Relief, Recovery & Reform – Came in 2 Stages New Deal Second New Deal(started in 1936)

New Deal Program Chart ProgramDescriptionEffect

ProgramDescriptionEffect Tennesse Valley Authority(TVA) -Put hundreds of people to work in 1933 building dozens of dams and power plants along the TN river -Prevented floods to control the environment -Brought electricity to many rural regions - employed hundreds

ProgramDescriptionEffect Wagner Act-1935: Labor Relations -Gave unions the right to bargain collectively and allowed workers to join unions -Created the rise of industrial unionism

ProgramDescriptionEffect Social Security Act -Part of the Second New Deal- Direct Relief -Old-age insurance - unemployment compensation - financial aid for the disabled -Still exists today as a safety net for Americans

Eleanor Roosevelt FDR ’ s wife Eleanor was the first very influential, very vocal First Lady Very interested in humanitarian and social progress She traveled all over the US and reported directly to FDR on what she saw around the Depressed nation (domestic issues) Helped encourage FDR to appoint Frances Perkins to cabinet

Opposition to the New Deal Some conservatives thought FDR made the government too large & too strong Some liberals thought FDR had not gone far enough nor done enough Huey Long of Louisiana may have been his loudest critic and proposed a program of Share Our Wealth clubs that would guarantee a home, an education, a job, food and clothes for every American

Court Packing Scheme In 1937, FDR tried to reorganize the Supreme Court by adding new judges FDR wanted to add supporters to the Court so his New Deal programs would not be in jeopardy Congress did not meet FDR ’ s demands and this scheme failed. How would more justices keep FDR ’ s programs out of danger?

What is the setting of this cartoon? Who is the main character? Who is the secondary character? Describe the action in the cartoon. What is the cartoonist trying to argue? Is this cartoon showing FDR in a positive or negative light?

Neutrality Acts With the advent of WWII, Roosevelt wanted to help and assist the allied powers However, Congress passed these acts to make sure the US did not get caught up in foreign conflicts – Isolationism anyone?

The Great Recession United States depression that took place in 2007 Irresponsible lending by the banks and home buyers caused a burst of the housing bubble