THE GREAT DEPRESSION: NEW DEAL; LEGACY

OVERALL Few were untouched by New Deal reforms Supplying jobs- programs improved many ppl’s sense of self-worth NYA families incomes & kept kids in school

CRITICS Welfare state– gov’t provides basic needs Deficit spending, gov’t spent more $ than it brought in revenue Federal gov’t—the president–too involved in the economy

SUPPORTERS Fed. Gov’t expanded role was necessary= home loans, farm subsidies, bank deposit insurance, relief & jobs, pensions, & unemployment insurance helped ppl survive the Great Depression Min. standards for working conditions & protection of worker’s rights

EVALUATION Didn’t end the Great Depression, it did relieve suffering Economy didn’t fully recover until preparation for WWII Lasting results= programs & agencies that still exist today

EVALUATION Long-term effect= electricity to rural areas By 1950 nearly 90% did Life easier & improved health Brought modern practices & industry to rural areas South diversified it’s economy

IMPACT ON LABOR 1st time, unskilled & skilled laborers unionized: Women & African-Americans benefited= large % of unskilled labors

IMPACT ON WOMEN Few economic benefits to women: Social Security, NRA, & minimum wage laws weren’t enough Gains in gov’t: 1 st female cabinet member, ambassadors, & judges were appointed under FDR 1st female Senator: Hattie Caraway (D-Arkansas)

SUCCESSFUL? Most successful politically: FDR’s leadership unified a new Democratic voting bloc Used his leadership & optimism= psychological lift

QUICK REVIEW What major points did critics have about the New Deal? How did supporters of the New Deal defend it? What is the last legacy of the New Deal and was it successful?

ACTIVITY: NEW DEAL POLITICAL CARTOON Create a political cartoon as a critic or as a supporter of the New Deal YOUR CHOICE MUST USE SYMBOLISM FOR FULL CREDIT

ACTIVITY: A WORLD WITHOUT A NEW DEAL Write a narrative of a world that never had a New Deal or any of the programs that came the New Deal. How different would the world be today? Can include: No worker’s rights, no unemployment insurance, no disability, no minimum wage, no FDIC, no Securities and Exchange Comm., no Social Security Act Narrative: CLEAR introduction