Monday, December 3, Recap and Notes: The 2 nd New Deal 3. Video Clip: 2 nd New Deal 4. Vocabulary: 23.3 ***Unit IV Exam: The 1930’s -The Great Depression & The New Deal (Chapters 22 and 23) is next Thursday, December 6.

Civilian Conservation Corps  The CCC was one of the most successful programs of FDR’s New Deal.  Enacted during the first days of the Roosevelt administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps mobilized over three million young, unmarried, unemployed Americans (17-28) for nine years across the nation.  The CCC was designed to provide employment for young men in relief families who had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression while implementing a general natural resource conservation program in every state and territory.  Of their pay of $30 a month, $25 went to their parents.  Opponents hated the increased involvement of the government in the economy while supporters praised its efforts.

Unit IV The 1930’s & The New Deal Chapter 23, Section3 The Second New Deal

1 st New Deal…Wicked Expensive… But did it Work???  Civilian Conservation Corps  Tennessee Valley Authority  Agricultural Adjustment Act  Federal Emergency Relief Administration  National Recovery Administration  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation  Public Works Administration  Securities and Exchange Commission

Challenges to the New Deal  Two years into FDR’s first term and only slight economic improvement.  Still 10 million unemployed.  Criticism from ‘the Right’:  Changes were radical and gave government too much power.  Government told businesses how to operate (controlled prices, wages, etc.)  Spent too much money (deficit spending)  New Deal threatened capitalism and individual freedom of businesses.  Business leaders and anti-New Deal critics formed the American Liberty League in 1934.

Challenges to the New Deal  Criticism from ‘the Left’:  Wanted more government involvement.  Senator Huey Long (D-LA.) and Father Coughlin (Catholic Priest in Detroit & radio host) criticized FDR for lack of action and demanded higher taxes on wealthy and nationalize the banks.

2 nd New Deal  WPA: Works Progress Administration- $11 billion to employ 8.5 million workers to build roads, highways, streets, buildings, airports, parks.  Social Security Act: (Aug.1935) Monthly retirement benefit.  Workers receive 65 years old by paying premiums throughout employment.  Also supplied temporary income to unemployed looking for jobs.