1. Effects of the New Deal
Lecture 4

2. Standard
Analyze the effects of and the controversies arising from New Deal economic policies and the expanded role of the federal government in society and economy since the 1930s
Works Progress Administration
Social Security
National Labor Relations Board
Farm Programs
Tennessee Valley Authority
California Central Valley Project
Bonneville Dam

3. Essential Question
Discuss some of the criticisms of the New Deal? Were they justified in their reasons? Explain.

4. Criticisms of the New Deal
Father Coughlin
outspoken Catholic radio-critic of New Deal from 1933 to 1942
supported FDR at first
socialism
spoke against Jews and was taken off the air
Francis Townsend
60 and older
said Social Security didn’t go far enough

5. Share the Wealth Sen. Huey “Kingfish” Long
his “Share Our Wealth” would redistribute money in the US
everyone would have an income of $ $5000
progressive income tax, pension, free college education
Long gained a large following until his assassination in 1935

7. 1936 D Franklin Roosevelt 27,752,869 523 R Alfred M. Landon 16,674,665
531 D
Franklin Roosevelt
27,752,869
523 R
Alfred M. Landon
16,674,665 8 U
William Lemke
882,479 --

8. Second New Deal
(1935 – 1938)

9. Works Projects Administration
(WPA)
Harry Hopkins spent $11 billion to provide 8 million jobs
economist John Maynard Keynes argued the government should spend money to end the depression
the WPA focused on big projects but also funded art and music
650,000 miles of roads
78,000 bridges
125,000 buildings
presented 225,000 concerts for 150 million+
commissioned almost 475,000 works of art
wages varied from $19-94/month

10. Central Valley Project
CVP
created series of dams and canals for northern California
provides water, electricity and recreation for millions in CA
3,000,000 acres of irrigated land
$300 billion revenue, as of about 2000
7 million acre feet of water annually
electricity for 2 million Californians

11. Bonneville Dam It
Bonneville Dam
major dam on the Columbia River

12. Social Security Social Security, 1935
created a new tax on income to raise money for old-age pensions
money was also given to the unemployed and the disabled
some groups like farmers and homemakers were excluded
the program has been expanded over the years and still exists today
Medicare and Medicaid