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1 Essential Question: How successful was Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal? Warm-Up Question: What was the goal of the New Deal? How successful was it? What were the limitations? How did the New Deal change America? (Long-term impacts?)

2 The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs had a significant impact on American history: Political Impact: FDR rejected conservative policies & began a new era of unprecedented gov’t activism to solve America’s problems

3 The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
Political Impact: FDR gave citizens hope by using active gov’t programs, fireside chats, & decisive leadership The New Deal was the 1st attempt by the gov’t to take responsibility for the economy & welfare of the American people FDR introduced deficit spending & welfare programs for the 1st time The New Deal's greatest legacy was a shift in gov’t philosophy. As a result of the New Deal, Americans came to believe that the federal government has a responsibility to ensure the health of the nation's economy and the welfare of its citizens. The New Deal represented a significant shift in political and domestic policy in the U.S., with its more lasting changes being increased government control over the economy and money supply; intervention to control prices and agricultural production; the beginning of the federal welfare state, and the rise of trade union organizations.

4 The New Deal and American Life
Political Impact: FDR’s leadership unified a new voting coalition for the Democratic Party made up of unions, African Americans, immigrants, & poor voters

5 The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs had a significant impact on American history: Economic Impact: The New Deal helped relieve unemployment & provided long-term economic reforms, but it failed to end the Great Depression

6 The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
Economic Impact: The New Deal relieved farmers (AAA), unions (Wagner Act), the unemployed (CCC, WPA) The stock market (SEC) & banks (FDIC) were stabilized But, the economy was not stimulated, unemployment remained high, & wealth was still unevenly divided

7 The Economic Impact of the New Deal
12 million people were unemployed when FDR took office in 1933 10 million were still unemployed in 1939 Unemployment

8 The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs had a significant impact on American history: Social Impact: The New Deal helped some, but women & African Americans did not receive equal treatment

9 The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
Social Impact: The New Deal offered help to groups of Americans in need like the elderly, single mothers, & disabled citizens First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt campaigned to help minority groups & spoke out against racism in America

10 Visits made by Eleanor Roosevelt

11 The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
Social Impact: But New Deal programs allowed for unequal pay scales for women & African Americans Black workers were often the last hired & first fired & the unemployment rate for African Americans remained near 50% But, women & African Americans supported FDR “While relief & WPA are not ideal, they are better than the Hoover bread lines & they’ll have to do until the real thing comes along”

12 Group Activity What other impacts did the New Deal have on America? In groups examine each of the 8 placards & complete your charts When finished, rank order the 8 impacts from most significant (#1) to least significant (#8) Be prepared to discuss as a class Closure Q: FDR changed the role of the national gov’t. What is the appropriate role of the national gov’t?

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