1. Chapter 15 Section 2 The Second New Deal Takes Hold
Main Idea:
The Second New Deal included new programs to extend federal aid and stimulate the nation’s economy.

2. The Second 100 Days Build on previous programs
Economy had improved but not enough
Unemployment remained high
Second New Deal called on Congress to provide more extensive relief for both farmers and workers

3. Great Political Skills
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Social Reformer
Deep Humanitarian
Great Political Skills
Traveled the country observing social conditions
Urged her husband to appoint women to government positions

4. 1936 ELECTION Republican Alfred Landon (Gov of Kansas) Democrat FDR
Overwhelming victory for Democrats

5. HELPING FARMERS 2 out of every five farms were mortgaged
AAA struck down by Congress but was replaced with another law
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
Paid farmers for cutting production of soil depleting crops

6. ROOSEVELT EXTENDS RELIEF
Extends 2nd New Deal to help youth and professionals
WPA (Works Progress Administration)-headed by Harry Hopkins
WPA created as many jobs as quickly as possible
spent 11 billion to give jobs
Airports, roads, streets, public buildings

7. NATIONAL YOUTH ASSOCIATION
Provided…
Education
Jobs
Counseling
Recreation for young people
Part time jobs for students

8. Improving Labor and Other Reforms
Wagner Act- Sponsor Senator Robert F. Wagner
Reestablished the NIRA provision of collective bargaining
Protected the rights of workers to join unions
Prohibited unfair labor practices such as firing and threatening union members

9. Fair Labor Standards Act- set maximum hours at 44 hours per week and minimum wages at 25 cents an hour and increasing to 40 cents by 1945
Also prohibited hazardous work for those under 18

10. THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
Passed in 1935, created by Frances Perkins
Act had 3 major parts
Old Age insurance for retirees 65 or older and their spouses
Unemployment compensation system
Aid to families with dependent children and the disabled.
(SEE PAGE 501)

11. EXPANDING AND REGULATING UTILITIES
Rural Electrification Administration-financed and worked with electrical cooperatives to bring electricity to isolated areas
% of America’s farms had electricity
Public Utility Holding Company Act 1935

12. CONCLUSION
As the New Deal struggled to help farmers and other workers to overcome the Great Depression, it assisted many different groups in the nation, including women, African Americans and Native Americans.