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The Great Depression: New Deal; Legacy

The Great Depression: New Deal; Legacy. 1929-1939. 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. W elfare state– gov’t provides basic needs

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The Great Depression: New Deal; Legacy

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  1. The Great Depression:New Deal;Legacy 1929-1939

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Impact on labor • 1st time, unskilled & skilled laborers unionized: • Women & African-Americans benefited= large % of unskilled labors

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

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

  10. 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?

  11. 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

  12. 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

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