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Opposition to the New Deal and the End of the Great Depression

Explore the effectiveness of the opposition to the New Deal and its impact on the USA during the Great Depression. Discover the strategies and criticisms of key figures such as Francis Townsend, Huey Long, and Charles Coughlin.

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Opposition to the New Deal and the End of the Great Depression

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  1. Good morning! • Please get out your notes and your Major Themes Sheet.

  2. Unit Question: How do we react to change? GQ#1 - How great was the impact of the Great Crash and the Great Depression on the USA? GQ#2 - How effective were the strategies used by Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt to deal with the domestic problems facing the USA in the 1930s? GQ#3 - How effective was the opposition to the New Deal?

  3. Unit Review Part 1 • 4 minutes – on your own – no notes • 4 minutes – group – no notes • 4 minutes – notes as needed

  4. GQ#3 - How effective was the opposition to the New Deal?

  5. GQ#3 - How effective was the opposition to the New Deal?

  6. GQ#3 - How effective was the opposition to the New Deal?

  7. GQ#3 - How effective was the opposition to the New Deal?

  8. Welcome back! • Please get out any notes you may have on the homework reading and your Major Themes Sheet. • Get out your First Four work and be ready to de-code the image on the next slide.

  9. What is the message? What related vocabulary could you use?

  10. GQ#3 - How effective was the opposition to the New Deal?Political Attitudes – What are they? • Political Left • Political Right

  11. Critics of the New DealGQ#3 - How effective was the opposition to the ND? • For your assigned person (Francis Townsend, Alf Landon, Huey Long, American Liberty League, Charles Coughlin, The Supreme Court) work with the people at your table to… • Create a Biography/Story Poster • Brief background – who were they? • Major criticisms of the New Deal and/or FDR • Is this a left wing or right wing critic? • What impacts, if any, did they have on FDR/ the New Deal? How effective were they in their opposition? Why or why not effective? • Be prepared to share your findings

  12. Critics of the New Deal • Conservatives • Deficit spending, Socialism • Supreme Court • NRA, AAA • Liberals • Father Charles Coughlin • Francis Townsend • Huey Long

  13. Unit 4 & Paper 2 Review • Read carefully & thoughtfully. • Use the rubric. • Give positive & constructive criticism.

  14. New Deal Changes Course:The 2nd New Deal 1935-’36 • Unity fading - Increasing criticism • A move to the Left • FDR targets business-class and wealthy • Focus on helping the most disadvantaged • Keynesian Economics • Deficit Spending • “Priming the Pump”

  15. The Second New Deal ‘35 • Works Progress Admin. • Harry Hopkins • $11 B for Pub. Works • Federal Writer’s Project • Federal Music Project • Federal Theater Project

  16. Helping the Disadvantaged • FDR feared effect of liberal critics • Resettlement Administration • REA • Wagner Act - NLRB • Wealth Tax • Social Security Act*

  17. XIV. 1936 Election • Critics of New Deal & FDR • Alf Landon

  18. New Deal Coalition – cities, farmers, unions, women, Northern Blacks, Southerners, immigrants

  19. Minorities & The New Deal • A mixed record • Programs often discriminated • FDR & NAACP Anti-Lynching Campaign • FDR’s Appointments • Symbolic gestures

  20. Environment, the West, Indians • Efforts to stop soil erosion • Taylor Grazing Act ‘34 • National Parks • Olympic N.P., Shenandoah N.P. • Dams • TVA, Hoover Dam, Grand Coulee • American Indians • Indian Reorganization Act ‘34

  21. FDR & Supreme Court 1936 • FDR’s Problem • His Plan • “The Court Packing Scheme” • Reaction • Result The Nine Old Men

  22. End of the New Deal • Roosevelt Recession ’37 • Why? • FDR’s Response • Last ND legislation • Farm Security Admin • Housing Act ’37 • Fair Labor Standards Act ’38 • AAA ‘38 • Growing conservative opposition • Over by 1939 • World events would take center stage

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