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Launch #1. “ The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough to those who have little” Franklin D. Roosevelt What does this quote have to do with the New Deal? Write 2 to 3 sentences. New Deal Critics and Legacy.

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Launch #1

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  1. Launch #1 • “The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough to those who have little” Franklin D. Roosevelt • What does this quote have to do with the New Deal? Write 2 to 3 sentences

  2. New Deal Critics and Legacy

  3. I. New Deal Critics • By 1934 the Depression seemed to be easing • Less talk of starvation, violent upheaval, or complete economic collapse.

  4. A. Conservatives • Formed the American Liberty League to combat “radicalism” • “There can only be one capital, Washington or Moscow.” • 1934 midterm elections

  5. B. More Public Criticism • Not far or fast enough to end the Depression • LaFollete formed a new Progressive Party • Upton Sinclair - EPIC

  6. C. Huey P. Long • Revised tax codes to make corporations and the rich pay more. • Headed the “Share Our Wealth Society

  7. D. Father Charles Coughlin • Radio priest who mixed prayer with politics. • Called for redistribution of wealth and monetary reform. • National Union for Social Justice

  8. E. Francis E. Townsend • Old Age Revolving Pensions Limited • Proposed to revive the economy by meeting the needs of older Americans

  9. II. The Second New Deal • Proposes new and expanded agencies • Requested $4.8 billion in work relief for the unemployed • Social Security Act of 1935

  10. A. New Labor Legislation • Wagner Act • AKA- National Labor Relations Act • Outlawed blacklisting • Set up National Labor Relations Board • Prohibited “unfair labor practices”

  11. 2. Works Progress Association (WPA) • 1936- employed 25% of the nation’s workforce • Low-paying and temporary jobs • Built schools and playgrounds, repaired bridges and landing fields, improved 650,000 miles of roads

  12. 3. Frances Perkins • First female cabinet member • Secretary of Labor • Helped formulate the Social Security Act

  13. B. Farm Security Administration • Loaned more than $1 billion to farmers and set up camps for migrant workers

  14. You Be the Critic • Use what you know about the New Deal and develop your own criticisms about programs passed to pull America out of the Great Depression. • Next, construct your own ideas on how you would stabilize the American economy and create jobs.

  15. Criticisms New Ideas You Be the Critic

  16. III. 1936 Election • Millions of Americans still unemployed • Violence was spreading • Federal deficit continued to rise

  17. Roosevelt vs. Landon

  18. Roosevelt: 27,257,869 Landon: 16,674,665

  19. Second Inaugural Address • “I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished”

  20. IV. The Second Term • The Supreme Court was dominated by elderly, conservative justices who despised the New Deal

  21. A. FDR and Supreme Court • Deemed unconstitutional: • Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) • National Recovery Administration (NRA) • Planning to review National Labor Relations Act and Social Security Act

  22. A. FDR and Supreme Court • Plan to reorganize the federal court system • “Court-packing” • One judge for every justice over seventy years old • Forced to withdraw the bill

  23. B. Union Struggles • Various plants, mills, and coalmines across the country demanded union recognition • “Sit down” at General Motors

  24. Republic South Chicago Mill

  25. V. An End to Reform • 1937- National Income and production reached 1929 levels. • FDR slashed funding for PWA and WPA, cutting 2 million jobs • Led to a recession

  26. A. Recession • October 1937, Roosevelt called Congress to a special session • Congress approved $5 billion expenditure for federal relief and public works

  27. B. 1938 Achievements • Fair Labor Standards Act • abolished child labor in most industries • Minimum wage of 40 cents • 40 hour work week • Did not cover domestic work

  28. Conclusion • How did the New Deal change role of federal government? • Bigger, costlier, and more attentive to previously forgotten groups • First time that the government provided massive assistance to the poor and unemployed

  29. New Deal Political Cartoon • Draw a political cartoon regarding any aspect of the New Deal you have learned about. Your cartoon should include a character, caption, and color. On the back, write 2-3 sentences explaining your cartoon and its relevance.

  30. Mixed-Up Review • Unscramble the letters of the New Deal Programs and tell us the real name of each program.

  31. ANR

  32. National Recovery Administration

  33. ECS

  34. Securities and Exchange Commission

  35. VAT

  36. Tennessee Valley Authority

  37. APW

  38. Public Works Administration orWorks Progress Administration

  39. AAA

  40. Agricultural Adjustment Administration

  41. ERAF

  42. Federal Emergency Relief Administration

  43. CCC

  44. Civilian Conservation Corps

  45. IFDC

  46. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  47. SAS

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