Lecture 4

1. Effects of the New Deal Lecture 4

2. Standard 11.6.4 • Analyze the effects of and the controversies arising from New Deal economic policies and the expanded role of the federal government in society and economy since the 1930s • Works Progress Administration • Social Security • National Labor Relations Board • Farm Programs • Tennessee Valley Authority • California Central Valley Project • Bonneville Dam

3. Essential Question • Discuss some of the criticisms of the New Deal? Were they justified in their reasons? Explain.

4. Criticisms of the New Deal • Father Coughlin • outspoken Catholic radio-critic of New Deal from 1933 to 1942 • supported FDR at first • socialism • spoke against Jews and was taken off the air • Francis Townsend • 60 and older • said Social Security didn’t go far enough

5. Share the Wealth • Sen. Huey “Kingfish” Long • his “Share Our Wealth” would redistribute money in the US • everyone would have an income of $2000 - $5000 • progressive income tax, pension, free college education • Long gained a large following until his assassination in 1935

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8. Second New Deal (1935 – 1938)

9. Works Projects Administration • (WPA) • Harry Hopkins spent $11 billion to provide 8 million jobs • economist John Maynard Keynes argued the government should spend money to end the depression • the WPA focused on big projects but also funded art and music • 650,000 miles of roads • 78,000 bridges • 125,000 buildings • presented 225,000 concerts for 150 million+ • commissioned almost 475,000 works of art • wages varied from $19-94/month

10. Central Valley Project • CVP • created series of dams and canals for northern California • provides water, electricity and recreation for millions in CA • 3,000,000 acres of irrigated land • $300 billion revenue, as of about 2000 • 7 million acre feet of water annually • electricity for 2 million Californians

11. Bonneville Dam It • Bonneville Dam • major dam on the Columbia River

12. Social Security • Social Security, 1935 • created a new tax on income to raise money for old-age pensions • money was also given to the unemployed and the disabled • some groups like farmers and homemakers were excluded • the program has been expanded over the years and still exists today • Medicare and Medicaid