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The New Deal

The New Deal. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Background Inherits economic disaster “New Deal” First New Deal (1933-1935) Second New Deal (1935-1938). “Hundred Days” CCC TVA FDIC NRA Hugh Johnson $.20-.45 pr. hr., 35-45hr. pr. wk. FERA Harry Hopkins. By 1935 – critics on both sides

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The New Deal

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  1. The New Deal • Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) • Background • Inherits economic disaster • “New Deal” • First New Deal (1933-1935) • Second New Deal (1935-1938)

  2. “Hundred Days” • CCC • TVA • FDIC • NRA • Hugh Johnson • $.20-.45 pr. hr., 35-45hr. pr. wk. • FERA • Harry Hopkins

  3. By 1935 – critics on both sides • Huey “Kingfish” Long • FDR – looks for more far reaching, long lasting measures • Social Security • WPA (1935) • Harry Hopkins • 8 million employed • 0ver $10 billion spent

  4. Court Packing • One new member for each justice over 70 • Supreme Ct. – 9-15 • 1938 on – few initiatives • Summary • Depression mitigated • Presidency broadened • Origins of Modern welfare state • Women/Minorities – big boost

  5. Government and the Arts • WPA and the arts • Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) • Historical Records Survey (HSR) • Federal Music Project (FMP • Federal Theater Project (FTP) • Federal Art Project (FAP) • Section of Painting and Sculpture • Public Works of Art Project

  6. Funding of arts prior to/outside of WPA • Treasury Department • Section of Painting and Sculpture (later – Section of Fine Arts) • Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) • Farm Security Administration (FSA) • Resettlement Administration (RA)

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