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Redefining Liberalism: The New Deal

Redefining Liberalism: The New Deal. By: Carlos, Kynzie, Dakota. The Emergency Banking Act.

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Redefining Liberalism: The New Deal

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  1. Redefining Liberalism: The New Deal By: Carlos, Kynzie, Dakota

  2. The Emergency Banking Act After the stock market crashed the banks began to fail. This act allowed closed banks to reopen only if they had sufficient cash reserves. A second banking law of 1933 (The Glass-Steagall Act), also boosted confidence by creating the FDIC to insure bank deposits.

  3. The Agricultural Adjustment Act Farmers made a large portion of the workforce (about one fourth). So Roosevelt saw them as an opportunity to regain ground after the Depression. The AAA helped fix over productivity by setting an allotment system for 7 major products; wheat, cotton, corn, hogs, rice, tobacco, and dairy products. The act also provided cash to farmers who cut production and placed a tax on the processors of those commodities.

  4. The National Recovery Act The National Recovery Administration (NRA) enacted this act which regulated prices and productivity. It outlawed child labor and limited the hours an adult could work in a week. It also set minimum wage and allowed for collective bargaining.

  5. President Roosevelt & The New Deal The New Deal- series of economic relief programs enacted by president Roosevelt Revenue Act of 1935- substantial tax increase on wealthy individuals & businesses that focussed on social justice- to secure welfare of old, disabled, and unemployed Wagner Act of 1935- upheld the rights of labor unions

  6. The Social Security Act of 1935- provided pensions for elderly- at first only provided for privately employed workers until eventually all workers demanded it because they had to pay into it- also aided for blind, deaf, and disabled, and dependent children The Works Progress Administration-main federal relief agency that provided jobs and put workers on federal payroll

  7. Roosevelt Demands Change Roosevelt stuns congress by asking for changes in the Supreme Court by demanding a minimum wage “Roosevelt Recession”- 1937-38 the gross domestic product had grown, unemployment declined from %25-%14- Roosevelt assumes that it is an okay time to cut government funding- 1.5 million workers were put out of work, inflation, stock market dropped

  8. Industry Rises National Industry Recovery Act & Wagner Act cause industry to rise-industry workers tripled to nine million over the decade

  9. Women and Blacks Women were able to rise to higher ranks of government because of the new deal, During Roosevelt’s Presidency a women was named to a cabinet post for the first time, women headed the Democratic National Committee, women also headed the WPA convention Eleanor Roosevelt worked to expand the prominence of women in public life including politics, labor, and education

  10. Women and Black Continued.. In the south blacks faced harsh social and political discrimination: In Scottsboro, Alabama nine young black men were accused of rape by two young white women. The facts in the case were very inconsistent but the men were still found guilty and sentenced to death, lynchings were also on the rise towards blacks- this caused the “Great Migration” where many african americans moved to the north and midwest

  11. Resettlement Administration This helped small farmers and tenants buy land while fighting for the rights of the blacks.

  12. Government Black allegiance to one side of politics was now altered due to Eleanor Roosevelt and the New Deal. Blacks allegiance is now with the Democrats whereas it was previously with the republicans.

  13. New Deal Agencies Supported by blacks due to the numerous amounts of African-Americans now in office. Mary Mcleod was one of the most significant influencers during this time due to her work in fighting for the rights of blacks as well as founding/leading several agencies for colored women such as the National Association for Colored Women.

  14. New Deal Affects Had a greater impact on Native Americans due to the amount of relief projects created in help of the reservations because Native Americans were among the lowest income people at the time. Encouraged Mexicans to create migrant labor unions.

  15. Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 Reversed the Dawes Act of 1887 by promoting self-government on the reservations.This created a disagreement due to the feeling that the Native Americans were straying away from traditions. Pluralism was then embraced because it preserved the traditions of the Native Americans.

  16. Migrants and Labor The population grew because of the need for labor in agriculture. Asians and Mexicans flocked to the United States. The New Deal didn't affect the Asians until the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

  17. Economic Aid The Dust Bowl caused a huge drought in Oklahoma. The New Deals biggest concern was land. The Tennessee Valley Authority was the biggest environmental project which enhanced life for farmers in the surrounding areas by furthering electricity. Created national and state parks. Economic Aid was established because of the New Deal.

  18. Some Opposed the New Deal

  19. Dust Bowl in Oklahoma

  20. The Scottsboro Trial

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