The Second New Deal: Federal Aid & Economic Reforms

1. Standard Addressed: 11.6 Students analyze the different explanations for the Great Depression and how the New Deal fundamentally changed the role of the federal government. Learning Objectives: Section 2 – The Second New Deal Takes Hold 1. Describe the purpose of the Second New Deal. 2. Summarize New Deal programs for farmers. 3. Identify the Second New Deal programs aimed at assisting young people and professionals. 4. Summarize labor and economic reforms carried out under the Second New Deal. CH 15-SEC 2

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3. A BULLDOG ALWAYS Commitment Attitude CARES Respect Encouragement Safety

4. THE SECOND NEW DEAL AMERICA GETS BACK TO WORK The Second New Deal includes new programs to extend federal aid and stimulate the nation’s economy.

5. RURAL / FARMS / RANCHES / TOWNS SUBURBAN/ SINGLE FAMILY HOMES URBAN / CITY

6. The Second New Deal Takes Hold The Second Hundred Days • Furthering the New Deal • By 1935, economic recovery not as great as FDR had expected • FDR launches second phase: more relief for farmers, workers • Unemployment remained high and production still lagged NEXT

7. THE FIRST LADY • Eleanor was influential in her role as advisor to the president Eleanor & Franklin

8. THE FIRST LADY • First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt helped women gain higher political positions during the New Deal • Frances Perkins became America’s first female cabinet member (Labor) Eleanor & Franklin

9. The Second New Deal Takes Hold The Second Hundred Days • Reelecting FDR • 1936, Democrats win presidency, large majorities in both houses • First time most African Americans vote Democratic • First time labor unions support presidential candidate NEXT

10. FDR WINS IN 1936 . . . AGAIN FDR had wide appeal in the United States, especially in urban areas African Americans, Jews, Catholics and immigrants all supported the popular president FDR & Eleanor campaign by rail in 1936

11. ROOSEVELT (RED) VS. LANDON (BLUE) 1936 ELECTION

12. Chapter 15: Section 2 MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS A – Why did Roosevelt launch the Second Hundred Days? • Roosevelt launched the Second Hundred Days based on the popularity of the First Hundred Days and the urging of his wife.

13. Helping Farmers • Focusing on Farms • 1936 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act replaces AAA • - rewards farmers for practicing soil conservation • New Agricultural Adjustment Act avoids unconstitutional provision NEXT

14. Focusing on Farms • Resettlement Administration gives loans to small farmers to buy land • Farm Security Administration—loans to tenant farmers to buy land

15. Helping Farmers • Focusing on Farms • FSA hires photographers to shoot rural towns, farms, farmers NEXT

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17. Roosevelt Extends Relief Programs for Urban Workers • Works Progress Administration (WPA)—creates jobs • WPA workers build airports, roads, public buildings • Women workers sew clothes for the needy • WPA employs professional writers, artists, performers • National Youth Administration(NYA)—education, jobs, counseling • Gives aid to students in exchange for part-time work NEXT

18. WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION • Helping urban workers was critical to the success of the Second Hundred Days • The WPA set out to create as many jobs as possible as quickly as possible • Between 1935-1943, the WPA spent $11 billion to give jobs to 8 million workers

19. WPA BUILDS AMERICA • WPA workers built 850 airports, 651,000 miles of roads and streets, and 125,000 public buildings • The WPA also hired artists, writers and photographers to create art The Davis Street School Extension in Atlanta under construction as part of the Works Progress Administration Program, November 2, 1936

20. The WPA also hired artists, writers and photographers to create art

21. The WPA also hired artists, writers and photographers to create art

22. NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION • The National Youth Administration (NYA) was created to provide education, jobs and recreation for young people • Getting young people off the streets and into schools and jobs was a high priority for the NYA

23. Chapter 15: Section 2 MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS B – Do you think work programs like the WPA were a valid use of federal money? Why or why not? • Yes- they provided an income to people in need, while producing public works • No- private business, rather than the federal govt should provide jobs.

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25. Improving Labor and Other Reforms • Improving Labor Conditions • • National Labor Relations Act, or Wagner Act, replaces NIRA: • - protects right to join unions, collective bargaining • - prohibits unfair labor practices • National Labor Relations Board hears testimony about labor practices • Holds elections to determine if workers want unions • Fair Labor Standards Act sets maximum hours, minimum wage Continued . . . NEXT

26. CONGRESS PROTECTS WORKERS • In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act which set maximum hours at 44 per week and minimum wage at 25 cents per hour

28. Chapter 15: Section 2 MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS C – Why was the Wagner Act significant? • The Wagner Act gave the federal govt power to protect and aid workers.

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30. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT • One of the most important achievements of the New Deal era was the creation of the Social Security System • The Social Security Act, passed in 1935, had 3 parts: • Old-Age Pension • Unemployment compensation • Aid to families with dependent children & disabled (welfare)

32. Expanding and Regulating Utilities • Rural Electrification Administration brings electricity to farms • Public Utility Holding Company Act aims to stop financial corruption NEXT

33. Workers and unemployed

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35. Retired worker

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38. Chapter 15: Section 2 MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS D – Whom did Social Security help? • It helped retirees and their spouses, the unemployed, families with dependent children, and the disabled.

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