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The New Deal: Government's Role in Economic Recovery and Social Welfare

This overview discusses the New Deal initiated by FDR during the Great Depression, addressing key questions about the government's responsibilities in providing jobs, healthcare, and education. It traces FDR's background, his victory over Hoover, and the sweeping legislative measures passed in his first hundred days. The New Deal's impact on various social groups, the contentious Supreme Court battles, and the legacy of such landmark programs as Social Security and the WPA are highlighted. The influence of figures like Huey Long and the significance of the Second New Deal are also examined.

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The New Deal: Government's Role in Economic Recovery and Social Welfare

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  1. DWU #3 • Is it the government’s responsibility to find you a job? • Is it the government’s responsibility to pay for your healthcare? • Is it the government’s responsibility to educate the citizens? • Explain-

  2. FDR and the New Deal

  3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt • Governor of New York (‘28-’32) • Distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt • Paralyzed from waist down • Contracted illness in 1921 • Hid the extent of his paralysis

  4. 1932 Election • Roosevelt vs. Herbert Hoover • Roosevelt wins 42 states • 57% to 39% • Democrats sweep House and Senate

  5. Hundred Days • March 9-June 16, 1933 • Congress passes more than a dozen New Deal plans • Massive expansion of federal gov’t • Gov’t plays bigger role in economy

  6. Fireside Chats • Radio speeches • Explained New Deal • Meant to comfort nation

  7. New Deal is attacked • Massive deficit spending • Spending money the gov’t doesn’t have • Socializing the economy • Others say it’s not enough • Need to do more to help people

  8. Packing the Supreme Court • Supreme Court overrules some New Deal legislation • Roosevelt tries to add six justices to the Supreme Court • People outraged • Planned to violate separation of powers • Plan fails • But he gets 7 justices over 4 years

  9. Huey Long

  10. Huey Long • Fiery Southern Senator • Turned against FDR • Wanted more gov’t control of economy • Assassinated at peak of popularity

  11. Second New Deal

  12. Second New Deal • New Deal is popular • FDR launches new initiatives • More relief for farmers and workers • FDR reelected in 1936

  13. Farmers • 2nd Agricultural Adjustment Act • More farm subsidies • Loans for sharecroppers • To buy their own land

  14. More Relief • WPA: Works Progress Admin • 11 billion $$ for jobs programs • NYA: Nat’l Youth Administration • Education, jobs, counseling for youth

  15. Labor • Wagner Act: • Collective bargaining • Created NLRB

  16. Social Security Act • Social Security Act: • Insurance for retirees 65 years old • Unemployment compensation • Aid to families

  17. Legacy of the New Deal

  18. Legacy of the New Deal • FDIC Insurance • Banking • SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission • Regulate the Stock Market • NLRB: National Labor Relations Board • Resolves labor disputes

  19. Legacy of the New Deal • Social Security • Gov’t retirement for workers • TVA: Tenn Valley Authority • Power and flood prevention

  20. Chapter Review Questions • Describe 3 bills passed in the 1st New Deal • Describe 3 bills passed in the 2nd New Deal • How did the New Deal affect 3 different groups? • How does the New Deal affect contemporary American society?

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