The New Deal Chapter 16, section 1

The New DealChapter 16, section 1

The 1st Hundred Days

Aka… “THE NEW DEAL”Pushed massive legislation

through congress

1933• Purpose of the New Deal – • Provide relief• Create jobs• Stimulate economy

New Deal Major Players

Women and Minorities – FDR was the 1st president to appoint women and African Americans to major government posts

• “Brain Trust” – Group of Columbia Professors who advised FDR on policy.

• Eleanor Roosevelt – Traveled the country doing PR for the President’s programs.

• (2nd Bonus Army)

New Deal Criticisms –• Programs had no immediate effect on the nation’s

economy; • Progressives: didn’t do enough for the little man• Conservatives: Made the govt. too powerful.

• Supreme court strikes down both the FIRA and the AAA as unconstitutional.

2nd New Deal 1935-38Goals• More social welfare• Stricter controls over business• Stronger support for unions• Higher taxes for the rich

WPA –

• Playgrounds• schools• airfields• artists• writers

Rural Electrification –

• FDR sought to bring basic amenities to places that private industry would not. Eventually 98% of American farms got electricity thanks to FDR.

• Wagner Act – Legalized collective bargaining

• Closed Shop – made it legal for a place of business to hire only union workers

Social Security –

• Old age pension• Unemployment

insurance• Aid for dependants

and disabilities

Election of 1936 –• Landslide victory for FDR. He carried every

state except Maine.

FDIC

Securities Exchange CommissionRegulates the Stock Market

Federal Emergency

Relief Agency

Work Projects and unemployment aid

Civilian Conservation

Corps

• Work relief• Soil conservation and

other environmental projects

NIRA

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

TVA