The New Deal Impact on Groups

The New Deal Impact on Groups

•Women see gains as a result of Eleanor (Perkins, ambassadors, and federal judges)•Long standing patterns of discrimination prevent full equality•Bethune advises FDR on race issues•Fearful of losing Southern support, FDR backs off civil rights issues•Most minority groups support New Deal and FDR because they see it as the best chance for the future

New Deal and Groups (cont.)• Native Americans get strong support from New Deal• Collier heads Indian Affairs passes Indian Re-

organization Act• New Deal Coalition is formed• Unions flourish during this era due to New Deal

programs and laws

Society and Culture during New Deal years

• Despite hardships, movie industry will flourish during the 30s

• Considered the “Golden Age of Film” in US, movies of all types provide Americans with an escape from the daily grind

• Radio will emerge as new form of mass media, most Americans embrace it

Clark Gable

Jimmy Cagney

Greta Garbo

Marlene Dietrich

Ginger Rodgers and Fred Aistaire

Marx Brothers (Zeppo, Groucho, Chico, Harpo)

Edward G. Robinson

Jimmy Stewart

Society and Culture (cont.)• Films of all genres provide escape for Americans• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mM8iNarcRc

Gone with the WindGONE WITH THE WIND

DUCK SOUPhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF0Pa1uMP4Q

THE WIZARD OF OZhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_3T4DGw10U

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTONhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm9qaEJ3MBc

THE PUBLIC ENEMYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90AsYyQV9Ro

SNOW WHITEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyR1bd1Z9-A

• Radio provides most American families with entertainment

• Like TV of today, radio provided a wide variety of programs

The Lone Ranger

The Shadow

Soap Operas

The Burns and Allen Show

1936 Olympics

The War of the Worlds

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g

• Federal Art Project helps writers and artists of the day

• Encouraged to stay positive, most famous pieces of the day portrayed grim imagines (Wood’s American Gothic and Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath)

Impact of New Deal

• ‘37 recession almost caused 3rd New Deal• By 1938-39, FDR’s attention is on world affairs• Opinions differ greatly on impact of New Deal– PROS-New Deal helped US recover from worst economic

crisis in history and created a required role for federal government to ensure economic stability

– CRITICS-too much govt. interference upset free enterprise system, not enough done to achieve equality

Impact of New Deal (cont.)• New Deal did greatly expand federal power and

power of President• US went into debt to pay for New Deal and it did

not end the Depression, increased military spending between 1939 and 1941 did

• New Deal today– Increased govt. role in economy– NLRB, FDIC, SEC, CCC, Social Security, TVA, Agricultural

price supports all still in use today