The Second New Deal

The Second ‘New Deal’ The ‘New Deal’ gets old Some critics, like Senator Huey Long, complained that FDR was doing to little Other critics, like the wealthy business sector, complained FDR was doing to much USA recovering less quickly than Europe NRA lost steam when Henry Ford cut wages FDR’s hopes for a transformed America seemed to be failing The Second ‘New Deal’ in 1935 Tuesday, 14 May, 1935 : FDR met w/ advisors They agreed on radical steps to help America 14 June : FDR presented Congress w/ huge range of new laws The second ‘New Deal’ had begun The most significant aspects follow …

The ‘New Deal’ gets old

Some critics, like Senator Huey Long, complained that FDR was doing to little

Other critics, like the wealthy business sector, complained FDR was doing to much

USA recovering less quickly than Europe

NRA lost steam when Henry Ford cut wages

FDR’s hopes for a transformed America seemed to be failing

The Second ‘New Deal’ in 1935

Tuesday, 14 May, 1935 : FDR met w/ advisors

They agreed on radical steps to help America

14 June : FDR presented Congress w/ huge range of new laws

The second ‘New Deal’ had begun

The most significant aspects follow …

Key Legislation Wagner Act Forced employers to allow unions in shop Illegal to fire workers for joining union Social Security Act Pensions for elderly & widows State & Fed gov’ts work together to help sick & disabled Unemployment insurance ( most important ), which took small amounts of $$$ from employers & employees each week so unemployed workers would receive small amount of benefit to help out until they could find work again

Wagner Act

Forced employers to allow unions in shop

Illegal to fire workers for joining union

Social Security Act

Pensions for elderly & widows

State & Fed gov’ts work together to help sick & disabled

Unemployment insurance ( most important ), which took small amounts of $$$ from employers & employees each week so unemployed workers would receive small amount of benefit to help out until they could find work again

Key Legislation Works Progress Administration ( WPA ) Brought all gov’t programs designed to create jobs under one umbrella organization Expanded jobs to include office workers, actors, artists & photographers (D Lange) Photographers recorded life across USA Artists painted murals for cities & towns Resettlement Administration ( RA ) Helped small & tenant farmers passed over by the AAA Moved 500,000+ families to better land Replaced by Farm Security Administration ( FSA ) in 1937 Gave special loans to small farmers to buy land Also built camps to provide decent living conditions & work for migrant workers WPA artists were commissioned to create these posters

Works Progress Administration ( WPA )

Brought all gov’t programs designed to create jobs under one umbrella organization

Expanded jobs to include office workers, actors, artists & photographers (D Lange)

Photographers recorded life across USA

Artists painted murals for cities & towns

Resettlement Administration ( RA )

Helped small & tenant farmers passed over by the AAA

Moved 500,000+ families to better land

Replaced by Farm Security Administration ( FSA ) in 1937

Gave special loans to small farmers to buy land

Also built camps to provide decent living conditions & work for migrant workers

Focus Task Draw up two spider diagrams to compare the objectives and measures of the New Deal and the Second New Deal 2 nd New Deal Wagner Unions Protected by law Can’t fire for being in union RA ? ? ? ?

Draw up two spider diagrams to compare the objectives and measures of the New Deal and the Second New Deal

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