This document provides an overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs launched in response to the Great Depression. It discusses the major relief programs created like the CCC and WPA to provide jobs. It also covers reforms to the financial system like the FDIC and SEC. The New Deal stimulated the economy but faced opposition from critics. Over time, it established the foundation of the modern American welfare state.

1. Alan Brinkley,Alan Brinkley,
AMERICAN HISTORY 13/eAMERICAN HISTORY 13/e
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 Launching the New DealLaunching the New Deal
– Restoring ConfidenceRestoring Confidence
 Roosevelt’s PersonalityRoosevelt’s Personality
 ““Bank Holiday”Bank Holiday”
 Roosevelt Closed the BanksRoosevelt Closed the Banks
 ProhibitionProhibition
RepealedRepealed
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The Radio President

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 Launching the New DealLaunching the New Deal
– Agricultural AdjustmentAgricultural Adjustment
 AAAAAA
 ““RuralRural
Electrification”Electrification”
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Farmer with his allotment of cotton seed
which he has just bought cooperatively at
Roanoke Farms, NC (Library of Congress)

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 Launching the New DealLaunching the New Deal
– Industrial RecoveryIndustrial Recovery
 NRANRA
 Section 7(a)Section 7(a)
– Regional PlanningRegional Planning
 TVATVA
– Currency, Banks, and the Stock MarketCurrency, Banks, and the Stock Market
 Glass-Steagall Act of 1933Glass-Steagall Act of 1933
 FDICFDIC
 Protected the Assets of Small DepositorsProtected the Assets of Small Depositors
 SEC-1934SEC-1934
 Regulated the Stock MarketRegulated the Stock Market
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The Tennessee Valley Authority
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 Launching the New DealLaunching the New Deal
– The Growth of Federal ReliefThe Growth of Federal Relief
 CWACWA
 CCC- Employed Young MenCCC- Employed Young Men
 Rural and Wilderness AreasRural and Wilderness Areas
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
workers, Prince Georges County,
Maryland (Library of Congress)
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 The New Deal in TransitionThe New Deal in Transition
– Critics of the New DealCritics of the New Deal
 American Liberty League-1934American Liberty League-1934
 Wealthy Conservatives Opposed to RooseveltWealthy Conservatives Opposed to Roosevelt
 Townsend Plan-Social SecurityTownsend Plan-Social Security
 Father Charles E. CoughlinFather Charles E. Coughlin
 Senator Huey Long-1935Senator Huey Long-1935
 Strong Progressive RecordStrong Progressive Record
 Share-Our-WealthShare-Our-Wealth
SocietySociety
 Attacks by the Far Left and RightAttacks by the Far Left and Right
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Townsend Plan supporter.
Columbus, Kansas
(Library of Congress)

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 The New Deal in TransitionThe New Deal in Transition
– The “SecondThe “Second
New Deal”New Deal”
 National LaborNational Labor
Relations BoardRelations Board
– Labor MilitancyLabor Militancy
 Industrial UnionismIndustrial Unionism
 CIO-1930sCIO-1930s
 John L. LewisJohn L. Lewis
 Broke with AFLBroke with AFL
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Striking zinc miner.

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 The New Deal in TransitionThe New Deal in Transition
– Organizing BattlesOrganizing Battles
 Sit-Down StrikeSit-Down Strike
 Organized Labor’s Rapid GrowthOrganized Labor’s Rapid Growth
Coca-Cola strike,
Sikeston, Missouri
(Library of Congress)
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 The New Deal in TransitionThe New Deal in Transition
– Social SecuritySocial Security
 Unemployment InsuranceUnemployment Insurance
Social Security Poster, 1935
(Library of Congress)
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 The New Deal in TransitionThe New Deal in Transition
– New Directions in ReliefNew Directions in Relief
 WPA-Helped Artists, Sculptors,WPA-Helped Artists, Sculptors,
Actors, Directors, Writers and MusiciansActors, Directors, Writers and Musicians
Visions of
the WPA
(Library of
Congress)
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 The New Deal in TransitionThe New Deal in Transition
– The 1936 “Referendum”The 1936 “Referendum”
 Alf Landon vs. RooseveltAlf Landon vs. Roosevelt
 Electoral RealignmentElectoral Realignment
 New and Enduring Democratic CoalitionNew and Enduring Democratic Coalition
 Working Class VotersWorking Class Voters
 Urban BlacksUrban Blacks
 FarmersFarmers
 Liberal and ProgressivesLiberal and Progressives
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Unemployment, 1920-1945
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 The New Deal in DisarrayThe New Deal in Disarray
– The Court Fight-1937The Court Fight-1937
 Court Packing PlanCourt Packing Plan
 Conservative Supreme CourtConservative Supreme Court
 Roosevelt Wanted to Change the Ideological Balance of theRoosevelt Wanted to Change the Ideological Balance of the
CourtCourt
 ““ A Switch in Time Saved Nine”A Switch in Time Saved Nine”
 Court Packing Plan Defeated by CongressCourt Packing Plan Defeated by Congress
– Retrenchment and RecessionRetrenchment and Recession
 Roosevelt RecessionRoosevelt Recession
 Recession of 1937Recession of 1937
 End of the New DealEnd of the New Deal
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 Limits and Legacies ofLimits and Legacies of
the New Dealthe New Deal
– The Idea of theThe Idea of the
““Broker State”Broker State”
 Establishment ofEstablishment of
the “Broker State”the “Broker State”
Federal Budget Surplus/Deficit
and GNP, 1920-1940
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 Limits and Legacies of the New DealLimits and Legacies of the New Deal
– African Americans and the New DealAfrican Americans and the New Deal
 ““Black Cabinet”Black Cabinet”
 Influence of Eleanor RooseveltInfluence of Eleanor Roosevelt
 Existing DiscriminationExisting Discrimination
ReinforcedReinforced
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Harlem Grocery
Store, 1940
(Library of Congress)

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 Limits and Legacies of the New DealLimits and Legacies of the New Deal
– The New Deal and the “Indian Problem”The New Deal and the “Indian Problem”
 John CollierJohn Collier
 Indian ReorganizationIndian Reorganization
ActAct
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Indian house, Mescalero Indian Reservation,
New Mexico (Library of Congress)

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 Limits and Legacies of the New DealLimits and Legacies of the New Deal
– Women and the New DealWomen and the New Deal
 Symbolic Gains for WomenSymbolic Gains for Women
 Frances Perkins-First Female Cabinet MemberFrances Perkins-First Female Cabinet Member
 Secretary of LaborSecretary of Labor
 Prevailing Gender Norms ButtressedPrevailing Gender Norms Buttressed
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Mrs. Roosevelt addressing
group at Cumberland
Homesteads. Crossville,
TN (Library of Congress)
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 Limits and Legacies of the New DealLimits and Legacies of the New Deal
– The New Deal in the West and the SouthThe New Deal in the West and the South
 Failure to Challenge Jim CrowFailure to Challenge Jim Crow
 New Deal’s Legacy in the WestNew Deal’s Legacy in the West
– The New Deal and the National EconomyThe New Deal and the National Economy
 Failure to Achieve RecoveryFailure to Achieve Recovery
 Federal Welfare State EstablishedFederal Welfare State Established
 National Govt. Assumes ResponsibilityNational Govt. Assumes Responsibility
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 Limits and Legacies of the New DealLimits and Legacies of the New Deal
– The New Deal and American PoliticsThe New Deal and American Politics
 New Expectations of GovernmentNew Expectations of Government
President Roosevelt speaking at
Bismarck, North Dakota
(Library of Congress)
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22. Patterns of Popular Culture:Patterns of Popular Culture:
The Golden Age of Comic BooksThe Golden Age of Comic Books
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Panel from
Captain America
(Marvel Comics)
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23. Where Historians Disagree:Where Historians Disagree:
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