Effects of the New Deal Chapter 16 section
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Effects of the New Deal Chapter 16, section 3
Economic • Relieved poverty in some segments of society
Economic • Created large deficits; raised the national debt.
Economic • Strengthened unions (Wagner Act and Closed shop laws).
Economic • Created large public works projects (i. e. – Hoover Dam, various city halls, etc. )
Economic • Strengthened banks and the stock market
Political • Changed people’s view of the role of government.
Political Expanded the role of the Federal Government.
Political • Provided much political controversy.
Social • Excluded help for tenant farmers.
Social • Discriminated against women and minorities.
Social • Provided hope to Americans that they would be able to make it through the Depression
Cultural • Encouraged popular and fine arts. • Created the Federal Writers Project. • Created the Federal Music Project. • Created Federal Theatre Project WPA
John Steinbeck Wrote “Grapes Of Wrath” -Dust Bowl Farmers traveling to California to seek a better life.
Thomas Hart Benson Painter who created modern murals of working class scenes.
Marion Anderson African American opera singer denied use of Independence Hall in Philadelphia by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to sing in front of the Lincoln Monument instead.
The New Deal Today… • Impact is still debated • May have slowed our recovery • Allowed millions to SURVIVE the Depression.
New Deal Organizations & Laws that still exist today: • • Security & Exchange Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Tennessee Valley Authority Social Security Administration • APLHABET SOUP!! YUM!