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LEQ: What were the short term and long term effects of the New Deal?

LEQ: What were the short term and long term effects of the New Deal?

Bell Ringer � What were some of the troubles that FDR encountered during the

Bell Ringer � What were some of the troubles that FDR encountered during the Second New Deal?

You have things to do! �Turn your homework into the basket �Pull out your

You have things to do! �Turn your homework into the basket �Pull out your notes from 3/24 and silently review your lesson from yesterday �Bell Ringer

New Roles for Women �Roosevelt promoted and recognized women �Women served as leaders in

New Roles for Women �Roosevelt promoted and recognized women �Women served as leaders in several New Deal agencies �Still faced challenges: Lower wages Hostility Limited opportunities

New Roles for African Americans �Roosevelt’s administration also appointed African Americans �The Black Cabinet:

New Roles for African Americans �Roosevelt’s administration also appointed African Americans �The Black Cabinet: African Americans holding gov’t jobs Unofficial advisors to the president Symbolic of rising African American influence

New Roles for African Americans �Continued to face discrimination �Thousands were not helped by

New Roles for African Americans �Continued to face discrimination �Thousands were not helped by New Deal programs �Switched to the Democratic Party during the 1930 s

Art of the Great Depression �Works depicted the struggles of the working class and

Art of the Great Depression �Works depicted the struggles of the working class and plight of the rural and urban poor

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression �Dorothea Lange Farm Security Administration employee Hired to document

Art of the Great Depression �Dorothea Lange Farm Security Administration employee Hired to document the plight of the poor Helped to gain public support for New Deal programs

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Art of the Great Depression

Popular Entertainment of the Great Depression �Movies- helped viewers to “escape” the depression �

Popular Entertainment of the Great Depression �Movies- helped viewers to “escape” the depression �

Popular Entertainment of the Great Depression �Radio- provided politics, religion, music, sports and other

Popular Entertainment of the Great Depression �Radio- provided politics, religion, music, sports and other forms of entertainment

Relief of the New Deal �Millions of Americans enjoyed some form of help Social

Relief of the New Deal �Millions of Americans enjoyed some form of help Social Security and unemployment insurance

Reforms of the New Deal �Roadways, bridges, dams, pubic buildings and works of art

Reforms of the New Deal �Roadways, bridges, dams, pubic buildings and works of art �Restored public confidence in stock markets SEC �Restored public confidence in nation’s banks FDIC

The End of the New Deal �Setbacks: Court-packing fight 1937 economic downturn Opposition in

The End of the New Deal �Setbacks: Court-packing fight 1937 economic downturn Opposition in Congress �Only one piece of legislation passed in 1938: Fair Labor Standards Act Minimum Wage: lowest wage an employer can legally pay a worker

The End of the New Deal � 1938 Elections Republicans made gains in both

The End of the New Deal � 1938 Elections Republicans made gains in both houses Roosevelt lacked congressional support he needed in order to pass New Deal laws America turned attention of WWII

Lasting Effects of the New Deal �The American people now began to look regularly

Lasting Effects of the New Deal �The American people now began to look regularly to government for help