The Second New Deal 1936 Again farmers were
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The Second New Deal- 1936 Again farmers were the focus Supreme Court struck down the AAA as unconstitutional Congress passed other measures to reform farming
Work Relief WPA (Works Progress Administration- set out to create as many jobs as possible as quickly as possible 1935 -1943: it spent $11 billion to give jobs to 8 million unskilled workers
The Labor Front Congress passed the Wagner Act in 1935 Reestablished collective bargaining Also prohibited unfair labor practices such as firing workers, firing union members, and interfering with union organizing
Security The Social Security Act of 1935 - Provided insurance for retirees 65 years or older and their spouses Unemployment compensation Public aid and disability
The New Deal Affects Many Groups Frances Parker. America’s first female cabinet member Mary Mc. Leod Bethune- an educator who dedicated herself to promoting opportunities for young African Americans
Other Notable Activists A. Phillip Randolphorganized the country’s first all-black trade union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters William Hastie and Robert C. Weaverappointees to Roosevelt’s Dept. of Interior
Homework Section 4 - p. 510 Define: John Collier New Deal Coalition Congress of Industrial Organizations Gone With the Wind Orson Welles Grant Wood Richard Wright The Grapes of Wrath Woody Guthrie Hindenburg The Lone Ranger Federal Art Project Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) Securities and Exchange Commision
