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The New Deal Impact on Groups
•Women see gains as a result of Eleanor (Perkins,
ambassadors, and federal judges)
•Long standing patterns of discrimination prevent full
equality
•Bethune advises FDR on race issues
•Fearful of losing Southern support, FDR backs off civil
rights issues
•Most minority groups support New Deal and FDR
because they see it as the best chance for the future
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New Deal and Groups (cont.)
Native Americans get strong support from New Deal
Collier heads Indian Affairs passes Indian Reorganization Act
New Deal Coalition is formed
Unions flourish during this era due to New Deal
programs and laws
Society and Culture during New Deal years
• Despite hardships, movie industry will flourish
during the 30s
• Considered the “Golden Age of Film” in US,
movies of all types provide Americans with an
escape from the daily grind
• Radio will emerge as new form of mass media,
most Americans embrace it
Clark Gable
Jimmy Cagney
Greta Garbo
Marlene Dietrich
Ginger Rodgers and Fred Aistaire
Marx Brothers (Zeppo, Groucho, Chico,
Harpo)
Edward G. Robinson
Jimmy Stewart
Society and Culture (cont.)
• Films of all genres provide escape for Americans
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mM8iNarcRc
Gone with the Wind
GONE WITH THE WIND
DUCK SOUP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF0Pa1uMP4Q
THE WIZARD OF OZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_3T4DGw10U
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm9qaEJ3MBc
THE PUBLIC ENEMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90AsYyQV9Ro
SNOW WHITE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyR1bd1Z9-A
• Radio provides most American families with
entertainment
• Like TV of today, radio provided a wide variety of
programs
The Lone Ranger
The Shadow
Soap Operas
The Burns and Allen Show
1936 Olympics
The War of the Worlds
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4Ap
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• Federal Art Project helps writers and artists of the
day
• Encouraged to stay positive, most famous pieces of
the day portrayed grim imagines (Wood’s American
Gothic and Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath)
• Richard Wright – African American author
– Wrote Native Son (1940) about a man struggling to live
in a racist world
• Zora Neale Hurston – African America author
– Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) about a young
woman growing up in Florida
Impact of New Deal
• ‘37 recession almost caused 3rd New Deal
• By 1938-39, FDR’s attention is on world affairs
• Opinions differ greatly on impact of New Deal
– PROS-New Deal helped US recover from worst economic
crisis in history and created a required role for federal
government to ensure economic stability
– CRITICS-too much govt. interference upset free enterprise
system, not enough done to achieve equality
Impact of New Deal (cont.)
• New Deal did greatly expand federal power and
power of President
• US went into debt to pay for New Deal and it did
not end the Depression, increased military spending
between 1939 and 1941 did
• New Deal today
– Increased govt. role in economy
– NLRB, FDIC, SEC, CCC, Social Security, TVA, Agricultural
price supports all still in use today