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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal
More than any other president, FDR expanded the size of the federal
government and greatly enlarged the powers of the presidency.
FDR: The Man
Wealthy/Disability
Eleanor
New Deal Philosophy
Three R’s – relief, recovery, reform
Brain Trust
First Hundred Days
Bank Holiday
Fireside Chats
21st Amendment (1933)
Financial reform programs:
FDIC
SEC
Programs for relief for the unemployed:
FERA
PWA & CWA
CCC
Industrial & Agricultural recovery programs:
NRA
AAA
TVA
Other programs:
HOLC
FHA
Gold standard
Second New Deal
In the summer of 1935, the so-called second New Deal was launched. This
batch of new legislation concentrated on the other two R’s: relief and
reform.
Relief Programs
WPA
Reforms
Wagner Act
REA
Federal taxes
Social Security
Fair Labor Standards Act
Election of 1936
Results
New Deal Coalition
Opponents of the New Deal
While opinion polls and elections showed that a large majority supported
FDR, a number of his ideas were very controversial and became targets
from liberals, conservatives, and demagogues.
Liberal Critics
Conservative Critics
Demagogues
Father Charles E. Coughlin
Dr. Francis E. Townsend
Huey Long
The Supreme Court
AAA/NRA
“Court-packing scheme”
Reaction
Aftermath
Rise of Unions
Two New Deal measures – the NIRA and the Wagner Act – caused a lasting
change in labor-management relations by legalizing labor unions. Union
membership, which had slumped during the 1920s, increased from 3
million in the early 1930s to 10 million by 1941.
Formation of the C.I.O
A.F.L.
C.I.O.
John L . Lewis
Skilled v. Unskilled
Strikes
Automobiles
U.A.W.
Steel
Results
Fair Labor Standards Act
Last Phase of the New Deal
Passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act was the last major reform of FDR’s
second term as the New Deal lost momentum in the late 1930s for
economic and political reasons.
Recession
Causes
Keynesian economics
Results
Weakened New Deal
Foreign Affairs