CH15-1
pp. 488-494
A New Deal Fights the Depression
Main Idea: After becoming president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt used government programs to combat the Depression.
Americans get a New Deal
Electing FDR:
Waiting for FDR to take over:
*New Deal
The Hundred Days:
An Important Fireside Chat:
Regulating Finance and Banking:
*Glass-Steagall Act
*Federal Securities Act
Helping the American People
Rural Assistance:
*Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Providing Work Projects:
*Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
*National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Promoting Fair Practices:
Food, Clothing, and Shelter:
The New Deal Comes Under Attack
*deficit spending
The Supreme Court Reacts:
* “court-packing bill”
Three Fiery Critics:
*Huey Long
CH15-2
pp. 495-501
The Second New Deal Takes Hold
Main Idea: The Second New Deal included new programs to extend federal aid and stimulate the nation’s economy.
The Second Hundred Days
*Eleanor Roosevelt
Reelecting FDR:
Helping Farmers
Focusing on Farms:
Roosevelt Extends Relief
*Works Progress Administration (WPA)
*National Youth Administration (NYA)
Improving Labor and Other Reforms
Improving Labor Conditions:
*Wagner Act
Social Security Act:
Expanding and Regulating Utilities:
Ch 15-3
p. 504-509
The New Deal Affects Many Groups
Main Idea:
The New Deal Brings New Opportunities:
Women Make Their Mark:
Francis Perkins:
African-Americans Activism:
African-Americans Take Leadership Roles:
Mary McLeod Bethune-
The President Fails to Support Civil Rights:
Mexican-American Fortunes:
Native-American Gains:
John Collier:
FDR Creates the New Deal Coalition:
New Deal Coalition:
Labor Unions Flourish:
Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO):
Labor Disputes:
FDR in 1936:
CH15-4
pp. 510-514
Culture in the 1930s
Main Idea: Motion pictures, radio, art, and literature blossomed during the New Deal.
The Lure of Motion Picture and Radio
Movies are a Hit:
*Gone With the Wind-
Radio Entertains:
*Orson Welles-
The Arts in Depression America
Artists Decorate America:
*Grant Wood-
Woody Guthrie Sings of America:
Diverse Writers Depict American Life:
*Grapes of Wrath-
CH15-5
pp. 515-519
The Impact of the New Deal
Main Idea: The New Deal affected American Society not only in the 1930s but also in the decade that followed.
New Deal Reforms Endure
Supporters and Critics of the New Deal:
Expanding Government’s Role in the Economy:
*Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
*Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Protecting Workers Rights
*National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Banking and Finance:
Social and Environmental Effects
Social Security:
The Rural Scene:
*parity
The Environment:
*Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
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