American Cultures 5.0Mrs. Jankowski
Chapter 15 – The New Deal
A New Deal Fights the Depression (Pages 488 – 494)
Objectives:
- Summarize the initial steps Roosevelt took to reform banking and finance
- Describe New Deal work programs
- Identify critics of the New Deal
Americans Get a New Deal
1.) What was the New Deal?
2.) What did FDR do during the First Hundred Days?
3.) Why were FDR’s fireside chats significant?
Helping the American People
4.) Which New Deal programs were created to provide relief for farmers and workers?
5.) What did the National Recovery Act do?
6.) Which New Deal program helped homeowners?
The New Deal Comes Under Attack
7.) What did liberal and conservative critics say about the New Deal?
8.) How did FDR react when the Supreme Court declared two New Deal programs unconstitutional?
9.) Who were Charles Coughlin, Francis Townsend, and Huey Long?
The Second New Deal Takes Hold (Pages 495-501)
Objectives:
- Describe the purpose of the Second New Deal
- Summarize New Deal programs for farmers
- Identify the Second New Deal programs aimed at assisting young people and professionals
- Summarize labor and economic reforms carried out under the Second New Deal
The Second Hundred Days
10.) What was the Second New Deal?
11.) Why was the Second New Deal so popular?
12.) What was significant about the election results of 1936?
Helping Farmers
13.) Which legislation helped farmers?
14.) How did the government help sharecroppers and migrant workers?
Roosevelt Extends Relief
15.) What was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
16.) What was the National Youth Administration (NYA)?
Improving Labor and Other Reforms
17.) How did the New Deal help labor?(Hint: Unions)
18.) What benefits did the Social Security System provide?
19.) How did the Second New Deal promote rural electrification?
The New Deal Affects Many Groups(Pages 504-509)
Objectives:
- Analyze the effects of the New Deal programs on women
- Describe Roosevelt’s attitude toward African-Americans
- Identify the groups that formed the New Deal coalition
- Describe the supporters of FDR’s New Deal
The New Deal Brings New Opportunities
20.) Why was Frances Perkins significant to women and the New Deal?
21.) How were women treated in the workplace?
African –American Activism
22.) Who was Mary McLeod Bethune?
23.) How did Eleanor Roosevelt influence racial politics during the Roosevelt administration?
24.) Why didn’t FDR support full civil rights for African Americans?
Mexican-American Fortunes/ Native Americans Gain Support
25.) Why did Mexican Americans support the New Deal?
26.) How did New Deal policies affect Native Americans?
FDR Creates the New Deal Coalition – Election of 1936
27.) What were the key components of the New Deal Coalition?
28.) Why were urban voters likely to vote for FDR?
Culture in the 1930’s (Pages 510-514)
Objectives:
- Describe the entertainment provided by motion pictures and radio
- Identify some of the artists, musicians, and writers of the New Deal era
The Lure of Motion Pictures and Radio
29.) Why were movies popular during the Depression?
30.) What role did radio play in American homes during the Depression?
The Arts in Depression America
31.) What was the Federal Art Project?
32.) Identify a successful musician of the Depression era.
33.) Who were some successful American writers of the Depression era?
The Impact of the New Deal (Pages 515-519)
Objectives:
- Analyze opinions about the effectiveness of the New Deal
- Describe the legacies and lasting impact of the New Deal
- Identify the changing role and expansion of government as a result of the New Deal
New Deal Reforms Endure
34.) How is the New Deal viewed today?
35.) What effect did New Deal policies have on labor, agriculture, banking, and finance?
Social and Environmental Effects
36.) What was unique about the New Deal’s social policies? (Hint: How did government’s role change and who was helped?)
37.) What did the New Deal do for the environment?