Transcript The Limits and Legacy of the New Deal I. Short Term Failures of the New Deal A.

The Limits and Legacy of the
New Deal
I. Short Term Failures of the New Deal
A. Political Failures
1. Conservatives Complain About Dictatorship & Deficits
2. Liberals Argue FDR Must Do More
•
• Huey Long
Lobbies to
Share the
Wealth
-- Dr. Townsend
Promotes
Pensions for
the Elderly
B. Economic Failure: The Great
Depression Continues
30
25
20
15
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%)
10
5
0
1929
1931
1933
1935
1937
1939
II. The 2nd New Deal
& More Alphabet Soup
New Deal Program
(Date)
21st Amendment
(1933)
Summary
Repeal of prohibition
New Deal Program
Summary
(Date)
Social Security Act (1935) a) Pensions for elderly
b) Insurance for unemployed
c) Aid to dependents (kids)
New Deal Program
(Date)
Wagner Act (1935)
Summary
Protects workers and unions – no more
blacklists and yellow dog contracts
New Deal Program
(Date)
Court Packing Plan
Summary
Add one justice for every justice over
age 70
III. The Long Term Legacy of the New Deal
A. African-Americans Become Democrats
B. The Creation of National Welfare
C. The Growth of Taxes and Debt
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