The New Deal: The Works Progress Administration
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The New DealThe New Deal
FDR created programs to help FDR created programs to help the country pull out of the the country pull out of the
DepressionDepression
Glass-Stagall Act (1933)Glass-Stagall Act (1933)
• Set up the FDIC which insured Set up the FDIC which insured bank accounts up to $150,000bank accounts up to $150,000
Federal Securities (1933)Federal Securities (1933)
• Regulated stock market by requiring Regulated stock market by requiring corporations to provide information corporations to provide information on stock market offerings.on stock market offerings.
Agricultural Adjustment ActAgricultural Adjustment Act
• Government paid farmers to leave Government paid farmers to leave areas unseededareas unseeded
• Goal: Raise crop prices by lowering Goal: Raise crop prices by lowering productionproduction
Civilian Conservation CorpsCivilian Conservation Corps
• Gave young men jobs building Gave young men jobs building roads, planting trees…..roads, planting trees…..
National Industrial Recovery National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)Act (NIRA)
• Provided money to states to create Provided money to states to create jobs building schoolsjobs building schools
National Youth AdministrationNational Youth AdministrationNYANYA
• Created jobs, education, counseling Created jobs, education, counseling to young peopleto young people
Social Security ActSocial Security Act
• Provided federal money to older Provided federal money to older AmericansAmericans
WPAWPA• Provided jobs for 8 million unskilled Provided jobs for 8 million unskilled
workers (building roads, airports, workers (building roads, airports, jails, public buildings…jails, public buildings…
• Provided education & help to Provided education & help to suffering Americanssuffering Americans
The WPA “Dollar”The WPA “Dollar”The WPA “Dollar”The WPA “Dollar”
END OF PART IEND OF PART I
New Deal OpportunitiesNew Deal Opportunities
Women & African Americans get Women & African Americans get important government jobsimportant government jobs
Criticisms of the New DealCriticisms of the New Deal
Federal Deficit & UnemploymentFederal Deficit & Unemployment
FDR tries to “pack the courts”FDR tries to “pack the courts”
• When some of FDR’s New Deal When some of FDR’s New Deal programs are declared programs are declared unconstitutional, FDR tries to unconstitutional, FDR tries to increase the size of the Supreme increase the size of the Supreme CourtCourt
Other CriticismsOther Criticisms
• Some feared that the federal Some feared that the federal government was becoming too government was becoming too strongstrong
• FDR did not always support Civil FDR did not always support Civil RightsRights
• Labor Unions were becoming very Labor Unions were becoming very strongstrong
• National debt was soaringNational debt was soaring
What do you think, was the What do you think, was the New Deal Successful?New Deal Successful?
Artists of the WPAArtists of the WPAArtists of the WPAArtists of the WPA
Kansas Kansas CityCityfrom from
Politics, Politics, Farming, & Farming, &
the Lawthe Law
Thomas Thomas Hart Hart
Benton,Benton,19361936
Kansas Kansas CityCityfrom from
Politics, Politics, Farming, & Farming, &
the Lawthe Law
Thomas Thomas Hart Hart
Benton,Benton,19361936
The Annual MoveThe Annual Moveby Otis Dozier, 1936by Otis Dozier, 1936
The Annual MoveThe Annual Moveby Otis Dozier, 1936by Otis Dozier, 1936
Construction of the Construction of the DamDam
by William Gropperby William Gropper
Construction of the Construction of the DamDam
by William Gropperby William Gropper
Women of Flint, MIWomen of Flint, MIby Joseph Varakby Joseph Varak
Women of Flint, MIWomen of Flint, MIby Joseph Varakby Joseph Varak
The Cradle Will RockThe Cradle Will Rock, , 19371937
The Cradle Will RockThe Cradle Will Rock, , 19371937
Orson Welles & Orson Welles & John HousemanJohn Houseman
The theater, when The theater, when it’s good, is always it’s good, is always
dangerous!dangerous!
WPA BookbindingWPA BookbindingWPA BookbindingWPA Bookbinding
The The American Guide American Guide SeriesSeries
The The American Guide American Guide SeriesSeries
Former SlaveFormer Slave InterviewsInterviews
Former SlaveFormer Slave InterviewsInterviews