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New Deal Under Attack

New Deal Under Attack. People are Happy. Liberals: Not Enough. Conserv: Too Much. FDR: Upset about Deficit Spending. Supreme Court strikes down Relief. FDR Threatens to “Pack Court” FDR’s Critics American Liberty League Charles Coughlin: Priest, lost support.

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New Deal Under Attack

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  1. New Deal Under Attack • People are Happy. • Liberals: Not Enough. Conserv: Too Much. • FDR: Upset about Deficit Spending. • Supreme Court strikes down Relief. • FDR Threatens to “Pack Court” • FDR’s Critics • American Liberty League • Charles Coughlin: Priest, lost support. • Francis Townsend: Wanted Pension Plan • Huey Long: Socialist Programs, Killed.

  2. New Deal Affects

  3. New Opportunities • Women get Important Positions • Frances Perkins, 1st Cabinet Member. • Women working more, but still not seen as dominant force. • Double Standard Wages for women.

  4. African-Americans • “Black Cabinet” organized by Mary McLeod Bethune. • African-Americans gain in political Influence. • FDR fails to help in area of Civil Rights.

  5. Other Minorities • Mexican-American Fortunes • More work in the Southwest. • Some discrimination. • Native-Americans • John Collier creates Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. • Created reforms in economic, cultural and political areas.

  6. New Deal Coalition • Alignment of diverse groups dedicated to supporting Dems. • Labor Unions Flourish • Union Membership Grows, Power Struggles within Labor. • Labor Disputes • Sitdown Strikes…Violence still here. • FDR Wins 1936. • Gains support from wide-range!

  7. 2nd Hundred Days • Unemployment still high. • President’s Wife urges for more relief. • People overwhelmingly reelect FDR. • Unions AND African-Americans. • Farmers • 2nd AAA (Fixed Unconst. First AAA) • Farm Security Admin (FSA) $1B to help tenant farmers • Pictures taken to show how bad things are.

  8. Extending Relief and Improving Reforms • Works Progress Administration (WPA): Work for a paycheck. • National Youth Administration (NYA): Provide education jobs, counseling, and recreation to young people. • Other Reforms • Wagner Act: Get rid of unfair labor practices. • Social Security: Old Age, Unemployment, Disabled. • Expand and Regulate utilities.

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