Chapter 26: The Great Depression and the New Deal Section 3: Life During the Depression Section 4: The Effects of the New Deal

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Chapter 26 The Great Depression and the New
DealSection 3 Life During the
DepressionSection 4 The Effects of the New Deal
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There were a lot of problems in the country in
the 30s more than just money

• Even the weather was horrible.
• Lots of tornados, earthquakes, hurricanes,
  droughts, dust storms, floods, etc.

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The Great Plains was called the Dust Bowl

• There was very little rain for a while.
• Winds picked up the dry dirt and blew it all over
  the place.
• Crops, homes, and lives were ruined.
• The worst place was probably Oklahoma.

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It was just a tough time to live

• People didnt have jobs (25-35 unemployment
  rates)
• Many people didnt even have food.
• People lost their homes.
• Many people lived on the streets, under bridges,
  in homemade shacks, etc.
• Many teens would just leave home wither to get
  a job or just so they wouldnt be a burden on
  their parents.
• Women who had jobs were pressured to give them up
  to men.

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Eleanor Roosevelt and other women tried to help
any way they could.

• More women held government jobs than ever before.
• There was even women in the presidents cabinet
  for the first time.
• One of them (Frances Perkins) worked on a minimum
  wage law, child employment laws, and unemployment
  compensation)

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Some others who tried to help out Roosevelt were
his Brain Trust

• This was a group of advisors who gave him all
  kinds of help with what he wanted to do and
  what he did do.
• Theres more about this on the bottom of page 14
  in your packets.

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He also tried to influence the Supreme Court by
trying to add more judges (whod of course, go
along with what he wanted)

• It was called his court-packing plan
• Page 15 in your packets has extra information
  about this.

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There were a lot of people that thought Roosevelt
just had too much power
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FD Roosevelt also included more African Americans
in government

• But he didnt push for new civil rights laws.
• Many Mexican Americans were part of the New Deal
  Programs (CCC, WPA, etc), but some went back to
  Mexico.
• Native Americans were actually given some land
  back and the Indian Arts and Crafts Board was
  developed to promote native arts

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People who lived through the depression were
often affected by it the rest of their lives.

• Many were afraid they could lose any money and
  property they had.

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One effect of the Depression

• Big government
• A lot of new government programs started at this
  time.
• The government even went into debt to pay for
  some of these programs.

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People and politicians still have debates over
what role government should play in our lives.

• Democrats are more likely to be liberals
  (35/38)
• emphasizes individual rights and equality of
  opportunity. Liberals are generally united by
  their support for a number of principles,
  including extensive freedom of thought and
  speech, limitations on the power of governments,
  the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a
  market or mixed economy, and a transparent system
  of government.

• Republicans are more likely to be conservatives
  (36/39)
• Opposition to rapid change in governmental and
  societal institutions. Emphasizes process (slow
  change) over product (any particular form of
  government). To the classical conservative,
  whether one arrives at a right- or left-leaning
  government is less important than whether change
  is effected through rule of law rather than
  through revolution and sudden innovation.

You dont want to write that definition? Then
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People and politicians still have debates over
what role government should play in our lives.

• Democrats are more likely to be liberals
  (35/38)
• Wants action to bring about social and economic
  changes
• Liberals are sometimes said to be left wing

• Republicans are more likely to be conservatives
  (36/39)
• Wants few government controls and individual
  freedom in economics
• Conservatives are sometimes said to be right
  wing

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(But, you could be a right wing democrat or a
left wing republican)
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Liberals from http//homeworktips.about.com/od/
politicalscience/a/liberal.htm

• For progress or reform, as in political or
  religious affairs.
• For concepts of maximum individual freedom
  possible, especially as guaranteed by law and
  secured by governmental protection of civil
  liberties.
• For freedom of action, especially with respect to
  matters of personal belief or expression a
  liberal policy toward dissident artists and
  writers.
• Free from prejudice or bigotry tolerant a
  liberal attitude toward foreigners.
• When you look at the definitions of the term, you
  can see why liberals are vulnerable to criticism.
  By remaining favorable to the freedoms of all
  peopleregardless of race, sexual orientation,
  religion, and heritage, liberals become easy
  targets.
• In favor of government funded programs, most
  specifically those that address inequalities that
  they view as having derived from historical
  discrimination. Liberals believe that prejudice
  and stereotyping in society can hamper the
  opportunities for some citizens.
• For this reason, liberals have been labeled
  "bleeding hearts" and "tax and spenders" in
  reference to their support of public policies
  that address restricted access to health care,
  housing, and jobs.

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Conservativesfrom http//homeworktips.about.com
/od/politicalscience/f/conservative.htm

• Disposed to preserve existing conditions,
  institutions, etc., or to restore traditional
  ones, and to limit change.
• Favoring traditional views and values tending to
  oppose change.
• Critics accuse some organizations of having a
  conservative bias or political slant. What does
  this mean?
• Conservative thinkers often believe that there is
  a right and wrong answer in most situations,
  while more liberal thinkers see a lot of grey in
  most situations. When critics claim a
  conservative bias exists, they are saying that
  the media is, in a sense, favoring a view that
  they deem right or moral.
• To clarify, liberals are open to all views,
  regardless of opinions about right and wrong,
  while conservatives take a stand on which view is
  the moral view.
• The definitions above indicate that conservative
  thinkers favor tradition over change and morality
  over behavior that they deem indecent or amoral.
  By claiming that a medial outlet or book has a
  conservative slant, critics are claiming that the
  media is providing a specific view based on
  ideology.

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Think that's confusing? Try these

• Cultural conservatism
• Liberal conservatism
• Social conservatism
• National conservatism
• Neo-conservatism
• Paleo-conservatism
• Libertarian conservatism

• American liberalism
• Classical liberalism
• Conservative liberalism
• National liberalism
• Economic liberalism
• Libertarianism
• Neo-liberalism
• Ordo-liberalism
• Paleo-liberalism
• Social liberalism
• Cultural liberalism

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Some conservative media ?Anne Coulter
Rush Limbaugh Ben Stein Bill
OReilly Sean Hannity Pat
Buchanan George Will
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