The New Deal

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The New Deal
Was it effective?
Did the New Deal solve the basic problems
associated with the Depression?
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The New Deal was to eliminate surplus goods, find
new markets and solve the problems of chronic
unemployment while staying in the framework of
our democracy.
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While it created agencies to help many people it
never solved the basic problems associated with
unemployment.
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My SS is 000-00-0000.so weird?
It tried to reassure people about their futures
but by 1937 many were still unsure what the
future held.
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Huge public works programs were seen as a threat
to private enterprise, like this plant at the TVA.
Liberty Bell, U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 1
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The New Deal introduced Keynesian economicsthat
is, the government will spend money (tax dollars)
to stimulate the economy. Programs, like the WPA,
are used to initiate this economic model.
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Dust Storm
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Okies associated with the Dust Bowl.
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1937 saw a return to Hard Times for many.
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REA and rural electricity.
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Empire State Building 1929-1931
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Simon says..
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Dining al fresco.
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As if the depression wasnt bad enough, King
Kong attacks NYC and the ESB in 1933.
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1939 Film The City
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TVA dam/locks
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The Wagner Act creates the NLRB which allows for
unions to more easily form and promotes
collective bargaining in many industries.
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Early Green Movement
Some kids were so poor they had to wear bushes as
clothing.
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NYA camp in New Mexico. Focus was on poor
photography techniques at which they excelled.
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CCC Camp fun..
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WPA theater group terror.
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Concerns over FDRs growing power would soon be
replaced by growing concerns of aggressive
actions in Europe, Africa and Asia.
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Most historians agree that the New Deal did not
solve the problems associated with the Depression.
New Deal
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If the New Deal did not solve the problems of the
Depression then what did ?
World War II
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How did World War II do this?

• Greater government controls on the economy.

• Instituted forced savings of private capital.

• Redistributed income more effectively than any
  New Deal program.

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So what good was the New Deal??????
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• The New Deal allowed for the government to
  become a spending partner. We expect this today
  although we realize that there must be controls
  on unchecked spending.

• The New Deal allowed for a greater acceptance of
  the disenfranchised while keeping power in the
  hands of traditional groups.

• The New Deal transformed the role of the
  executive branch. This has had mixed results
  according to some historians.

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Did the New Deal help us avoid radical
alternatives?
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Yes. The Depression was not viewed as severe
enough by some to encourage radical alternatives.
By promoting the inclusion of many different
types into the so called New Deal Coalition,
disaffected people were allowed to voice and
promote their political agenda. This would
dissipate attempts by extremists to encourage
radical ideas and their inclusion into those
groups.. This coalition would become the core
group of the Democratic Party for the next 30
years and would dominate our domestic thinking
until the 1970s.