First new deal 1933- 1934; to have the banks and businesses and helping them gain money. More orgonizad partnership between corporations and the government. Aim was to be cnservative to save capitalism and the fundamental instritutions of american society. 2nd 1935-41; Wanted to restore the economy from the bottom up(help the common people). Wanted to end the depression. tried turning non concumers to consumers again. National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Emphasized social justice.
Why did people criticize the New Deal?
Why was FDR upset with the US Supreme Court and what did he do to try to solve this issue?
How did the New Deal help:
unemployed- Civil Works Administration; Estrblished during the Great Depression in 1933. It was made in order to provide jobs for millions of unemployed citizens. Provided construction jobs-included improving buildings and building bridges. The CWA was set up under the federal Emergency Relief administration. Cost of 200 million a month; highered 4 million people.
Civilian Conservation Corps-provided releif, rehabilitation and training for about three million men. was no permanent, stopped funding in 1942. some states still have it in use today. the ccc was aimed to help 18-25 year old men, they would do jobs such building parks, fighting forrest fires, and planting trees.
farmers-
Farm Security Administration- made to help poor farmers affected mainly by the dust bowls. Created in 1937. Small farms were bought by the government and were fixed. In 1944 the Conservation Coalition took control of the FSA and made it into a program that would help the farmers buy their own land. The FSA was most known for the photographs that they took, such as the Migrant Mother picture taken by FSA photographer Dorthea Lange.
factory workers/labor-
young people-
banks/business- Emergency Bank Relief Act; also known as the Bank Holiday; Act Closed banks; 5,000 banks passed government inspection; ones that passes was insured by FDIC; Secretary of the Rteasury took gold from the citizent and replaced it with paper so the banks could count the amount of money that was in circulation; many banks had to change the way they gave out loans because some people would take advantage of them; only a temporary fix; Many people hoped it would end the great depression for banks;stocks rose after the act was passed.
FDIC-insures people's money in banks, protected and watched certain businesses.
Banking act of 1933 allowed the FDIC to be established.
home owners- THe Unided States Housing Authority; THe usha was established in 1937; desighned in order to led money to the states for low cost construction; construction was of housing developments for low wage earning citizen; Units of nearly 650000homeless. Al Smith, NewYork's governor started puvlic housing programs for low income families; An ovbious separation had to be made between normal housing units and welfare units; welfare unit citizens had to have an income 20 percent lower than the upper income limit; welfare units were only availble to the poor, yet they had to be worthy of help; Civil rights group accepted the fact taht units were to be racially segregated;
elderly/retirement- Social Security Admin. Act; started taking tax out people's paychecks and pays back when older; Helps elderly; disabled; ect; Tried to help prevent disaster in American Life; Roosevelt 1st to advocate the protection of the elderly; Women were considered unemployed because they stayed home and recieved checks in the mail; Colored didnt' receive any many of these benefits. Federal Security act; Referred to as the 1933 act; there are two basic things it ws meant to do:1.Require that investors receive a lot of imformation on securities that are out fo rpublic sales.2.prohibit deceit, misrepresentations, and other issues inthe selling of securities to the public; This act also requires the issuers to publicly show information about themselves and terms of securities; The securities act of 1933 was the first important part of federal legislation that had to do with the sale.
Native Americans-
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