Continued presentations again today...
Describe the cycle of the Great Depression?
What was the New Deal(1st and 2nd) and it's goals(3 R's)?
Why did people criticize the New Deal?
-created a powerful president that led Congress (felt like FDR was becoming a dictator)
-it was a lot different than Laissez Faire, created "big government"
-some acts appeared interfering and some unconstitutional
-HEAVY debt, the US was in deficit spending and it was going to be unhealthy for our economy in the long run
Republicans may have criticized it because in their point of view, FDR was doing too much.. spending too much money..
-->Father Charles Caughlin did not like the New Deal because they didn't think Roosevelt was doing enough to help the poor.
-->Francis Townshend criticized FDR for not doing enough to help the elderly
-->Senator Huey Long had a "share our wealth" plan.. take money from the rich and re-distribute to the poor.. veryyy communistic
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
Civilian Conservation Corp (also called Roosevelt's Tree Army)
gave jobs to lots of men to help protect/save our environment
CCC lasted from 1933-1942
Farm Security Administration -FSA developed a program to purchase land owned by poor farmers, and then the government would then try to help them out
program failed after 8 years
farmers
AAA-aggricultural adjustment act
-purpose=get farmers to plant and grow less crops so there wouldn't be a surplus, and the price of crops would go back up.. the government paid the farmers to burn their crops and kill some of their animals
factory workers/labor
Rural Electrification Administration(REA) -1935
provided farms with inexpensive electric lighting and power and eventually telephone services.. this is really what helped develop the countryside
young people
banks/business
home owners
elderly
Native Americans
Describe the culture of the 1930's.
Key terms:
Hundred Days
fireside chats
priming the pump
deficit spending- spending more $$ than you have
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