Critics of The New Deal- Huey Long governor of Louisiana, US senator, democrat, created Share our Wealth program to distribute wealth (communist), started problems with new deal because most didnt like the idea, took away peoples money, gave $5000 to families to buy necessities, assassinated
New Deal- helped economy, roosevelts plan to get out of the great depression, failed, helped a little but not enough, saved banks
(Young people/ unemployed) Civilian Conservation Corps- men who lost jobs, conservation such as reforestation and building roads, unemployed and low income 18-25 year old men, aimed to help families, very successful, vacational classes offered to get basic education, no longer around because WWII no need
United States Housing Authority- lent money to low income families to build houses, many not happy with this, helped over half a million Americans, suddessful, poverty decreased, more confident people
Critics of the New Deal- Francis Townsend- farmer, army medical corps, WWI assistant health director, Pension Plan give $150, later 200, to everyone over 60, thought it would create new jobs, wanted it to be a sales tax, much support, 20 million signed his petition, Social Security act passed by Congress, wanted to give more to them
Farm Security Administration- department of ag in 1937, buy out inefficient land giving them money and put people on group farms with fertile land, photography where they took pictures and got paid to do so
(unemployed) Federal Emergency Relief Act/Administration- 1933 by Hoover, Harry Hopkins was the brains behing the New Deal, make jobs for unskilled and unemployed, relief rather than long term,not around today, building houses and schools typing and matress making
National Labor Relations Act(Wagner Act)- 1935 protected rights to unions, helped factory workers, NLRB gave labor unions more power, come in and make decision between workers and owners, still around today
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