What was the New Deal(1st and 2nd) and it's goals(3 R's)?3 R's1)Relief - relief of the people that done have jobs or money2)Reform - banking system and econonimal system needed to be reformed3)Recovery - recover from the Great DepressionNew deal: FDR's plan to get us out of the Great Depression1st New Deal: focus: they wanted to focus on helping top down. (trickle down theory) they'd help businesses and banks and it would trickle down to help everyone2nd New Deal: focus: bottom up. if they could get people jobs they would get money and start spending it which would help businesses.Why did people criticize the New Deal?Reasons the New Deal was challenged:1)created a very powerful president that led congress, this was a violation of checks & balances.2)it was a radical departure from Lassez Faire ideals. Created "big government"3)Some acts appeared interfearing and at worst unconstitutional4)Heavy debt burden - the US was engaged in deficit spending and this was unhealthy for the economy in the long runFather Charles Caughlin - sensored and forced off the radio because he was against jews. He was against Roosevelt for doing too much.Francis Townshend - felt like roosevelt wasn't doing anything to help the elderly. helped get the social security thing passed eventuallySenator Huey Long - wanted to run for president but was assinated. He was a communist. Would have taken from the rich and given to the poor. Tryed to bring about equality.Why was FDR upset with the US Supreme Court and what did he do to try to solve this issue?SUPREME COURT PACKING BILL--Roosevelt announced a plan which would introduce legislation that was meant to reform the federal judiciary-Roosevelt was targeting six out of nine Supreme Court justice that had challenged his domestic programs-Roosevelt thought that here should be a point an additional Supreme Court justice appointed for every justice over 70 years, that way the newly made court would vote in his favor-Nobody thought it was right but Roosevelt got this way-(supreme court was saying some of his bills were unconstitutional)-Congress didn't pass it.-Congress thought roosevelt was getting too powerful-ddint want to pass it because they thought he would throw out balance of checks and balances.Indian Reorganization Act 1934-Treatment of the first native americans? -how were they treated? -what was the main item that was taken from the natives. -what happened to the tatives when they got captured?-Also known as Wheeler-Howard Act or Indian New DealWhat the act did:-Returning Native Americans their assets back; which was mostly land-to prevent the decrease in reservation resources-to build one economy between all the self-government tribal basis-When white men caught the Natives they sent them to reservations with little food or waterWhat the act did for them:-in the end the Natives lost a great deal and were placed in reservations in selected areas of the Us the indians also got to lead their own type of government.Indian Reorganixation Act terminate the Dawes Act's allotment system. This means the Natives now had the rights to acredit system educational oppertunities and limiteed sovereignty.How did the New Deal help:CCC:-Work Relief Program-New Deal Program - FDR-provided men with jobs-conservation program in all states and territories-men were between 18-25.-sent money back to their families.-employed at max; 300,000 men/year-most popular new deal program-planted 3 billion trees.-over 9.5 years - 2.5 million menwhat they did: 300 tasks into 10 classifications-structural improvement-transportation-erosion/flood control-forest culture-landscaping-range and wildlife.(conservation/outdoors/wildlife)Requirements for CCC:-werent married-unemployed-40 hrs/week-$30/month...22/25 sent to their families-After Bonus-Army vets-143 segregated campsit was successful-employed men-helped America look good-help forests-best ND programit ended eventually.FERA-Federal Emergency Releif ActWhat is it?-one of the first relief operations-gave loans to states - Hoover-Employed people to work for the government (state and local)-gave men breadwinnerwhat kind of jobs?-gonstruction & production of goods-surveys, clean up parks, museums, renovationssuccessful?yes.-gave people jobs-gave women jobsunemployed-RFC: gave loans to banks, state, and local govt's and businesses to create jobs for people. gave states loans for emergency relief. started under Hoover. Not as successful as Hoover had hoped. Dissolved in 1946 after WW11farmersfactory workers/laboryoung peoplebanks/business-RFChome ownerselderlyNative AmericansDescribe the culture of the 1930's.Key terms:Hundred Days-Roosevelt promised he'd get a lot done in his first 100 daysfireside chats-Roosevelt used the radio to talk over the radio to communicate to everyone.priming the pump-priming the pump lead to defecit spending. (water wells). priming the pump meant that the government was going to put money out in the economy to get it to start "flowing"deficit spending-spending more money then you take in
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