8-7: Legacy of the New Deal, 1930s-Present

Thematic Learning Objectives WXT 1.0 Explain how different labor systems developed in North America and the United States, and explain their effects on workers’ lives and U.S. society. WXT 2.0 Explain how patterns of exchange, markets, and private enterprise have developed, and analyze ways that governments have responded to economic issues. POL 1.0 Explain how and why political ideas, beliefs, institutions, party systems, and alignments have developed and changed. POL 3.0 Explain how different beliefs about the federal government’s role in U.S. social and economic life have affected political debates and policies.

Key Concept Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.

Rise of Unions Formation of the CIO Strikes Fair Labor Standards Act Conflict between skilled and unskilled workers CIO established to unite industrial unions Strikes United Auto Workers CIO—steel companies Fair Labor Standards Act Established minimum wage ($0.25/hour) Overtime pay Prohibited child labor

Legacy of the New Deal Alleviating the Great Depression New Deal partially limited unemployment WWII ultimately ends depression Role of Government New direction for federal government “Promoting the General Welfare” Linking of government and industry—WWII New Deal Coalition Era of Democratic control