Effects of the New Deal Topic 5.5 and 5.6

Economic Relieved poverty in some segments of society

Economic Created large deficits; raised the national debt.

Economic Strengthened unions (Wagner Act and Closed shop laws).

Economic Created large public works projects (i.e. – Hoover Dam, various city halls, etc.)

Economic Strengthened banks and the stock market

Political Changed people’s view of the role of government.

Political Expanded the role of the Federal Government.

Political Provided much political controversy.

Social Excluded help for tenant farmers.

Social Discriminated against women and minorities.

Social Provided hope to Americans that they would be able to make it through the Depression

Cultural Encouraged popular and fine arts. Created the Federal Writers Project. Created the Federal Music Project. Created Federal Theatre Project WPA 

Thomas Hart Benson  Painter who created modern murals of working class scenes.

Marion Anderson  African American opera singer  denied use of Independence Hall in Philadelphia by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

 invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to sing in front of the Lincoln Monument instead.

The New Deal Today… Impact is still debated May have slowed our recovery Allowed millions to SURVIVE the Depression.

New Deal Organizations & Laws that still exist today: Security & Exchange Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Tennessee Valley Authority Social Security Administration

Culture During the Depression Entertainment became a big business during the 1920s NBC, CBS MGM,Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount

Temporary Relief From the Challenges of the Depression Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Frankenstein Gone With the Wind

The Wizard of Oz One of the most memorable depression-era films Promised audiences that their dreams really would come true

The Radio’s Increasing Popularity National radio networks broadcast popular shows starring comedians Bob Hope Jack Benny Soap Operas Variety Shows Dramatic shows such a The Lone Ranger

Dorothea Lange Created powerful images of impoverished farmers and migrant workers

John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath Follows the fictional Joad family from their home on Oklahoma (Dust Bowl) to California where they hope to build a better life Instead of the promised land the Joads encounter exploitation, disease, hunger, and political corruption