1. Summarize opinions about the effectiveness of the New Deal.
Standard Addressed: Students analyze the different explanations for the Great Depression and how the New Deal fundamentally changed the role of the federal government.
CH 15-SEC 5
Learning Objectives: Section 5 - The Impact of the New Deal
Summarize opinions about the effectiveness of the New Deal.
Describe the legacies of the New Deal.

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3. A BULLDOG ALWAYS
Commitment
Attitude
CARES
Respect
Encouragement
Safety

4. AMERICA GETS BACK TO WORK
THE NEW DEAL
AMERICA GETS BACK TO WORK

6. The Impact of the New Deal
Section 5
The Impact of the New Deal
The New Deal affects American society not only in the 1930s but also in the decades that follow.
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7. The Impact of the New Deal
New Deal Reforms Endure
The New Deal Ends
By 1937, economic improvement convinces many Depression is ending
Congress wants to cut back programs; by 1939, New Deal over
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8. Congress wants to cut back programs; by 1939, New Deal over

9. THE IMPACT OF THE NEW DEAL
Over time, opinions about the merits of the New Deal and FDR have ranged from harsh criticism to high praise – usually along partisan lines

10. The Impact of the New Deal
New Deal Reforms Endure
Supporters and Critics of the New Deal
Liberals: didn’t do enough to socialize economy, end inequalities
Supporters: did help country recover from economic difficulties
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11. CRITICS OF FDR’s NEW DEAL
Conservatives think FDR made federal government too large
- stifled free enterprise, individual initiative

12. THE IMPACT OF THE NEW DEAL

13. Chapter 15 Section 5 MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS
A – Why did the industrial production drop and unemployment go up again in 1938?
Because, in response to pressure from Congress, FDR cut back on New Deal programs

14. Protecting Workers’ Rights
• New Deal laws set standards, ban child labor, permit unions
- establish policies followed today
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) still mediates labor disputes
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15. New Deal does not end Depression; does reduce suffering, give hope
• Federal government goes deeply into debt to create jobs, give aid
• Massive spending on equipment, supplies for WW II end Depression

16. WWII ends the Great Depression

17. Guided Reading: Labor Laws & Agencies Lasting Effects Wagner Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
National Relations Board
Standard for equal wages and hours
Ban on Child labor
Rights to organize and bargain collectively
Government mediation of labor disputes

18. Commodity Credit Corporation makes loans to farmers
- based on amount of farmer’s surplus, parity price

19. • Parity price—price intended to keep farmers’ income steady

20. Agricultural price supports set precedent of federal aid to farmers
Crop Rotation
Corn then Soy beans

21. Agriculture and rural life
Guided Reading:
Agriculture and rural life
Laws & Agencies
Lasting Effects
Agricultural Adjustment Acts
Soil Conservation Services
Aid to farmers
Farm price supports
Taught contour plowing
Terracing farming
Crop rotation

22. Expanding Government’s Role in the Economy
• FDR expands power of federal government,
• regulate Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDICs banking)
FDIC still protects individual investors in case of bank failure
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23. Expanding Government’s Role in the Economy
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates investment •
SEC still monitors stock market, enforces laws on stock, bond sales
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24. LEGACIES OF THE NEW DEAL
Deficit spending has became a normal feature of government
FDIC – banking insurance critical to sound economy
Securities Exchange Commission -still monitors stock market, enforces laws on stock, bond sales

25. Guided Reading: Banking and finance Laws & Agencies Lasting Effects
Securities and Exchange Commission
Glass-Steagall Banking Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Monitoring of the stock market
Federal enforcement of laws regarding the sale of stocks and bonds
Insurance on bank accounts

26. Social Security is a key legacy of the New Deal in that the Feds have assumed a greater responsibility for the social welfare of citizens since 1935
Federal government takes responsibility for citizens’ welfare
Provides for aged, disabled, need

27. Chapter 15 Section 5 MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS
B – Why was the establishment of the Social Security system such an important part of the New Deal?
The govt began accepting responsibility for providing assistance to needy members of society.

28. Guided Reading: Social Welfare Laws & Agencies Lasting Effects
Social Security Act
government acceptance of some responsibility for the social welfare of its citizens
Old-age insurance programs
Unemployment compensation
Programs to aid families with dependent children and the disabled

29. The Environment
CCC plants trees, builds hiking trails, fire lookout towers
Soil Conservation Service teaches methods to preserve soil
Taylor Grazing Act reduces grazing on public lands
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) creates electricity, prevents floods
Government adds national parks, wildlife refuges, wilderness areas
Government-sponsored strip-mining, coal burning cause pollution
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31. Chapter 15 Section 5 MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS
C – How did New Deal programs benefit and harm the environment?
BENEFITED: with new trees, hiking trails, fire lookouts, soil conservation, flood control, national parks, wildlife refugees, and wilderness areas.
HARMED: with water, air, land pollution.

32. Guided Reading: Environment Laws & Agencies Lasting Effects
Civilian Conservation Corps
Soil Conservation Services
Taylor grazing Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
Programs protecting the nation’s natural resources, including farmland
Prevention of floods and dust storms
More national parks and wildlife refugees;
pollution

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