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

2. A BULLDOG ALWAYS
Commitment
Attitude
CARES
Respect
Encouragement
Safety

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

4. SECTION 5: 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
Conservatives felt FDR made government too large and too powerful
Liberals countered that FDR socialized the economy because Americans needed help

5. LEGACIES OF THE NEW DEAL
FDIC – banking insurance critical to sound economy
Deficit spending has became a normal feature of government
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

8. 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

10. 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
Crop rotation

12. 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

14. Guided Reading: Social Welfare Laws & Agencies Lasting Effects
Social Security Act
Federal 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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.