1. Effects of the New Deal Chapter 16, section 3

2. Economic
Relieved poverty in some segments of society

3. Economic
Created large deficits; raised the national debt.

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

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

6. Economic
Strengthened banks and the stock market

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

8. Political
Expanded the role of the Federal Government.

9. Political
Provided much political controversy.

10. Social
Excluded help for tenant farmers.

11. Social
Discriminated against women and minorities.

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

13. Cultural Encouraged popular and fine arts.
Created the Federal Writers Project.
Created the Federal Music Project.
Created Federal Theatre Project
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14. John Steinbeck Wrote “Grapes Of Wrath”
-Dust Bowl Farmers traveling to California to seek a better life.

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

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

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

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

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