1. 2nd New Deal & its Impacts

2. 2nd New Deal Launched in spring 1935
Response to political pressures & continuing economic crisis

3. Works Progress Administration
1935
Led by Harry Hopkins
Work relief
Built public buildings, roads & bridges
Employed artists & writers
Kept 2.1 million workers employed

4. WPA Sewage Project

5. WPA Projects

6. Social Security Act
1935
Assistance for elderly: need-based or for retirement
Unemployment insurance
Aid to disabled people & dependent children

7. National Labor Relations Act
Aka Wagner Act (1935)
Created the National Labor Relations Board
Employers had to recognize & bargain with unions
FDR supported law to get labor support

8. Court Packing Plan
Feb 1937
FDR proposed adding up to 6 new justices to the Supreme Court
Angry about the court declaring New Deal laws unconstitutional
Congress refused to go along w/FDR
Court began to uphold New Deal laws

9. Impact of the New Deal WWII ended the Depression, not the New Deal
Did not re-distribute wealth
New groups gained influence
Economic development of West & South
Created Federal Welfare State