1. New Deal Chapter 15 Section 1 – The New Deal Fights the Depression Section 2 – The 2 nd New Deal Takes Hold Section 3 – The New Deal Affects Many Groups Section 4 – Culture in the 1930’s Section 5 – The Impact of the New Deal http://712educators.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=712educators&cdn=education&tm=7&f=20&su=p897.4.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0&st=16&zu=http%3A//nieonline.com/aaec/cftc.cfm http://newdeal.feri.org/library/ad40.htm http://newdeal.feri.org/library/w76.htm http://newdeal.feri.org/library/c10.htm http://newdeal.feri.org/library/ab22.htm http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail362.html http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/work_pays_america.html http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture20.html See New Deal Notes @

2. Mary McLeod Bethune Head of the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administration Helped organize the “Black Cabinet” – group of influential African Americans to advise the Roosevelt administration on racial issues http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10-6.html

3. Marian Anderson Eleanor Roosevelt invited Marian Anderson to sing at the concert hall in Washington D.C. The Daughters of the Revolution didn’t allow it because Marian was black. Roosevelt quit the organization and moved the concert to the Lincoln Memorial. Continued to break barriers for African American Artists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Anderson

4. Roosevelt Fails to Support Civil Rights Roosevelt was never committed to full civil rights for African Americans Refused to approve a federal anti-lynching law Refused to approve an end to the poll tax Some New Deal programs clearly discriminated against African Americans

5. Election of 1936 Alf Landon Republican Candidate Governor of Kansas No ties to Hoover Ran Kansas financially conservative –Pleased conservatives Had supported Roosevelt programs- Pleased liberals Franklin Roosevelt Democratic Incumbent http://www.authentichistory.com/1930s/fdr/images01.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Landon http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail362.html

6. Election of 1936 http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail355.html

7. The Roosevelt Coalition Recent Immigrants Labor Farmers African Americans

8. Recent Immigrants Urban working class, 1 st and 2 nd generation Americans, who benefited from FDR’s social and economic programs Appreciate the new appointments and policies that reject racist attitudes and see minorities contributions to society Many newcomers were Catholic and usually supported the Democratic Party

9. Labor Labor benefited greatly from FDR’s New Deal Programs (i.e. Wagner Act) Unions see increase in membership Increase in membership means more effectiveness against big business –Sit Down Strike –1933 less than 3 million to 10 million in 1939 Helps the Democratic Party with votes Unions were a major source of funding to replace funding lost from big business interests

10. Farmers Benefited from New Deal Programs Dissatisfied with Republican lack of support for farmers in the 1920’s and early 1930’s

11. African Americans Traditionally African Americans had voted for __________? Republican Party – tied to Lincoln True in 1932 African Americans benefited from New Deal legislation like the WPA and NYA Roosevelt increased the number of African Americans in federal jobs Eleanor Roosevelt and Harold Ickes had close ties with African American leaders 85% of African Americans polled in Fortune Magazine in 1938 favored FDR

12. Wagner-Steagall Act/ National Housing Act Established the United States Housing Authority (USHA) –Long-term, low interest loans to local public agencies that met 10% of the cost of building low-come housing –Awards subsidies to local agencies to keep rents at a low level

13. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Required manufactures of food, drugs, and cosmetics to label ingredients used in products Forbade the mislabeling of products and false and misleading advertising Enforced by Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission

14. Election of 1940 Roosevelt runs for an Unprecedented 3 rd Term –Causes controversy Wendell Willkie – –Republican Candidate 22 nd Amendment – sets a term limit for President of the United States http://www.authentichistory.com/1930s/fdr/images01.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1940

15. Election of 1940 http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail358.html