1. The Last Days of the New Deal

2. Thought to Ponder: Does all the power to reverse an economic crisis fall on the Federal Government? What other factors must come into play for a steady recovery to occur?

3. New Expectations Affected nearly every American –Lasting Changes: The President = problem solver Acceptance of gov’t involvement Laborers demanded changes in the workplace

4. The Recession of 1937 What did the Recession of 1937 say about the New Deal? High national debtnational debt –$21 billion in 1933 jumped to $43 billion by 1940 $43 billion

5. What are some examples of Union movements during the 1930s? What role should the gov’t play in Union gains? Unions Triumph

6. An Era of Strikes –Terms: Coalition Collective Bargaining Sit Down Strike –Example? –Why does the Federal Gov sometimes intervene in a strike? Is it effective?

7. New Deal’s Effects on Culture Literature: –Lessons of the 30s Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston ) The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) What made these books so powerful?

8. Radio America’s most popular form of entertainment 1938: A presentation of H.G. Wells War of the Worlds was thought to be a real news broadcastWar of the Worlds –Panic arose all over the US

9. Movies: –Technology brought sound Raised movie revenue by 600% –Why would comedies and fantasy stories be so popular in the 1930s?

10. Lasting Achievements Public Works and Federal Agencies The Social Security System –Why has the Fed. Gov’t kept enlarging the S.S system and extending its benefits? A Legacy of Hope 1000s of letters poured into the White House The country was beginning to mend

11. Global Influence Outside of the US, what other countries were hindered by the Great Depression? Influence of Japan –Growing population; lack of resources –Aggressive military expansion China, Manchuria –Stage being set for WWII